Teachers' perspectives of changes in their practice during a technology in mathematics education research project

Teachers' perception of changes to their teaching practice, with respect to digital technology use in secondary school mathematics, during their participation in a research project are reported. Two case studies are presented of teacher perspectives illustrative of the range of perceived changes teachers made to their practice and positions along the ‘path of change’ during their participation in the project. Participating in a project supportive of teacher change and resulting in perception of substantial change was necessary, but not sufficient, to meet the goal of transformative use of digital technologies to increase the level of cognitive demand experienced by students.     

保险利益立法的缺陷与完善建议

虽现行《保险法》第12条第6款对保险利益下总括性定义，但该界定模糊，导致对保险利益的理解不一致，在具体适用时，争议颇多，法官的自由裁量权难以把控，易将保险利益界定扩大或不合理缩小。故应对财产保险利益的范围明确列举，采取法定权利人、占有人、管理人以及合同主体的分类列举方式；人身保险利益的范围增加具有法定保险利益的人员，将各国所普遍承认的合伙人、债务人等与投保人具有商业利益关系的相关人员列入，同意原则需加以被保险人书面同意方式的要求；同时，为适应保险市场的发展，增加对保险利益转移和消灭的规定。     

社会学视野中的“三农”问题(笔谈)

"三农"问题一直横亘在我们心中,拂之而不能去。用社会学视野观察之,是想让具有乡土情结的人"倾听它的声响"。本期论坛主要讨论实现城乡协调发展必须进行体制改革、如何突破城乡二元结构、尊重和依靠农民跳出历史周期律、"组合竞选"谁与之争峰以及影响农民职业流动的因素。陆学艺教授认为,实现城乡协调发展必须打破"城乡分治、一国两策"的体制格局。郭书田研究员认为,突破二元经济社会结构必须在十四个方面予以改革;石山老先生认为,应在总结历史经验的基础上,尊重和依靠农民跳出历史周期律;辛秋水研究员认为,在村民自治中创造的"组合竞选制"模式具有科学规范、公平合理、简便易行等优点,值得推广;同春芬博士则在全面评述国内外研究现状的基础上,分析了影响中国农民职业流动的制度因素、社会因素和人力资本因素。     

“为人师表”的合理范畴论析

为人师表是教师职业道德的基本要求。教师为人师表,应该有具体的时空范畴和行为范畴,而不应当把它泛化到教师的所有行为和一切时空环境。这既是对作为教师的人的尊重,也是教师专业化建设中不可忽视的“技术”问题。     

任务型教学背景下的外语师资教育

我国新的英语课程标准倡导任务型语言教学途径,给广大外语教师提出了更高的要求。因此,任务型教学中外语师资教育也变得越来越重要。文章着重探讨了任务型教学对外语教师的要求及在此背景下外语师资的培养策略,包括任务型教学理论知识的学习,开展任务型教学反思,组织或参加任务型教学专题研讨会等。     

关于探索我国大教育管理学学科建设的刍议

本文主要从终身教育与学习型社会的时代背景,探索研究领域的全民终身教育,管理主体的自主性,合作学习的互动性,教育资源的共享性等方面,以促进学科建设.     

论乌兰夫关于党领导内蒙古民族区域自治思想--为乌兰夫诞辰一百周年而作

乌兰夫关于党领导内蒙古民族实现区域自治思想主要包括:为什么只有中国共产党才能充当内蒙古民族实现民族区域自治的领导者,中国共产党是怎样领导内蒙古民族实现民族区域自治的,如何保障中国共产党对内蒙古民族实现民族区域自治的领导等内容。     

Teachers in school sports: between the fields of education and sport?

According to the cultural sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, gaining access to a social space or a position within a social space requires a specific capital. For teachers, this is normally indicated by a valid teaching certificate with relevant subject knowledge. However, when no qualified teachers are available, which is the case for the subject of school sports in Sweden, other assets gain recognition. Drawing on Bourdieu's conceptual framework, this paper examined the conditions for school sports in Sweden, and based on questionnaires answered by 109 teachers, explored the competencies, education and backgrounds teachers in upper secondary school sports possess. The paper address the question: what valuable resources are required to become a teacher of school sports and gain recognition as symbolic capital? The results show that while school sports in Sweden are carried out through a school subject and thus regulated by the government, it is influenced by both the fields of education and sport. Furthermore, the questionnaire results show that a majority of the teachers are employed as coaches instead of teachers and that less than half of them (45%) have a teacher education background, while 95% have a coaching education background. However, the results also show that teachers assessed their competencies for teaching school sports as high, especially with regard to competencies in specific sport skills. In conclusion, this paper shows how coaching education and experience in competitive sports are an important resource required to become a teacher in school sports and is thus recognized as symbolic capital. Therefore, school sports cannot be viewed as a legitimate part of the field of education but can be viewed as a part of the field of sport.