Miss,What's My Name? New teacher identity as a question of reciprocal ontological security

This paper extends the dialogue of educational philosophy to the experience of beginners entering the teaching profession. Rather than impose the ideas of any specific philosopher or theorist, or indeed official standard, the exploration presented here owes its origins to phenomenology and the use of grounded theory. Working from a narrative data base and focussing on the knowing of name in the first instance, the authors develop their emergent ideas on self and identity in relation to children taught, through connection to a wider literature that includes reference to Giddens, Illeris, Deleuze and Heidegger, for example. The paper is thus also an exercise in suggesting that research on practice by academics working in professional education, who are non‐philosophers, can lead to constructive and relevant engagement with philosophy in developing theory from and about about practice, even though the approach, in the initial stages, may well be serendipitous and eclectic in nature.     

Socioaffective Issues and Concerns Among Gifted Filipino Children

There is a dearth of information regarding the socioemotional realities of gifted children from ethnically diverse backgrounds, which this research attempts to address. Multiple semistructured narrative interviews were conducted with 22 intellectually superior children aged 4–9 years and with their parents. Manifestations of perfectionism, hypersensitivities, and overexcitabilities were evident among the Filipino gifted children. The implications of such manifestations of heightened sensitivities for educators and diagnosticians were discussed. Cross-cultural contrasts were likewise discussed to demonstrate whether predominant socioaffective traits, characteristics, and issues in the West are likewise evident among gifted children from a culturally different background like the Philippines.     

A study of social–emotional adjustment levels of preschool children in relation to peer relationships

The aim of this research is to study social–emotional adaptation levels of 5- to 6-year old preschool children in relation to peer relationships. One hundred and forty-four children aged between 5 and 6 joined in this relational survey study. According to the results of the research analysing the relationship between the social–emotional adjustments of 5- to 6-year old children continuing preschool education and the peer relationship variables; the social–emotional adjustment level can meaningfully predict the prosocial behaviour of children towards their peers, aggression levels and exclusion by peers, fear–anxiety towards peers, hyperactivity–distractibility and peer victimisation.     

Home Literacy Environment and the beginning of reading and spelling

Reading and writing are necessary prerequisites for a successful school career. Therefore it is important to identify precursor variables which predict these abilities early in order to identify children possibly at risk of developing reading or spelling difficulties. Relevant precursors include letter knowledge, phonological awareness (PA), vocabulary, and cognitive abilities. Moreover, also social aspects such as the socioeconomic status of the family (SES), the migration background and the “Home Literacy Environment” (HLE) are of importance. So far, only a few studies are available which analyse the early development of different possible explanatory factors simultaneously in the years before and after school enrolment. In particular, the relative impact of HLE on early and later linguistic competencies in a German context remains unclear. Thus, in our longitudinal study, covering the period from kindergarten to Grade 1, we focused on the role HLE plays in the development of language competencies of 921 German children, compared to the impact of several other important variables.     

The Effects of Concurrent Classroom and Home Instructional Video-Game Use on Student Achievement

ABSTRACT

This study focused on whether Internet use improves skills for practical use of information, which is termed information literacy in Japan. Data from Japanese elementary school children (n = 702) were analyzed in a two-wave panel study in order to estimate the causal relationship between Internet use and information literacy. Structural equation modeling was the specific technique applied in a cross-lagged effect model. Results of the analysis indicated that greater use of the Internet led to higher information literacy in the whole-scale measure of practical use of information, as well as in the subskill areas of collecting, judging, and expressing information.     

聋校低年级学生写句问题分析

笔者试从聋童在写句中存在的句子概念模糊、句意表达不完整、成分欠缺、用词单调、内容贫乏、语序颠倒、对词语的理解和使用不恰当等诸多问题入手,分析聋童在写句中出现的一些错误现象,并针对这些问题,提出一点粗浅的看法。     

视障儿童亲子关系的干预

亲子关系是视障儿童社会化过程中最重要的关系之一,建立和谐而稳定的亲子关系对视障儿童的发展起着尤为重要的作用。本文主要从七个方面论述了如何帮助视障儿童的家长和视障儿童建立起和谐稳定的亲子关系。     

构建亲子互动理论体系 促进学前听障儿心理健康发展

亲子互动是学前听障儿童心理健康发展的重要沟通行为。本文从亲子互动对听障儿心理发展的影响,亲子互动对学前听障儿心理健康的影响两方面着手,系统阐述了亲子互动的理论体系,以求从中得出一些有益的启示来促进学前听障儿心理健康发展。     

中重度智障儿童快乐识词教学初探

在中重度智障儿童识词教学中,记忆不牢固、遗忘快、再现困难等成了他们最大的学习障碍。根据他们特殊的心理和生理特点,在教学实践中,通过开拓多种识词方法,开辟多条巩固途径,以此达到快乐教学的效果,提高学生的识词能力。     

河北省青少年超重与肥胖人群膳食特点研究

采用问卷调查法和文献资料法,对河北省石家庄、沧州、承德、张家口四个地区的385名超重与肥胖中学生和219名正常体重中学生进行了调查研究,旨在分析总结出超重与肥胖青少年的膳食特点,探讨导致肥胖的饮食因素,为其控体重、减体重提供科学的理论依据。