Identifying needs and enhancing learning about climate change adaptation for water professionals at the post-graduate level

Using a participatory learning approach, we report on the delivery and evaluation of a climate change and risk assessment tool to help manage water risks within the agricultural sector. Post-graduate water-professional students from a range of countries, from both developed and emerging economies were involved in using this tool. Our approach included participative learning tools – group discussion, software, and risk matrices. The materials developed met the needs of the students, allowing these students to incorporate their learning and adapt the package of materials for use in their home countries. Analysis of evaluations show that the tools and materials are particularly useful and emphasizes the need for sound learning materials and tools, funding to deliver training, and policy support to accelerate education and adoption of authentic climate change adaptation practices. The expected benefits for water professionals about climate change will be translated into improved socioeconomic and environmental outcomes if adopted.     

EUROPEAN DISSERTATION SUMMARIES

To alleviate teachers’ reluctance toward practical work, there has been much discussion on teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge, teaching materials, and failsafe strategies for practical work. Despite these efforts, practical work is still regarded as a challenging task for many elementary science teachers. To understand the complexity of teachers’ conflicts in practical work, this study examines teachers’ ideas about teaching and learning that influence teachers’ decision‐making and action on teaching practical work. More important than knowing technical–rational aspects of practical work is to understand the internal contradictions that teachers have to resolve within themselves regarding their capabilities and beliefs about science teaching and practical work. Using stories and experiences of 38 third‐year university students in a science method course in Korea, we seek to understand the conflicts and negotiations that they experience as they make decisions regarding practical work throughout their course. Reflective writings and group discussions on their lived experiences and concerns were used to probe participants’ ideas on teaching using practical work. From written and verbal data, themes were saturated in terms of the aspects which could (dis)encourage their practice. Results suggest that there are multifactorial challenges in pre‐service teachers’ understandings and concerns in practical work. Besides time, materials, and curriculum, pedagogical assumptions and values also compositely challenge the minds of teachers. As the pre‐service elementary teachers negotiated within themselves the importance of science in classroom and social levels, the question is raised about their identities as pre‐service elementary teachers to appreciate the balance between science teaching and practical work.     

清代北方家族商业出版探究——以山东聊城叶氏家族为中心

清代北方商业出版开始兴起并达到繁盛,其中山东聊城叶氏家族祖孙三代积极参与坊刻举业书的编纂引人注目。叶氏一族从叶葆自行编刻,到其子叶锡麟、其孙叶祺昌与"聊城四大书庄"之一的书业德密切合作,祖孙三代的商业出版活动,贯穿清代乾隆至光绪,内容上集中于试帖诗、律赋作法的讲解,及墨卷选集,为参加科举考试的士子们服务,针对性极强。聊城叶氏一族成为北方坊刻业中家族参与商业出版的重要典型,充分体现了清代山东坊刻业的繁荣与兴盛。聊城叶氏的商业出版活动,对深入了解和研究清代北方坊刻业有重要的启发意义。     

传统、现代、后现代与中国哲学的价值

思考中国传统哲学资源在21世纪的价值,离不开西学的参照。由西方传入的现代性与后现代主义为中国哲学的现代转型准备了条件。中国哲学本有的开放性则为这一转型提供了现实的可能。应当在认真总结自身短长的基础上,将西方的现代性精神与中国传统的真善美的价值追求自觉结合起来,“一阴一阳之谓道”的结构模型和变常互动互补的生存机制集中体现了中国哲学的价值。经过与现代性,后现代的相互折衷,必将能够适应新世纪的需要。     

农村留守儿童问题研究:现状与前瞻

近年来，农村留守儿童问题已逐渐成为媒体和学术界关注的焦点。然而，目前的研究无论理论上还是实践中均显不足。本文梳理了不同学科在这一问题上的研究成果，揭示尚待研究的问题域。     

p-V图上状态线与过程线的应用

通过对状态线、过程线的明确定义和讨论,使物理化学过程中一些模糊概念得到更清楚、深刻的阐述,取得良好的教学效果.     

浅析中国英语及其民族特色

随着我国对外开放力度的加大,在世界范围的影响日益扩大,中国英语之语言现象不仅出现的频率越来越高,而且出现的种类也更加纷繁复杂。因此,弄清中国英语的现状、了解其民族特色就显得十分重要。     

从新课标看自主学习

学习必须主动、独立、创新,培养实际能力.自主学习是指具有自觉的意识和反应的学习方式.自主阅读是自主学习的关键.总结能力是自主学习非常重要的一个方面.自主学习是指教学条件下的学生的高品质的学习.