浅析西方国家福利经济制度的改革

20世纪80年代以来,由于政治、经济、社会等多方面的原因,西方各“福利国家”对福利经济制度进行了大幅度的改革。各国的改革大都比较注意根据经济形势的变化而对福利经济制度进行调整,已取得了一定的成绩,但也付出了经济增长率下降、失业率大幅度上升、贫富差距扩大、罢工增加等代价。而且,各国的福利经济制度改革出现了诸如公平与效率、福利经济制度的建立是根据“供给”还是“需求推动”、如何改进公共行政部门的低效率等问题。发达国家福利经济制度的改革对于我国福利经济制度的改革和完善、社会保障制度的改革具有重要的借鉴作用和参考价值。     

英汉禁忌语的探索与研究

禁忌语来源于社会生活,是社会禁忌的一部分。通过探讨英汉禁忌语产生的历史背景、共性以及它们在中西方文化中的异同,让英语学习者了解和掌握跨文化背景的一些知识,培养跨文化意识,避免在英语交际中犯语用错误。     

论全球化进程中的文化主权

全球化浪潮给各国特别是发展中国家带来了如何维护文化主权,保障文化安全的新问题。在文化全球化进程中,文化主权与文化霸权的斗争日益激烈,发展中国家既要反对文化霸权主义,也要防止文化孤立主义,这样才能更好地维护民族文化主权,做强民族本土文化。     

北欧成人通识教育特点研究

北欧的成人通识教育有其鲜明的特点，包括悠久而良好的成人通识教育传统，独具特色的成人通识教育机构，强有力的成人通识教育立法保障，高素质的成人通识教育师资队伍，以及对成人通识教育领域科研工作的高度重视。     

国外幼儿混龄教育研究概述

许多国家的学前教育采取了混龄教育形式,也取得了一定的研究成果。本文就国外幼儿混龄教育研究的成果,如混龄教育的定义和特征、益处、认知基础、学习策略、教育方法和应注意的问题等,进行了简要的阐述,以期对我国幼儿混龄教育的研究和实践有所启示。     

Teachers’ Lives in Context: A Framework for Understanding Barriers to High-Quality Teaching Within Resource Deprived Settings

There is a profound for more effective schools, especially within resource-poor communities in low- and middle-income countries. A wide range of literature identifies teachers as the most critical component of schools in regards to student learning. Despite this, there is a dearth of literature on how teachers' experiences influence their ability to attend school, remain in the teaching profession, and provide high quality teaching within the classroom. This study presents a theoretical framework for understanding the role of teachers' lives in context (skills, knowledge, and attitudes; poverty and health; contextual supports/barriers to teaching) in influencing teacher effectiveness. This framework builds upon Tseng and Seidman's (2007) systems framework for understanding youth social settings in order to incorporate teachers' lives into a larger model of educational effectiveness. This synthesis reveals significant gaps in our understanding of teachers' experiences and how they affect teaching. At the teacher attendance, attrition, and pedagogical quality and a key moderator of educational interventions. Implications for research, practice, and policy are discussed.     

浅析嬗变中的中国周边环境

中国邻国众多,边界线、海岸线长,周边环境越来越打上全球的烙印。文章主要分析了我国周边复杂的环境,为我国坚定不移地贯彻睦邻友好外交,与周边国家和平相处,不断改善安全环境提供理论依据,以有利于我国经济的快速发展,有利于统一大业,实现中华民族的伟大复兴。     

Addressing barriers to implementing inclusive education in the Pacific

ABSTRACT

Countries of the Pacific region are currently undergoing significant reforms. While disability inclusive education has been identified as a regional priority by all member nations, implementing inclusive education in the countries of the region can be quite challenging as many barriers continue to hamper the progress of the countries. Unless the barriers are identified and systematically addressed, it is unlikely that the countries will be able to implement a robust and holistic inclusive education strategy. In this paper, we present possible ways in which the countries of the Pacific could make significant progress in implementing a sustainable inclusive education strategy. We used a collaborative approach of co-examining potential barriers that are likely to impede the growth of countries in implementing a comprehensive inclusive education plan of action. We then identified possible strategies that are likely to result in an improved and perhaps more culturally responsive implementation of inclusive education in the Pacific. The most significant barriers identified by the members included: inadequate teacher preparation, stigma and negative attitudes towards people with disabilities, and limited engagement with the local leaders and key stakeholders. Possible strategies for addressing the barriers are outlined and discussed with possible implications for local, regional, and international researchers and policy makers.     

The status and context of change in mathematics education in Malawi

This article analyses the context and status of mathematics education reform in Malawi. It describes four interrelated developments in the reform of secondary education in general, and mathematics education in particular, in Malawi. These developments are concerned with attempts to increase access to secondary education for a majority of Malawians and to provide a mathematical education that is relevant to the needs of the current society. Although these are promising developments in line with the political context of Malawi, and although they aim at developing a more suitable curriculum for Malawi, I suggest that they are limited in two ways. First, participation in these reform processes has involved only a few individuals and neglected teachers and students from distance education centres who comprise the majority of participants in secondary education in Malawi. Secondly, the reform processes have proceeded with little empirical justification and qualitative understanding of the realities of schooling in general, and mathematics education in particular, in Malawi. The analysis in this article suggests that these limitations in the reform process are a function of an inadequate understanding of the social-contextual aspects of mathematics learning and what it means to provide an education that more broadly recognizes its democratic nature.This revised version was published online in September 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

发达国家高职教育实训基地建设的基本经验及启示

发达国家在高等职业教育实训基地建设方面的成功经验对我国高职教育实训基地建设有一定启示,我国应在方法、机构设置、投资模式等方面作出改革。