The Human Rights Approach to Education in International Organisations

In this article, the work of three international governmental organisations (IGOs) dealing with human rights will be discussed, namely the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)¹ and the Council of Europe (CoE). In the first section, the main characteristics of the three IGOs in terms of similarities and differences will be elaborated. Then, their human rights approach to education will be described, dealing with the legal foundations. In the final section, the different strategies of implementation based on both their official mission statements and their present strategy papers will be evaluated under the heading ‘competition vs. cooperation’.     

Teachers' perspectives of changes in their practice during a technology in mathematics education research project

Teachers' perception of changes to their teaching practice, with respect to digital technology use in secondary school mathematics, during their participation in a research project are reported. Two case studies are presented of teacher perspectives illustrative of the range of perceived changes teachers made to their practice and positions along the ‘path of change’ during their participation in the project. Participating in a project supportive of teacher change and resulting in perception of substantial change was necessary, but not sufficient, to meet the goal of transformative use of digital technologies to increase the level of cognitive demand experienced by students.     

大学生自杀原因分析及高校应对措施

近年来大学生自杀事件屡屡发生,并呈上升趋势。本文分析大学生自杀背后的原因,寻求解决途径,对高校生命健康教育提出建议。     

Parents' views of the efficacy of conductive education in Sweden

Parents of children who have participated in a conductive education programme in Sweden were asked questions about their reasons for choosing the programme, the expectations they had of it and how they were fulfilled. The results showed that the parents were satisfied with the development of their child, and wanted to continue to take part in further courses with their child. They appreciated the intensive training and found it motivating and enjoyable for the child. They wanted an intensive training for their child because they believed that active training could help the child to develop. The parents learned more about cerebral palsy at the courses and now understood why and how they could train their child. Most of the parents continued the training at home with the child. They experienced financial difficulties in participating in further courses, and found it difficult to stay away from work and family for a long period of time.     

陶孟和与中国近代大学教育的改革和发展

陶孟和是我国近现代史上著名的社会学家和教育学家，十分重视教育与社会之间相互影响的关系。陶孟和对中国近代大学教育的认识和改革建议是从社会学的角度出发，以社会情形变化为基础，以适应社会需求为核心，从而形成他颇具特色且比较系统的大学教育思想。     

Dissolving boundaries: cross-national co-operation through technology in education

This article reports research on cross-national co-operation through Information and Communications Technology (ICT) within the statutory curricula of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Using quantitative and qualitative methods, the views and experiences of teachers in partner schools in the north and south of Ireland were sought on the capacity and potential of asynchronous computer conferencing and videoconferencing to generate collaborative work in a cross-border setting, to promote cultural awareness among primary and post-primary pupils, and to improve teacher and pupil competence in ICT. The results showed a significant improvement in ICT competence, and also revealed that technical training, enthusiasm and commitment were the key factors for success, and that not only did the pupils develop an awareness of the cultural identity of distant peers, but their sense of responsibility, self-esteem and motivation grew. This particularly helped less able and quieter pupils. There was unexpected rôle reversal when children helped their teachers within an ICT context, a situation not found elsewhere in the curriculum. Additionally, there were beneficial effects on literacy, group work and independent learning, and the skills acquired were transferable. The commitment of the teachers to continue this cross-national work with limited support is a measure of its potential sustainability.     

论宿舍管理在大学生思想道德建设中的意义

胡锦涛总书记在今年1月17至18日,全国加强和改进大学生思想政治教育工作会议上,指出切实加强和改进大学生思想政治教育工作,使大学生们能够与时代同步伐、与祖国共命运、与人民齐奋斗。而学生的思想问题一般都在以宿舍为中心的环境里产生。所以,对大学生的思想教育要抓好宿舍管理这一环节。对学生平时发生的思想变动,有针对性的进行教育和管理,使学生的思想在大的方向和小的问题上有及时的指引。     

再谈高校有偿实习创新

论述了在知识经济时代顺应素质教育的要求，在高校进行学生有偿实习的必要性、重要性和作用，分析了存在的困难和问题，提出了如何有效开展有偿实习的若干建议．     

新疆高职高专工商管理专业教学改革与思考

高职高专教育要适应经济和社会发展的需要，必须提高自身的创新能力，不断深化教学改革。本文就新疆高职高专在技术应用型人才的培养中，工商管理专业教学改革面临的机遇和挑战，以及目前存在的问题等进行了阐述，并提出了设想与方案。