School improvement trajectories: an empirical typology

This paper is based on a multiple case study of schools which have been identified as improving their performance for about a decade. We proposed different criteria by which to characterize and study these improvement processes and, by applying them to our sample, we elaborated a typology of school improvement trajectories: we identified 4 different trajectories of school improvement. We called the first type restricted improvement because at its center is the management of processes that mainly target academic achievement tests; the second is incipient improvement, which is based on changes that restructure the school processes; the third identified trajectory are cases where school improvement is moving toward institutionalization, while the last are those cases where improvement has been already institutionalized and the schools have achieved high levels of educational effectiveness. We identified challenges that schools face at different stages of school improvement and discussed some related policy issues.     

案例教学法在《思想道德修养与法律基础》课中的应用

案例教学法以具体的典型案例为为出发点和主线索,在教师的指导下,以学生为主体,运用多种方式启发学生独立思考,对案例提供的客观事实和问题进行分析研究,提出见解,作出判断和决策,从而提高学生分析问题和解决问题能力,是一种理论联系实际的启发式教学方法。在《思想道德修养与法律基础》课中应用案例教学很有必要,在应用中要注意处理好它存在的几个重要问题。     

情景教学在土地经济类课程中的应用及案例研究

随着社会主义市场经济的确立和发展,社会对具有综合素质和高水平的土地经济类人才的需求日盛,土地经济类课程在土地资源管理专业人才培养中的重要性日渐凸显。文章归纳了开展情景教学的步骤,梳理了情景教学在土地经济类课程中的应用,并结合实践进行了分析。研究结果表明:在土地经济类课程中应用情景教学,应遵循梳理教学目标、设计教学情景、引导课前准备、实施教学行为、总结教学成果五个步骤。通过案例研究及相关调查表明,情景教学在土地经济类课程教学中,具有培养综合能力、提高学习兴趣、增强直观感受和加快知识更新四个方面的优势。学生对情景教学的认可程度较高,但在情景设计和角色分配方面,还需要进行合理简化,并在成绩评定等方面消除学生的后顾之忧。     

The Views of Youth on Their Educational Rights: A Case Study of Secondary Students from two Northern Ontario High Schools

A case study is reported involving 32 applied and academic program student volunteers aged 15–18 years from two high schools located in Northern Ontario, Canada. Students were interviewed regarding a number of educational policy and school climate issues. The study examines perceptions of rights as an aspect of the school learning environment. The need for greater school community and additional supports for struggling students was voiced by students across both program groups. Students strongly endorsed either a meritocratic or an equalitarian perspective on rights issues with both philosophies represented to some extent in both program groups. Surprisingly, students across both program groups expressed little interest in their education rights or their legal rights generally. The importance of fostering school community and student interest in rights issues is discussed. Also considered is the role of the social science researcher in providing youth a forum for the discussion of social policy issues.     

案例教学的特征与应用

案例教学作为一种行之有效的教学方法,应推广为普遍的教学方法。通过分析案例教学的特征和应用价值,提出高等教育应切实注重案例教学的研究,广泛实施案例教学。     

小而精的学府何以也成功——对加州理学院崛起的分析

如何通过跨越式发展为世界一流大学,是当前我国高等教育发展迫切需要解决的重大课题。本文通过对一所后发的小型学府－加州理工学院的专题分析,揭示了一所大学跨越式发展背后的内外动因、特色及其管理特征,最后结合我国大学发展的实际提出了若干结论与建议,特别强调了学术自由与大学自治对于我国高等教育发展的重要意义。     

马建忠语法观优劣论

《马氏文通》是我国第一部语法著作。《文通》孕育了“句本位”思想,创立了词法、句法分立的语法体系,客观总结了古汉语语法规律,在语言学史上具有不可忽略的地位。《文通》的主要缺点是句成分设置残缺不全,语法概念自相矛盾。     

制定法局限性与判例法借鉴

我国是实行制定法国家 ,制定法自身具有滞后性、原则性等缺点 ,因此在司法实践中缺乏灵活性。在法律实践中 ,判例法及其价值已经被越来越多的法律界人士所关注 ,并将判例法方法论不同程度地引入本国法律制度及法学研究中。我国也应借鉴判例法 ,完善我国法律制度     

离异家庭学生的心理疏导方法摭探

离异家庭的日渐增多使得离异家庭孩子的心理问题已经上升到重要的社会问题,关爱和疏导离异家庭的孩子显得尤为重要。教师必须用真心、爱心、耐心和细心引导、鼓励、帮助这些离异家庭的孩子,并要根据学生的不同心理问题合理施教,疏导学生的心理问题,使学生更好地成长。文章对离异家庭学生的心理疏导方法进行论述。     

我国企业新型学徒制实践探索

企业新型学徒制是我国技能人才培养模式与培养制度的重大创新。文章对近年来我国企业新型学徒制试点实施情况进行概览,分析了不同地区背景下的四个企业新型学徒制成功实施案例,以期对企业新型学徒制在全国范围的全面推行提供经验参考与模式借鉴。