The quality of teaching and learning of BCom honours degree students at an open distance learning university in South Africa

ABSTRACT

Student support at Unisa involves a range of stakeholders providing academic and administrative support. The study was conducted among Unisa BCom honours students. The main objective of the study was to determine the educational quality of teaching and learning offered. Students were contacted by e-mail and asked to complete an online questionnaire. New methods on problem solving, investigating problems and formulating problems were found very useful and students gained independence in developing their learning capabilities. Available resources and supervision were not utilized to the full. Adequate financial aid seemed to be a problem. Support should be optimized and students should realize that all resources made available to them are crucial for their success. Students are of all ages and levels of maturity and have different needs and views regarding their studies. Unisa should endeavour to meet as many of these needs as is practically possible.     

Researching into Some Primary School Children's Views About School: Using Personal Construct Psychology in Practice with Children on the Special Needs Register

This article describes a research project, which collected the views of 13 junior aged children on the special educational needs register of one school about their education. The techniques used for eliciting their views were a series of personal construct psychology (PCP) conversations based on drawings produced by the children of themselves in school. A case study approach was taken within the naturalistic paradigm of 'constructivist inquiry'. The findings indicated that social activities were of greater importance for the pupils than formal learning experiences. Peer relationships were paramount and these defined the positive or negative experiences the pupils had of school in general. The pupils were able to describe a range of problem solving strategies for resolving peer group difficulties. The implications of the study are also discussed.     

弗洛姆的性善论及其与孟子性善论的比较

弗洛姆提出,人的本性既不是固定不变的本能欲望的总和,也不是无限可塑的社会文化的影子,而有其固有的特质。人的本性即第一潜能是善的,破坏性是人的第一潜能发展受阻的结果。虽然弗洛姆和孟子都主张性善论,但两者却有着根本的区别:前者把自我意识、自发的爱和自发创造性说成人的本性,是对人的基本精神需要探索的结果,后者把仁、义、礼、智及忠、孝说成是人的本性,迎合了封建统治的需要;前者高扬人的独立自主、爱己爱人、创造性,后者抹煞人的独立自主和创造性,反对爱己爱人,只讲亲亲、敬长;前者要求社会必须满足人的基本精神需要,后者要求人必须服从专制的等级制度。     

Reconsidering the role of the primary special educational needs co-ordinator: policy, practice and future priorities

This article considers the impact of recent policy designed to define the roles and responsibilities of special educational needs co-ordinators (SENCos). The international drive towards the inclusion of children with special educational needs within the mainstream has led many schools to reconsider their structures and practices. In the UK, the SENCo role lies at the heart of these structures and the Government has sought to define this role both within a revised Code of Practice for special educational needs and in a set of national standards. In this article, Christine Szwed, Director of Studies for Initial Teacher Education at the University of Birmingham, reports the findings of a survey examining the context of SENCo role management within a group of primary schools. The findings indicate that the role cannot be generalisd and that SENCos are operating in increasingly complex contexts within very different management structures. Christine Szwed argues that, to be effective, SENCos must be enabled to work at a whole-school level and that the co-ordination of special needs is a development issue for the whole staff.     

我国媒体人才需求情况调查及对新闻教育的启发

本文时近期媒体上关于新闻人才招聘的情况进行调查年口分析，并根据调查结论对新闻教育进行了思考。     

黑龙江省不同年龄群体体育旅游需求状况调查分析

采用文献资料、社会调查和统计分析的方法对黑龙江省五个城市的不同年龄人群体育旅游需求现状进行调查,结果显示不同年龄人群对体育旅游需求具有显著性差异,此项调查为黑龙江省体育旅游资源的规划提供了划分的依据,为完成资源的合理配置提供了参考。     

对大学生体育需求的调查与分析

文章通过对常州地区11所高校550名在校大学生的调查,对大学生的健身意识、参加体育活动的动机、活动的方式、活动的组织、体育消费情况及与学生健身有关的体育设施建设进行分析,为保证大学生在校期间能够养成终身体育锻炼的习惯提出观点和对策。     

案例法在工程经济课程教学中的应用

根据对建筑企业人才要求的调查研究,以及高职类学生的知识结构,提出建筑工程专业课程安排的改革思路,主要是针对企业需求与学生特点提出课程“融合”的思路,以减少课程内容重复和课程衔接不当等问题,为高职类院校人才培养方法提供一个思路。     

保定市特殊儿童民办康复机构建设现状调查

通过问卷法、访谈法对保定市5所民办特殊儿童康复机构的建设现状进行调查,结果表明：保定市民办康复机构规范性差,缺乏准入机制;康复机构师资力量不足,师资流动性大,教师专业素质低;机构内部的评估管理缺乏监督,康复效果有待考证;民办康复机构办学面临很多困难,需要得到社会各界的支持。为此,应从规范康复机构办学、引入监督机制、提升教师素质、减少师资流动性等方面入手,进一步促进保定市特殊儿童民办康复机构的建设和发展。     

基于需求分析的高职商务英语ESP课程设计

以ESP需求分析理论为依托,在学生需求分析的调查研究上,优化高职商务英语课程设计,在教学实践中采用ESP与EGP融合式教学方式,并利用教学评价分析教学成果,以期对高职院校商务英语的教学改革提出一些启示。