The political economy of ‘open regionalism’ and education in small (and micro) states: the construction of the Caribbean Educational Policy Space in CARICOM

In this era of amplified regionalisation, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's (ECLAC) conceptualisation of ‘open regionalism’ is pertinent to examine the role of regional governance mechanisms in constructing what I call the Caribbean Educational Policy Space. With the aid of a latent content analysis of policy documents that focuses on the current wave of regionalism within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries, I argue that open regionalism is the instrument that facilitates the expansion of education into a regional tradable commodity that is embedded and linked to the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME). I suggest that open regionalism can be further finessed to consider the modalities that make the operationalising of the integrative project possible. In essence, open regionalism is used as a governance framework by CARICOM's states to enact national educational reform. I conclude by arguing that open regionalism is an approach that is driven by the knowledge-based economy, premised upon innovation and inventiveness, which facilitates regional entry into hemispheric relations, and focused on the deepening global relations.     

教育游戏评价方法研究述评

美国新媒体联盟推出的近四年的“地平线报告”都提到游戏化学习是未来值得关注的新兴技术,国内不管是教育技术界还是游戏开发公司都致力于教育游戏的开发与应用。由此可见,教育游戏越来越受到人们的关注。而通过对教育游戏进行评价,可以有效地帮助人们辨别各类教育游戏是否符合当前的教学内容,是否能够促进教学目标的完成,从而找到适合学习者需求的教育游戏。近十年以来,国内外有关教育游戏评价的研究主要集中在理论基础、评价方法、评价量规等方面。     

基于网络空间平台的高校教育技术教学改革实践

基于网络空间平台的教育技术公共课,应该改变以教师和课堂为中心的教学模式,改革教学方法、学习方法、考核形式。通过搭建教师网络空间平台,实施混合式学习,并采用多元评价方法,强调以学生为中心的个性化学习,在学习实践中提高他们的教育技术素养。     

南诏大理国时期白族文化认同教育的特征探析简

南诏大理国时期白族文化认同呈现出开放性与民族性的辩证统一,形成这一文化认同个性的白族教育具有以下特征：“开放、包容”的教育人文环境;“儒、释、道、‘土’”兼具的多元教育内容;“释儒”结合的交融教育形式;制度教育与习俗教育并存的教育形态。     

初论图书馆学本科教育的实用性原则

当前的图书馆学本科教育需要特别注重贯彻实用性原则,要加大专业本科教育实践能力培养,这是本着为学生职业生涯发展负责的原则所提出的.图书馆学专业本科教育实践能力培养同时是振兴图书馆学专业教育,支持图书馆职业可持续发展的迫切需要.     

教育期刊教学专题栏目的编辑规律

以发表教师教学论文为核心任务的教育期刊在编辑业务上正经历一次重要变革,集中体现为教学专题栏目的产生和发展.教学专题栏目的结构可归纳为‘话题+文章组"这一基本形式.教学专题栏目一般实行主持人负责制,由主持人负责栏目的运作,包括话题策划、组织稿件、编辑稿件三个主要环节.     

图书馆与课堂优势互补--高等教育的理想模式

简要分析了“环境教育”的特征以及图书馆教育功能优势,提出了优化图书馆“环境教育功能”的途径。指出,理想的高等教育模式应当是课堂与图书馆优势互补,课堂教学负责讲授基础知识和基本方法,图书馆教育负责充实完善知识结构和培养“狭义学习能力”与“广义学习能力”。     

Do teachers’ wages matter for proficiency? Evidence from a funding reform in Brazil

This paper uses the 1998 reform in the funding of fundamental education in Brazil (FUNDEF) to identify the effect of teachers’ wages on the proficiency of public school pupils. Wages are set by legislation at the local level and this reform established a floor on the share of expenditures on teacher wages out of total revenues in each Brazilian State and Municipality. The evidence using micro-data suggests that increases in relative wages within the public system brought about by the reform had a positive impact on the students’ proficiency.     

The cultural politics of constructivist pedagogies: Teacher education reform in the United Republic of Tanzania

This article examines recent educational reforms in Tanzania by looking at the cultural politics of pedagogical change in secondary and teacher education. It presents an ethnography of a teachers college founded on the principles of social constructivism in a country where formalistic, teacher-centered pedagogy is the norm. Using data collected through a year of participant observation, it argues that the cultural, economic, and political dimensions of teachers’ practice need to be considered alongside efforts to reform the country's educational system. It offers contingent constructivism as an alternative to the international consensus on a single model of excellent teaching.