Inquiry-Based Early Childhood Teacher Preparation: The Personal Learning Plan Method

The purpose of this paper is to describe a Personal Learning Plan method used in undergraduate early childhood education courses as a specific case of learner-centered, inquiry-based instruction. A rationale for this approach to instruction, the instructional context in which the specific method was developed and used, the method framework (i.e., preliminary and final plans, activities, products, and reflections), and the evaluation process will be discussed. Finally, a discussion of the perceived benefits and challenges of the method as it has been implemented will be presented.     

“人称代词带定语”一定要用“的”字吗？

刁晏斌先生说在所有的人称代词与定语之间,无一例外地都必须加一个结构助词“的”。方绪军先生、孙德金先生也持同样观点。其实,人称代词带定语固然大多是在前面加一“的”字,但并不是绝对的,也有定语用别的,如“一个”、“那个”、“个”、“些”等,古今都是如此。     

时间性问题的转向与艺术的诗性归途——从狄尔泰到海德格尔

狄尔泰认为生命是一个时间性和历史性的存在,是在"过去"、"现在"和"未来"三位一体中的体验之流,过去的历史生命是通过现在的体验而走向将来,他更看重"过去"对生命的意义。与狄尔泰不同的是,海德格尔对时间性问题是在存在论的意义上来探讨的,他认为此在是通过将来的筹划所规定的,更看重的是"将来"对此在的意义,因此时间性问题在海德格尔这里发生了转向。尽管如此,他们都走向了艺术这条诗性的归途,都把艺术看成是生命和此在的澄明之境。     

培养学生自我感知、推衍、决断能力的教学改革研究--基于“观展体验与赏析”课程

该文以深圳技术大学教学改革“观展体验与赏析”课程为基础,通过问卷调查和深度访谈的研究方法,分析和总结这一教学改革的效果与意义,探究线下体验式课堂对于学生创造力的培养及自我感知、推衍、决断能力的影响,为日后课程改革方法及形成更具效果的教学体系提供参考。     

新生头年计划：美国高校入学教育的有效途径——新泽西大学的个案分析

新生头年计划是美国高校入学教育的有效途径和重要形式,各高校形成了特色鲜明、运作成熟的操作模式。以新泽西大学为例,研究新生头年计划基本模式,分析新生头年计划的基本目标、人员配备、管理模式、多种类型的活动等,为我国高校新生入学教育的研究和实践提供参考。     

The networked instructor: The quality of networks in different stages of professional development

This article focuses on the quality of instructional networks in different stages of professional development. Drawing theoretically from social capital theory and literature on teacher interaction, we conducted in-depth interviews with 30 instructors at the university level. Using qualitative social network analysis to capture and analyze networks, we found that the quality of instructors’ interactions varied across developmental stages (novice, experienced non-expert, and expert instructors), both in terms of interdependence and opportunities for value creation. These findings offer valuable leverage for shaping educators’ everyday professional development and increasing teaching capacity through quality interaction.     

Irish student teachers’ beliefs about self,learning and teaching: a longitudinal study

This paper explores the beliefs about self-as-teacher, learning and teaching of preservice elementary teachers during a three-year undergraduate programme. Using a qualitative grounded theory analysis, the study examined the initial beliefs or personal theories of 27 preservice teachers during their first Semester. Longitudinal data were gathered from 7 of these students over the three-year duration of their teacher education programme through iterative interviews and reflective journal analysis. The findings demonstrate expansion in preservice teachers’ understandings of the teacher’s role, the value of reflective practice, the differential needs of learners and approaches to pedagogy. Findings point to lacunae in preservice teachers’ capacity for critical reflective practice and demonstrate how classroom management concerns can cause preservice teachers to adopt more cautious and traditional pedagogical approaches, despite their espoused commitment to child-centred principles.     

The problems of the beginning teacher in the Arab schools in Israel

This article focuses on the problems of beginning teachers in the Arab sector in Israel. The participants were 146 beginning teachers, 5 mentors, and 5 advisors. The research measurements included an open-ended question and a semi-structured interview. Our research revealed many different cultural aspects related to most of the problems of the beginning teachers. These problems are accompanied by difficult conflicts within the beginning Arab teachers who are exposed to western democratic educational models which are partially rejected by traditional Arab culture and society. The expectations of the teacher to become an agent of change in Arab society are not fulfilled in the first year, in which he/she tries to fit into the school, as well as the culture from which she/he comes and to which he returns. The problems which the beginning teachers report are related to didactic and disciplinary knowledge, adjustment to the organizational climate and culture of the school, problems of work overload, and individual differences among the pupils.     

论辜鸿铭与胡适的妇女观之不同

辜鸿铭是中国传统文化最激烈的捍卫者,胡适是西洋文化最热情的倡导者。两人的文化思想激烈冲突,表现在妇女观上,一个主张女子的生命价值应安放在家庭里,以“无我”为人生观;一个倡言女子应勇敢地走出家门,去追求自立的人生道路。他们二人在妇女观上的不同,有各自不同的思想根源,对妇女解放具有有益启示。     

大学生个人学习环境构建

网络环境下学习者构建个人学习环境成为终身学习手段之一,本文从PLE概念出发,提出了大学生构建PLE的必要性,对大学生构建PLE的几个误区进行分析,列举了构建PLE的社会性软件,以期在大学生构建PLE过程中起到导向作用.