略论宋代"活法"理论的嬗变

吕本中提出的"活法"一说对江西诗派的发展,对南宋诗歌的变革,起到了先导性的作用.江西诗派自身的积弊是"活法"理论的产生的内部要求,"活法"理论的许多内容都可以溯源至黄庭坚的诗歌理论.吕本中先生明确提出"活法"、"悟入"理论,带来了江西诗派诗风的重大变化,有振起南宋诗风之功,并得到与其同时的曾几、曾季霾等人的践行与发展.而后,南宋著名诗人杨万里创作了大量的"活法诗",并且从理论上丰富发展了"活法"的内涵.     

简论边疆民族地区小学教师教育课程设置的原则

边疆民族地区的小学教师教育课程既要体现边疆民族地区的特性,也要反映现代教师教育课程改革的共性。基于此,文章强调边疆民族地区的小学教师教育课程设置要体现四个原则：弘扬民族文化原则,凸显综合培养原则,增强教师专业性原则,加强课程整合原则。     

浅谈沧源佤族地区乡村中小学英语教育

佤族是云南直接过渡的民族之一,沧源佤族居住地处边陲,社会经济、文化发展程度很低,至今还没有普及九年义务教育,其乡村中小学英语教育存在很多的困难与问题。文中从四个方面阐述了存在的问题,从五个角度提出了改善乡村中小学英语教育的思路。     

论学校体育"体质派"与"多目的论"分歧的症结

学校体育目的是体育教育理论研究中基础性、本质性的问题。目前,对学校体育目的界定的观点较多,这对体育课程的选择与制定影响重大。“体质派”认为体育教育目的是增强体质;“体育多目的论”认为增强体质不是体育教育的目的,或不是唯一的目的,体育教育是运动教育。本文以“科学发展观”为指导,采用文献资料调研和逻辑分析等方法,翻阅大量与学校体育教育及教育目的等相关理论的文献资料。从健康与体质的辨证关系;从体育教育的社会本位、人本位的价值取向及两者的辨证关系来正确认识体育教育的目的。通过研究认为体育教育目的为：“增强体质、增进健康、促进人的全面发展;改善人们的生活方式、提高生活质量、促进社会文明发展”。     

初中物理核心素养的要素分析与培养策略

核心素养是知识、能力与情感态度、价值观的综合体现,也是学生适应社会所必备的关键能力。本文以初中物理为切入点,对核心素养的要素展开分析,并对其培养策略进行探究。     

Positioning the individual teacher in school-based learning for inclusion

This paper reports on a critical ethnographic case study investigating teacher learning in a primary school in South Africa. A qualitative research methodology within a cultural–historical activity theoretical (CHAT) framework was employed. The learning trajectories of two teachers are presented spawning questions on how the empirical relationship between individual (teacher) and social (school as system) could be represented within CHAT. It is possible to argue theoretically for an agentive positioning for the two teachers allowing for the possibility that elements of this project will be sustained.     

Implementing education system reform: Local adaptation in school reform of teaching and learning

This paper has two purposes: first, to investigate centre- periphery, and within-school relationships and processes by which Vietnam schools undertake system reform implementation; second, to develop the explanatory power and complementarity of two theories – complex adaptive system theory and loose-tight coupling. Main findings - schools’ internal enablers driving reforms were shaped by external enablers; a plethora of internal enablers then worked in concert to implement the intended reforms (eg. the take-up of student-centred teaching and learning); in the local adaptation process, school culture and professional development were pre-eminent. Conclusions – complex adaptive system theory was validated in how Vietnam schools locally adapted policy.     

Winners and losers of school choice: Evidence from Rio de Janeiro,Brazil and Santiago,Chile

School choice is a controversial topic in the education debate. Proponents argue that choice would open up opportunities to disadvantaged families. Critics counter that choice may exacerbate inequities as advantaged parents are more likely to choose the best schools. Rio de Janeiro and Santiago provide unique institutional contexts in which to explore how choice may affect equity. We use datasets with information on home addresses to compare the choices of parents with different backgrounds. We find that disadvantaged parents in both cities are less likely to choose high achieving schools. The differences are more pronounced in Santiago than in Rio. These results suggest that choice policies will likely not reduce inequities and the design of the program influences behavior.     

What makes an online community of practice work? A situated study of Chinese student teachers’ perceptions of online professional learning

This paper brings to the fore a cohort of student teachers' perceptions of an online learning experience during school placement in a Chinese tertiary institution; it critically explores factors contributing positively to online professional learning and the development of the community. An ethnographic case study approach was adopted. Findings indicate that online communication allows participants to recognize the significant presence of others in supporting and transforming their learning. It also fosters an appreciation and embracement of the multidimensional roles that they take on. Voluntary participation and empowerment emerge as key factors making this a vibrant professional community for professional growth.     

Improving the quality of education through self-evaluation in Dutch secondary schools

In countries with a governance structure in which responsibility for the quality of education is shared between government and school boards, the past decades school self-evaluation has been stimulated as a way to encourage continuous quality improvement. However, working on the goals of quality assurance and school improvement at the same time is a challenge in general. To make a valuable contribution to both goals, the self-evaluation effort has to be of sufficient quality itself. In this article, we present a research-based framework for school self-evaluation (SSE) composed of both content and process factors that allows to evaluate the quality of self-evaluation in schools. We then used this model to evaluate the experiences in a comprehensive self-evaluation project that has been designed and used to help Dutch secondary schools promote the quality of student care. Our sample encompassed 79 Dutch secondary schools involved in this project. The findings show that the quality of SSE depends on the quality of the instruments (content) and process factors. However, to make a valuable contribution to school improvement and thereby the quality of education in The Netherlands more attention is needed for a balance between internal and external supervision and the role of school managers in the process of SSE.For future research more insight is needed in the challenges of meeting the content and process conditions of school self-evaluations, the governance and supervision issue at the level of schoolboards, the competence of change management in schools and the effects of SSE on the quality of education.