Student‐teachers' perspectives on positive and negative social processes in school

In recent years, the Standards for Qualified Teacher Status in England have placed new emphasis on student‐teachers' ability to become integrated into the ‘corporate life of the school’ and to work with other professionals. Little research, however, has been carried out into how student‐teachers perceive the social processes and interactions that are central to such integration during their initial teacher education school placements. This study aims to shed light on these perceptions. The data, gathered from 23 student‐teachers through interviews and reflective writing, illustrate the extent to which the participants perceived such social processes as supporting or obstructing their development as teachers. Signals of inclusion, the degree of match or mismatch in students' and school colleagues' role expectations, and the social awareness of both school and student‐teacher emerged as crucial factors in this respect. The student‐teachers' accounts show their social interactions with school staff to be meaningful in developing their ‘teacher self’ and to be profoundly emotionally charged. The implications for mentor and student‐teacher role preparation are discussed in this article.     

高校学生党员培养考察工作模式创新探究

学生党员培养考察是学生党员组织发展工作中的关键环节。学生党员培养考察工作面临着数量与质量、党务队伍建设的滞后与党员发展工作要求、传统的培养考察工作模式与学生党建工作发展需要之间的挑战。在新时期,构建学生党员培养"四级教育培养模式"和"四级信息数据库",形成"过程梯级教育培养"和"‘实时-立体-动态’考察"工作模式是高校学生党员培养考察工作模式有益的探索。     

中小学体育教学现状分析及改革探索

近年来学生体质问题引起社会的广泛关注.如何进一步加强学校体育工作,扭转学生体质与健康持续下滑状况成为当前亟需解决的问题,笔者通过对郑州市中牟和新郑两地21所中小学体育教学现状进行实地考察与分析,指出当今中小学体育教学中存在的问题,并提出推进中小学体育教学改革的策略和方法.以期提高中小学体育教学质量,增强中小学生体质健康水平.     

中国远程教育学生流失现状及归因

随着计算机和网络的广泛应用,远程教育学生规模不断扩大;与此同时,学生流失问题也日益凸显。较高的学生流失率增加了远程教育机构的生均办学成本,给远程教育机构的社会声誉造成负面影响。因此,研究学生流失规律及影响因素,以降低学生流失率,成为提高远程教学质量很好的切入点。已有研究采用访谈、问卷、描述性统计等方法,对流失率与学习阶段、性别、年龄、专业等的关系进行了探究。按照持续比较法,我国远程教育学生流失的影响因素包括学习者因素、教育机构因素、环境因素3大类和11小类：人口统计学因素、学前准备及技能、学习心理因素、学业表现、专业及课程设计、教育机构支持、交互、工学矛盾、家庭支持、计划外事件和社会支持。降低学生流失率一方面可以基于我国远程教育的现实情景,对学生流失各因素间的相互关系进行研究,在此基础上建立结构化的学生流失模型,对学生流失的决策过程进行清晰的解释;另一方面可以采用数据挖掘方法,利用教务管理系统和学习管理系统数据,建立学生流失预测模型,在流失行为发生前发现潜在的流失学生,以便教育机构可以有针对性的采取挽留措施。     

基于诚信制度体系建设的高校学生公寓管理研究

当今大学生诚信缺失的现象令人堪忧,为大学生思想教育和学生管理工作提出了新的课题。本文从学生公寓管理的角度,对大学生诚信教育的开展、诚信制度体系的构建,学生公寓管理工作的创新,以及建立一支诚信的宿管队伍,提出了自己的见解。     

Reconsidering the use of video clubs for student-teachers' learning during field placement: Lessons drawn from a longitudinal multiple case study

Although video clubs have been used to support (student) teachers' learning through reflection upon practice, less attention has been paid to their potential use for supporting changes in participants' practice over a period of time. Prior work has also largely treated (student) teachers as an undifferentiated whole that benefits in similar ways from video clubs. In this study, we problematize this assumption by drawing on three cases of student teachers to exemplify three different learning paths while participating in a video club during field placement. Reflecting on these findings, we discuss implications for differentiating the video-club approach to address different student teachers.     

Fair student assessment: A phenomenographic study on teachers’ conceptions

This research focuses on understanding teachers’ conceptions of what constitutes a fair assessment. In recent decades the number of studies seeking to learn about teachers’ conceptions on assessment has multiplied. The idea is simple, and involves the extent to which conceptions have an effect on what happens in practice. With this aim, a phenomenographic study was carried out to understand what is a fair assessment from teachers’ perspectives. Despite the importance of conducting phenomenographic studies in education, in Spain hardly any studies have used this methodology. Participants were 30 teachers at primary/secondary schools in Spain. The results show that teachers' conceptions of fair assessment were divided, some being more closely related to the principle of equality and others to equity. The conclusion of this study highlights the influence of the school context on teachers’ conceptions of what constitutes fair assessment (in the research, there were 15 teachers who worked in schools located in low socioeconomic status contexts and 15 who were in high socioeconomic status environments).     

The practicum experiences of English Language Major student teachers during a period of profound curriculum reform in China

This paper provides an analysis of the issues faced by Chinese student teachers and, by extension, their supervisors, when curriculum reform challenges existing practices in schools and universities. The paper draws on the experiences of 10 English Language Major student teachers as they think about, make sense of, and undertake their extended practicum in the fourth year of their teacher education program. The students, from the School of Foreign Languages at a major teacher education university in the northeast region of Mainland China are challenged by the complexity of the practicum as they attempt to negotiate the differing expectations of their school advisors and university supervisor. The analysis highlights two related issues: the difficulties faced by reform efforts in China and the disjuncture between school and university expectations for practicum students in light of these initiatives. Importantly, these results add to and prompt further development of the nascent literature on the student teacher practicum in China.     

我国商业银行学生贷款中的“惜贷”问题探讨——以美国联邦家庭教育贷款为参照

我国国家助学贷款供求失衡、贷方“惜贷”现象严重的原因在于利益激励手段单一且强度不足。要解决这一问题,应借鉴美国联邦政府运用担保、建立学生贷款二级市场和支付特别津贴等财政性激励手段,解决放贷资金风险性大、流动性差和获利困难等问题的经验,跳出只在“风险性”上寻找对策的思维定势,围绕贷方利率并结合担保等手段激励贷方放贷。中央政府应是激励贷方的主体。     

Open Pathways to Student Success: Academic Library Partnerships for Open Educational Resource and Affordable Course Content Creation and Adoption

This paper explores the current state of open educational resources (OER) including notable library-lead and multi-institutional programs. The potential for OER and affordable course material creation and adoption programs to impact student retention and persistence is examined. Potential additional partnerships and future directions for library-lead programs are discussed as well as the framework necessary for assessing the impact of library-lead OER initiatives.