From the editor's desk

This article examines the underrepresentation of African American and Hispanic students in gifted education, proposing that social inequality, deficit thinking, and microaggressions contribute to the inequitable segregated programs. Underrepresentation trends are presented, along with methods for calculating underrepresentation and inequity. Underrepresentation is placed under the larger umbrella of achievement gaps and inequities in school settings with attention to de jure segregation. I argue that underrepresentation is beyond statistical chance and is a function of attitudes and beliefs grounded in deficit paradigms among those with power or social capital. Denying access to gifted education based on race is counterproductive and illegal and is discussed with Brown v. Board of Education as the legal background and a recent court case in gifted education (McFadden v. Board of Education for Illinois School District U-46). Recommendations for desegregating gifted education are provided.     

Tools for pedagogical inquiry: the impact of teaching thinking skills on teachers

This paper explores the idea of thinking skills approaches as tools for pedagogical inquiry and in so doing seeks to develop the link between the promotion of inquiry‐based learning, which is a central tenet of thinking skills, and inquiry‐based teaching as an approach to professional development and school improvement. The first part of the paper examines the impact of teaching thinking skills on teachers by drawing upon a systematic review of research evidence. The second part of the paper sets the characteristics identified in the context of research into teachers’ development and considers the contribution of a pedagogy based on thinking skills approaches to continuing professional development.     

加快发展草牧业,迈进农业新时代

<正>改革开放以来,随着我国社会经济的发展和城乡居民生活水平的不断提高,我国居民的膳食结构发生了重大改变,消费需求呈现多样化趋势,口粮消耗减少,肉蛋奶等消费增加。粮食安全已不再是传统意义的口粮安全。然而,我国农业结构却未能及时调整,畜牧业占农业总产值的比例不到40%。纵观全球,畜牧业逐渐取代种植业已成为发达国家的普遍发展趋势。例如,澳大利亚、新西兰的畜牧业产值占整个农业总产值的比重超过60%,而以色列、荷兰更是达到85%以上。可以说,发达的畜牧业是现代农业的重要标志,也是推进社会主义新农村建设的重要内容。     

用科技筑牢守卫人民健康的防火墙

<正>"备豫不虞,为国常道"。习近平总书记强调,人民安全是国家安全的基石。要强化底线思维,增强忧患意识,时刻防范卫生健康领域重大风险。只有构建起强大的公共卫生体系,健全预警响应机制,全面提升防控和救治能力,织密防护网、筑牢筑实隔离墙,才能切实为维护人民健康提供有力保障。面对突如其来的新冠肺炎疫情,以习近平同志为核心的党中央高度重视、科学研判、精准施策,带领全国人     

Photovoice as a research method for higher education research

ABSTRACT

Higher education (HE) research often draws on a range of qualitative research approaches. However, some methods developed in other fields are underutilised in HE research, even though they could be of great use for answering particular kinds of research questions, or for involving students more actively in the research process. In this article, we draw on a study that piloted different methodological approaches to explore students’ conceptions of good teaching and effective learning at university. The participants in our study included 33 high achieving international, Māori, Pacific Island, and (other) local students enrolled in Humanities subjects. Our study used photovoice as a visual data collection approach in conjunction with more traditional methods of data collection: open-ended focus group questions and critical incident technique. In this article, we review the photovoice literature, which is mostly from outside HE. Then, we describe our study, discussing the students’ responses to photovoice, and the different kinds of data it elicited. We note that, while most students expressed appreciation of the photovoice approach, some also found it restrictive and challenging in some respects. We conclude, photovoice offers a useful methodological addition to HE research, while noting, as with all data collection approaches, researchers need to be mindful of its limitations.     

“If the Library Genie Granted You Three Wishes,What Would They Be?”: Results and Lessons Learned From an Annual User Feedback Campaign

The Health Sciences Library at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus implemented a user feedback campaign that successfully provided input about user needs. The library created an engaging marketing theme and employed a simple form to successfully solicit feedback from users. The program has been easy to replicate in subsequent years, and other health sciences libraries have been able to recreate the process at their institutions.