Pre-service and In-service Secondary School Teachers’ Knowledge about Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Attitudes toward Students with ADHD

This article reports on a mixed-method inquiry into pre-service and in-service secondary school teachers’ knowledge about Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and attitudes toward students with this disorder in Hong Kong. The inquiry revealed no differences between pre-service and in-service secondary school teachers concerning their knowledge of ADHD and attitudes toward students with ADHD. It also identified possible sources of participants’ knowledge and a variety of factors underlying their attitudes toward students with ADHD including sociocultural beliefs and working conditions. The findings call for teacher educators to develop better education programmes to support both pre-service and in-service teachers in undertaking the challenging task of teaching students with ADHD.     

Professional development of kindergarten teachers in Croatia – a personal choice or an obligation

The quality of educational processes with children of preschool age and long-term educational outcomes are largely related to the work quality of teachers. Lifelong learning and professional development, as predictors of quality, need to be regarded as an ongoing task for kindergarten teachers. Findings of an empirical study of Croatian kindergarten teachers’ views (N = 388) on professional development point to a link between teachers’ intrinsic motivation and their professional development. Motivation explains 46.87% of the variance Personal commitment to professional development. A slight positive correlation was found between the level of formal education and the frequency of professional development (r = .216, p < .01). Although the level of education of kindergarten teachers is not a good independent predictor, it affects readiness to self-fund professional development (p < .01). As for the significance of conferences as a form of professional development, participants of the study identified them as an effective opportunity (M = 4.68, SD = .52), promoting both quality practices (M = 4.69, SD = .54) and exchange of experiences (M = 4.68, SD = .56). The length of participants’ professional work experience affects their assessment of the significance of practitioners’ networking as a way of improving the quality of everyday practices (F = 1.43, p < .05).     

西安市部分高校中年男教师健康与体育健身状况的调查分析

通过调查与分析表明。西安市部分高校中年男教师的健康状况和体育健身的现状令人忧虑．提出了如何唤起中年男教师对自身健康的重视以及自觉投入到体育健身队伍中的方法和手段．使他们以良好的精神面貌和健康的体魄为国家的教育事业做出更大的贡献。     

学校事故的责任分析和防范措施

学校事故是目前学校领导和教师难以回避的一个棘手问题。对学校事故应分析原因,分清责任,采取必要的防范措施,妥善处理。     

对音乐艺术高职教育师资队伍建设的思考

在音乐艺术高等职业教育发展的过程中，师资队伍建设是一个非常重要的问题。章根据高职教育发展的需要和学院的实际情况，对加强师资队伍建设问题作了粗浅的探讨。     

中小学生心理健康与高师生育人能力培养

近年来中小学生心理健康问题日益受到广泛的关注，许多研究和分析大多侧重家庭、社会和学校以及教师的角度，本从高师生即未来教师育人能力对中小学生心理影响的角度，着重探讨高师生育人能力培养的重要性及途径。     

班主任专业制度建设的校本实践

班主任专业制度建设可以确立班主任专业地位，维护班主任合法权益，优化班主任的教育行为，引领班主任专业发展。南通高等师范学校开展以建立职级制度、完善选用制度、落实培训制度为主要内容的班主任专业制度建设的校本实践研究，取得了很好效果。班主任专业制度建设需要加强对警主任工作的领导，强化对班主任工作的管理，严格对班主任工作的考核。     

高校教师思想政治素质评价研究

教师的思想政治素质和职业道德水平直接关系到大中小学德育工作状况和亿万青少年的健康成长,关系到国家的前途命运和民族的未来。《教育部关于进一步加强和改进师德建设的意见》中强调:要把“提高教师的思想政治素质”列为今后工作的主要任务之一。本文以高校为切入点,分析了教师思想政治素质评价的现状,剖析了教师思想政治素质的基本内涵,探索性地提出了高校教师思想政治素质评价的原则和方法。     

从后现代知识观谈未来教师的角色转变

后现代主义思潮是20世纪末西方社会流行的一种哲学和社会思潮,其中自利奥塔所提出的后现代知识观后,知识的形式、性质、传递方式和价值都发生了前所未有的变化。这对旨在传递知识的教师提出了新的要求:未来教师应该放下传统的权威角色,成为学生学习知识的合作者、促进者、终身学习的先行者及课堂教学的设计者,以便更好地适应当代教育的发展。