视角

纵使银丝爬上发梢,膝下绕了儿孙,68岁的Brad却从来没觉得自己老。他爱工作,爱运动．爱旅行．对生活有股年轻人都比不上的热情劲儿。这不．Brad又开始畅想起了未来……     

与Brad对话： Nobody Likes Me at School

Lavender很内向,在学校里也没有朋友。他感觉自己被同学们孤立了,非常苦恼,连想退学的心都有了。对此,Brad有什么建议呢？     

A Young Girl Selling Postcards

As regular readers know, I have been lucky enough to travel to many parts of China. What you may not know is that I am, mostly, a people person, that is, someone who is more interested in people than other things. With that in mind, I want to tell you about my visit to one of China＇s wonders, the Terracotta Soldiers near Xi＇an.     

Doing an effective job? Measuring the impact of casework

This article describes an initiative to evaluate the impact of educational psychologists’ (EPs’) casework. Previous studies have often focussed on evaluating processes or reducing outcomes to measurable units. The authors argue that qualitative research methods can be used to illuminate EP effectiveness. They describe a real world and proportionate methodology, crucially aimed at supporting self‐reflection and development. An evaluation of this initiative showed that it can demonstrate EP impact and has validity for individual and service improvement. Implications, including the need to face up to less than positive feedback, are discussed.     

Fifteen pupils’ positive approach to primary school science: when does it decline?

The decline in secondary school pupils’ attitudes towards science is well documented. However, recent research has shown that pupils’ attitudes to science appear to become fixed during their primary school years. This study investigated end of Key Stage 1 (Yr 2 (ages six to seven years)) and end of Key Stage 2 (Yr 6 (ages 10–11 years)) pupils’ attitudes to science, using Klopfer’s themes (1971 Klopfer, L.E. 1971. “Evaluation of learning in science”. In Handbook on summative and formative evaluation of student learning, Edited by: Bloom, B.S., Hastings, J.T. and Madaus, G.F. 559–641. New York: McGraw‐Hill.  [Google Scholar]), through a paired activity and interview for Yr 2 pupils and a pre‐ and post‐Test of Science‐Related Attitudes questionnaire (adapted) for Yr 6 pupils. The questionnaire was analysed using the mean and chi square values and Cronbach’s alpha was calculated to test reliability. The results revealed that while Yr 2 pupils exhibit a thirst for knowledge and enthusiasm for science, Yr 6 pupils’ attitudes over the period of one academic year did not change: their attitude towards science was fixed. This insight raises some implications and responsibilities for primary school teachers.     

It＇s the Little Things that Count

六年前的某一天,Brad在北京街头等车。因为语言不通而略显困惑。一位年轻女士的一句“May I help you？”。一段友谊由此产生……     

我为什么不是中国人

当人们谈论起美洲大陆时,总会说:"哥伦布是第一个发现美洲大陆的人。"如今在加拿大的学校中,老师也是这样教授学生们的。但事实果真如此吗?我们都知道,明朝年间,朱棣派郑和帅舰队下西洋,他们向西航行到了很远的地方,并在航行期间绘制了航行的海图和地图。后来,哥伦布发现新大陆时,使用的就是郑和他们当年绘制的地图。但遗憾的是,由于各种原因,国内档案中几乎没有留下能说明郑和发现美洲大陆的史料。那么,对于美洲大陆的发现是要归功于郑和还是哥伦布呢?     

How to Get Used to University Life

Liu Bin刚刚跨入了大学校门。大学里的生活自由灵活。比起高中备受约束的日子可谓天壤之别,可这没有老师“管教”的生活。Liubjn反而有点不适应了。如何安排好自己的大学生活？Brad又会有哪些建议？     

The effects of resistance training volume on osteosarcopenic obesity in older women

The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of resistance training (RT) performed with 1 or 3 sets per exercise on osteosarcopenic obesity (OSO) syndrome parameters in older women. Sixty-two older women (68.0 ± 4.3 years, 26.8 ± 4.4 kg/m²) participated in a 12-week RT program. Participants were randomly assigned into one of the three groups: two training groups that performed either 1 set (G1S, n = 21) or 3 sets (G3S, n = 20) 3 times weekly, or a control group (CG, n = 21). Body composition was assessed by dual X-ray absorptiometry, strength was evaluated by 1 repetition maximum testing. The G3S presented significantly higher strength changes than G1S. The changes for percentage of body fat were higher for G3S compared to G1S. There was no difference in skeletal muscle mass between G3S and G1S, however both training groups displayed greater increases in this outcome compared to CG. There was no effect for bone mineral density. The overall analysis indicated higher (P < 0.05) positive changes for G3S than G1S (composed Z-score: G3S = 0.62 ± 0.40; G1S = 0.11 ± 0.48). The results suggest that a 12-week RT period is effective to improve the risk factors of OSO, and that 3 sets induce higher improvements than a single set.     

‘Playing Dead’ and Killing Off Amateurism: Bribery Scandals,Illegal Player Payments,Rule Expunging,and the Victorian Football League’s Authorization of Professionalism in 1911

Abstract

Australian football is an indigenous game codified in 1859. In Melbourne, the code’s birthplace, the game remained officially committed to the amateur ideal for over a half-century. Illegal player payments nonetheless became increasingly commonplace. Moreover, periodically rumours swirled of champion footballers taking bribes to ‘play dead’. By the early 1900s, the code’s leading competition, the Victorian Football League (VFL), was derided with the ‘shamateurism’ label. Following a sensational match-fixing investigation that resulted in two players receiving five-year bans, in 1911 the VFL expunged its rule prohibiting player payments. Was the timing merely coincidental or was the League’s historic switch to professionalism a deliberate countermeasure to redirect press attention, renew public confidence, and restore the game’s integrity? By consulting the League’s official records and contemporary press articles, this work examines the overlooked yet discernible linkages between rising match-fixing allegations and the VFL’s decision to eschew amateurism and embrace professionalism. It argues that Australian football offers an instructive historical perspective of a sporting body tackling mounting concerns over corruption, taking back the ascendency by amending its rules to better govern over dishonest players and duplicitous club officials, thereby growing its popularity and restoring public perception of its integrity in the process.