‘Building brighter futures for all our children’– a new focus on families as partners and change agents in the care and development of children with disabilities or special educational needs

This paper looks at recent trends in Government policy and practice around supporting and involving parents of children with disabilities and special educational needs (SEN) in their care, development and education. In particular, the paper examines the opportunities offered in the Children's Plan ( DCSF, 2007 ) and Aiming High ( HM Treasury/DfES, 2007 ), and the strong emphasis on earlier intervention and a range of new services to facilitate better partnership with parents (including those from socially disadvantaged backgrounds). Note: In using the term ‘disabled children’, the author is using the broad definition of disability within the Disability Discrimination Acts (DDA) 1995 and 2005. The DDA definition includes the majority of children with identified and significant levels of SEN.     

Immigrant girls as caregivers to younger siblings: a transnational feminist analysis

This article employs a transnational feminist lens to examine the experiences of racialised immigrant girls who provide care for their younger siblings. The article draws on findings from a participatory action research study in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada to examine the role that immigrant girls’ caregiving practices play in transnational families’ social, economic, and cultural survival. It argues that greater attention should be given to the diverse and complex contexts, consequences, costs, and contributions of immigrant girls’ caregiving labour.     

传统民间组织对村庄治理的启示

传统民间组织与当今农村社会在政治、经济、文化等方面所具有的相似性,决定了传统民间组织内部治理模式对于当今村庄治理具有重要的启迪和借鉴意义。家族宗族和乡约是古代最重要的两类乡村民间组织,主要通过族长、家法族规和乡约规则进行治理。而善堂善会、会馆和行会等则着重通过财务公开提高组织的公信力,从而增强其生命力。传统民间组织内部治理模式启示我们要加强农村民间组织建设,完善村民委员会治理结构,并形成监督制约机制。     

“隐性单亲”对儿童的危害及其解决途径

"隐性单亲"对儿童的主要危害:影响儿童性别认同和价值观形成、发展,阻碍儿童自信心形成、发展;阻滞学习进步和与异性儿童良好人际关系形成、发展。其主要形成原因是:社会变迁;学校考核制度弊端;家长教育观念发展滞后;课外生活内容单调。其主要解决途径是:家长教育观念发展;父亲要充分利用多种形式表达对儿童的爱护;学校考核制度改进;家庭、学校生活调整;社会多种支持。     

丽水新生代独生子女现状、特点及家庭教养方式思辨

根据丽水第六次人口普查资料和专题统计调查资料,以同条件的非独生子女作为参照,分析了丽水市新生代独生子女的现状、特点,并从问卷分析所反映出来的家庭教育问题引发一系列思考,希望能引起社会的广泛重视。     

高觉新与祁瑞宣形象对比研究

高觉新与祁瑞宣是中国现代文学史十分重要的长子形象,不可不对其进行深入而细致的研究,对二者从外在的环境与内在的意蕴进行对比研究,观照中国传统大家庭中长子的生存境遇,对中国传统文化中长子这一形象进行研究,分析其民族及文化内涵。     

The Language and Educational Ideologies of Mixteco-Mexican Mothers

Mixtecos, members of an Indigenous group from Mexico, have settled in large numbers in New York. Their children are found in bilingual classrooms (Spanish–English), but little is known about parent–school interactions. This work describes the educational ideologies that 23 Mixteco mothers shared during 5 focus group interviews distributed across 9 months. The results are presented as structured anecdotes that underline (a) education as a cooperative endeavor between teachers and parents, (b) preference of Spanish over Mixteco as family language, and (c) mothers’ commitment to overcoming their own illiteracy. The educational ideologies of these Mixteco mothers reflect deep commitment to supporting their children's education.     

“三生教育”在贫困大学生健全人格培养中的应用

随着我国社会转型发展和高等教育改革的不断深入,仅对贫困大学生给予物质帮助远远不够,他们的精神世界更需要全社会的理解和关爱。高校思想政治教育工作者应加强“三生教育”,关注贫困大学生健全人格的培养,促进其身心的全面协调发展。