Enhanced learning pathways and support for coursework master's students: challenges and opportunities

The focus of this paper is on student learning pathways – with particular reference to the factors motivating coursework master's students to seek entry to a doctoral programme – along with the implications for higher education policy and practice. It is argued nationally and internationally that although a number of challenges continue to confront those with responsibility for teaching and supervising coursework master's students, there are opportunities for renewal especially in terms of the provision of enhanced student support. Located within an international context of postgraduate education, a case study from Australia is provided to highlight the need for more flexible doctoral pathways at a time when calls for revitalised and expanded research workforces are intensifying.     

Early childhood practice and refrains of complexity

Early childhood practice has often been described as complex in both policy documents and research literature; however, less attention has been given to exploring the nature and consequences of complexity in early childhood practice. At a time of intense policy attention in many national contexts, there is the potential for closing down, as well as for opening up conceptualisations of early childhood practice. To help keep possibilities open for multiple conceptualisations of practice, in this paper, we explore how complexity works and what it produces in early childhood practice assemblages. To do this, we draw on data fragments from research with 10 early childhood educators in NSW, Australia, and read these data with concepts from Deleuze and Guattari. We suggest four ways that our readings help articulate, and contribute to understandings of the complexity of early childhood practice.     

IEA's Studies of Language Education: their scope and contributions

The paper reviews the IEA second language studies. It emphasises the wide scope of these studies and the way in which they provide a large and unique data source for both practical and methodological exploration. The paper emphasises the problems of cross‐system comparisons, not least because of sampling difficulties, and points to the usefulness of within‐system analysis. The paper summarises the main results from existing IEA second language studies and points out that many contemporary views about language learning derive from the work of the IEA. Finally, the paper discusses the relationship between the IEA studies and contemporary views of second language learning.     

海水也分层

光合作用带 这里聚集了大部分的光与热,藻类能充分进行光合作用.大多数海洋生物都生活在这个区域,其中包括浮游生物、软体动物、 中层带 光合作用带之下,200～1000米深的水层,虽有微弱的光线透入,却不足以促使藻类进行光合作用,因此,人们常将此水层形象地称为"暮光区",这里的水深1000～4000 米的区域,又被称为宁静...     

酵母吹气球

<正>几千年前,人类就开始用酵母来发酵制作面包和酒类。在现代食品工业中,它依然作为一种优良的发酵剂,被广泛应用。其实除了烘焙,酵母还有许多独门绝技,比如今天要介绍的这项本领——它可以一边"畅饮"可乐一边吹起气球。快跟随我们的讲解,一探究竟吧!【材料大搜集】你需要准备:干酵母粒、可乐、清水、两个完全相同的细口玻璃瓶、两个形状相同的气球。【步骤全纪录】为了增加实验的趣味性,我们决定举办一场吹气球比赛,分为"可乐组"     

纸杯打鸣

<正>本期我们为大家准备了一个有趣的物理实验。借助生活中的常见物品,你不但能制作出形态逼真的发声模型,还可以将其中的原理与弦乐器相联系,探索悠扬旋律背后的奥秘。【实验材料】基本用具:一次性纸杯,缝衣针(可用锥子代替),剪刀,粗棉线,直尺,曲别针,纸巾装饰材料:彩纸,胶水,活动眼睛,橡皮泥注意:请在成年人的帮助下使用针和剪刀,以免发生意外。【操作步骤】1首先,我们来制作基础版的纸杯模型。请你用缝衣针在杯底中央戳一个小洞。2用直尺量取30厘米长的棉线绳,将其一端穿过杯底的小孔,另一端系在曲别针上。拉紧绳子,使曲别针紧贴在杯底外侧。     

George Eliot and Education

In a Recent periodical President Hutchins of Chicago University I defined a classic as “a book that is contemporary in every age.” This definition implies that the ideas contained in such a classic have value for every generation, and it is with this in mind that the works of George Eliot seem to be worth studying today in an attempt to ascertain the views on education of some of the women novelists of the nineteenth century.     

The Functional Equivalence Between Movement Imagery,Observation, and Execution Influences Imagery Ability

Abstract

Based on literature identifying movement imagery, observation, and execution to elicit similar areas of neural activity, research has demonstrated that movement imagery and observation successfully prime movement execution. To investigate whether movement and observation could prime ease of imaging from an external visual-imagery perspective, an internal visual-imagery perspective, and kinesthetic modality, 36 participants (M age = 20.58; SD = 3.11; 18 women and 18 men) completed an adapted version of the Movement Imagery Questionnaire-Revised under four modes of delivery (movement prime, external observation prime, internal observation prime, and image-only). The results revealed that ease of imaging was significantly greater during the movement and observation prime conditions compared to the image-only condition (p < .05). Specifically when priming external visual imagery and internal visual imagery, observation facilitated ease of imaging only when the perspective was congruent with the imagery perspective. The results support the use of movement and observation to facilitate ease of imaging, but highlight the importance of considering the visual perspective when using observation.