Social inclusion in two worlds: the conceptualization of the social role of lifelong learning in the education policy of Brazil and the UK since the mid 1990s

Aspects of post‐16 education, particularly with reference to vocational education and training, have acquired a degree of common presentation in the policy making of many national and international organizations in recent years. This paper compares similarities and differences in the rhetoric and reality of policy implementation in Brazil and the UK in post‐16 education, particularly Technical and Vocational Education and Training. It finds an increasing alignment between these two very different countries at the levels of both discourse and practice. It argues that this reflects the dominance of international and regional agencies on whom both countries draw in developing policy, and the subsequent dissemination of those agencies' particular assumptions about the relationship between education, skills and economic performance.     

Evaluating a computer‐based reading programme with children with Intellectual Disabilities: feasibility and pilot research

Increasing evidence indicates that individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) might benefit from phonics‐based reading instruction. However, research and instruction in this field has predominantly focused on sight word reading. Models for complex interventions recommend that feasibility research be conducted prior to conducting randomised studies to assess efficacy of interventions (Thabane et al., 2010). The aim of the current paper is therefore to investigate feasibility questions relating to conducting a full‐scale randomised controlled trial (RCT) evaluation of an online, phonics‐based reading programme (Headsprout^? Early Reading; HER) with children with ID. Employing a randomised pre‐test post‐test group design, this study explores and trials important aspects of a RCT evaluation to inform a full‐scale RCT. We also found that HER had a significant effect on reading skills when compared with ‘education as usual’, with large effect sizes on the main outcome measure. This indicates that further, more robust evaluations using HER with children with ID are a worthwhile pursuit.     

The cooking teacher: investigating gender stereotypes in a Korean kindergarten

This article discusses some findings from a small‐scale investigation of children's gendered beliefs and behaviours in a Korean kindergarten which was attempting to challenge gender stereotyping through the anti‐bias intervention of a ‘cooking curriculum’. A sample of 14 children, some with ‘working’ mothers and some with ‘housewife’ mothers, was observed for two months, and informally interviewed on several occasions. The children's mothers were also interviewed. The findings are situated in the context of the changing, but still traditional, culture of Korean society, as well as in the contexts of early childhood education and theories of gender acquisition. They confirm that, although children are highly likely to reproduce the beliefs current in their home environment, they are open to reconstructing these views when actively challenged to consider alternatives, either by the school curriculum or by engaging in debate with a researcher or practitioner. The nature of the ‘alternative’ views available may however be problematic.     

Integrated MSS effects: An empirical health care investigation

Since accurate decisions are required for effective management, much research has focused on information systems that support decision making. Recently, this research has engendered frameworks, such as the management support system (MSS), that are designed to provide comprehensive and integrated support for the decision making process. Few, if any, studies have empirically measured the effects of these frameworks on decision making. This article offers empirical evidence on MSS effectiveness. It overviews the decision making process, presents an MSS for supporting the process, and assesses the influences of the MSS on the process and outcomes of health care decision making. The paper also examines the implications of the analyses for information systems research and health care practice.     

模糊综合评价法在高校内部审计风险评价中的应用

首先分析了应用模糊综合评价法的可行性，然后利用模糊综合评价方法对高校内部审计风险进行评价，并予以实例详细说明，以达到有效控制内部审计风险的目的。     

决策背景复杂化态势与智库建设科学应对的探讨

结合集中学习和专业实践,文章构筑了在区域发展战略和空间规划领域进行服务决策的智库分析框架。在国际环境方面,讨论了地缘战略调整对地缘关系的影响、经济全球化向国家和地方保护主义转向、可持续发展的全球共同责任,以及新科技革命引发新一轮产业革命等问题,阐述了全球发展正在步入一个前所未有的新阶段的判断。在国内发展方面,围绕治理能力现代化主线,讨论了治理能力长期存在的缺陷、当前体制机制改革面临的困境、未来优化发展路径面临的挑战以及新矛盾和新问题,论证了治理能力现代化在实现我国第二个一百年目标中的重要性。基于决策背景复杂化态势的解析,围绕智库建设科学应对提出了4个方面的建议:智库建设的底线是不说外行话、没有深入细致的研究就没有发言权、中科院的智库应更加注重基础能力的建设、智库建设的生命力也在于形成自身监督与不断完善的机制。     

电子类专业本科研究性学习模式探究

研究性学习对于培养学生的创新精神和实践能力具有重大意义.研究性学习模式十分重要,它对研究性学习的效果产生重大影响.不同的高校,其师资水平,实验设备及学生学习能力各不相同;不同院系,其专业特点也不相同.因此,不同的高校及不同专业的本科研究性学习模式不能死搬硬套已有模式,应根据自身条件采用相适应的模式.介绍了国内外常见的研究性学习模式,并详细介绍了我院电子类专业本科研究性学习模式-项目设计与制作导师制的主要内容、方法及成效.     

英国教师组织及其影响教育政策制定的策略

英国教育领域中存在许多教师组织,全国教师联合会、全国男女教师协会、教师与讲师协会、教师专业协会以及全国校长协会等是主要的教师组织。在长期的历史发展过程中,教师组织经常运用主张、联盟、集体谈判、政治活动和罢教等策略影响教育政策的制定和实施,对英国的教育改革和发展产生了较大影响。     

Closing the Gap: Fostering Successful Research‐Practice Partnerships in Counselor Education

Research‐practice partnerships offer counselor educators an opportunity to generate scholarship that can promote client welfare and create systemic change in practice and policy. The purpose of this article is to articulate strategies for building and sustaining research‐practice partnerships, as well as suggest methods for evaluating these partnerships.