Te Kotahitanga: Addressing educational disparities facing Māori students in New Zealand

The major challenges facing education in New Zealand today are the continuing social, economic and political disparities within our nation, primarily between the descendants of the European colonisers and the Indigenous Māori people. These disparities are also reflected in educational outcomes. In this paper, an Indigenous Māori Peoples' solution to the problems of educational disparities is detailed. Te Kotahitanga is a research and professional development project that seeks to improve the educational achievement of Māori students in mainstream secondary schools. Students ‘voices’ were used to inform the development of the project in a variety of ways: firstly to identify various discursive positions related to Māori student learning; secondly, to develop professional development activities, and thirdly, to create an Effective Teaching Profile. The paper concludes by identifying how implementing the Effective Teaching Profile addresses educational disparities.     

Interpersonal Skills in the Reference Workplace

SUMMARY

Reference librarians are expected to interact effectively with a variety of clientele and are taught skills such as approachability, showing interest, and verbal and non-verbal cues. Librarians who have a knack for interpersonal skills do very well both at the reference desk and interacting with their co-workers. An area that is rarely addressed in the literature (or in library school) is that of educating librarians about how to establish professional, collegial relationships with one another. It is assumed that if a reference librarian can interact well with patrons, in a professional manner, he or she will be able to successfully “fit into” almost any reference department. This article discusses the importance of interpersonal skills within the Reference Department and ideas for improving these skills to enhance co-worker relations.     

湘西苗文化与湖湘文化的“蛮性”互动研究

湘西苗文化与湖湘文化在文化构成、历史传统及自然地理上的相关性,使两大文化均呈现出较为突出的"蛮性"特征。在长期历史发展的实践过程中,两大文化相互碰撞、相互融合,这样产生的后果,一方面是湘西苗文化与湖湘文化都较多地保留了文化中的蛮性特质,呈现出浓郁的文化的蛮性特征;另一方面,在历代学人及当代人的思想观念及认识中,湘西苗文化与湖湘文化之间的边界变得模糊,要严格区分两大文化之间的差别变得异常困难。     

Who benefits from dyadic teacher–student interactions in whole-class settings?

To what extent can teacher–student dyadic interactions modify the hierarchy of student performances within a single class? To answer this insufficiently researched question, the authors conducted two parallel studies involving 33 Grade 5 classes in France (759 students) and 15 Grade 5 classes in Luxembourg (243 students). Interactions were observed during whole-class lessons. Posttest scores were analyzed using multilevel models controlling for five level-1 variables and two level-2 variables. The authors did not find any effect of dyadic interactions on relative student performance in mathematics or in language (French or German), in France or in Luxembourg. This result is interpreted in terms of both the public character of dyadic interactions in whole-class settings and the class management functions of these interactions.     

运用多媒体技术优化高师音乐欣赏课

高等师范学院音乐教育专业,学科设置重点在于学生的任课能力的培养。音乐欣赏课是高等师范院校的一门必修课,同时也是一门能够较好地培养学生音乐能力的课程。传统的＂＂讲授——接受＂＂教学模式在很大程度上限制了学生对于音乐欣赏课的兴趣。文章对利用多媒体技术优化音乐欣赏课程提出了几点具体的措施。