How can children with mild literacy difficulties be supported at the transition to secondary school? A small‐scale quasi‐experimental study

There is evidence that pupils with weak literacy skills struggle on transition to secondary school. Many experience a drop in attainment in the summer break between the two. A British government‐funded programme of rigorously designed research on boosting literacy at transition had (by 2015) found only four of 15 interventions evaluated had positive effects. This small‐scale quasi‐experimental study investigated the effectiveness of support for pupils with mild literacy difficulties on transition to secondary school. Thirty‐two pupils in three schools were involved; half received the programme. Pairs were matched on reading, spelling, age and gender. Intervention was designed around the individual needs of each pupil, focusing variously on language skills, writing, reading and spelling. The group receiving the programme made modest gains in spelling, reading efficiency and single word reading. The comparison group lost ground, relatively, in all three areas. The results suggest a promising line for more rigorous investigation.     

Change management and the SENCo role: developing key performance indicators in the strategic development of inclusivity

This article follows an earlier publication highlighting the changing role of special educational needs co‐ordinators (SENCos) in England. SENCos are now required to manage change strategically and deliver inclusive school cultures. School‐based action research undertaken by a teacher studying for the postgraduate National Award for SEN Co‐ordination (NASENCO) is featured in the article; a strategic review of resource allocation increased the availability and quality of interventions for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The commentary which frames the study acknowledges that many SENCos are not yet members of a senior school management team (SMT) despite their mandated strategic whole‐school remit. Featuring the process through which one SENCo has strived to enhance SEND provision and develop context‐specific key performance indicators brings official guidance on the SENCo's role in strategic change management into sharp focus, raising questions that should concern both SMTs and non‐SMT SENCos.     

纪录片《话说长江》和《再说长江》创作理念与风格之比较

《话说长江》和《再说长江》是两部以长江为题材的电视纪录片,创作者站在时代的高度用镜头对现代中国进行审美观照与深情抒写,具有鲜明的时代特点,体现了不同时期的不同的创作理念和文化个性。     

EUROPEAN DISSERTATION SUMMARIES

To alleviate teachers’ reluctance toward practical work, there has been much discussion on teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge, teaching materials, and failsafe strategies for practical work. Despite these efforts, practical work is still regarded as a challenging task for many elementary science teachers. To understand the complexity of teachers’ conflicts in practical work, this study examines teachers’ ideas about teaching and learning that influence teachers’ decision‐making and action on teaching practical work. More important than knowing technical–rational aspects of practical work is to understand the internal contradictions that teachers have to resolve within themselves regarding their capabilities and beliefs about science teaching and practical work. Using stories and experiences of 38 third‐year university students in a science method course in Korea, we seek to understand the conflicts and negotiations that they experience as they make decisions regarding practical work throughout their course. Reflective writings and group discussions on their lived experiences and concerns were used to probe participants’ ideas on teaching using practical work. From written and verbal data, themes were saturated in terms of the aspects which could (dis)encourage their practice. Results suggest that there are multifactorial challenges in pre‐service teachers’ understandings and concerns in practical work. Besides time, materials, and curriculum, pedagogical assumptions and values also compositely challenge the minds of teachers. As the pre‐service elementary teachers negotiated within themselves the importance of science in classroom and social levels, the question is raised about their identities as pre‐service elementary teachers to appreciate the balance between science teaching and practical work.     

Latin@ advocacy in the hyphen: faculty identity and commitment in a Hispanic‐serving institution

This study examines our experiences as female junior scholars with multicultural backgrounds teaching at the same Hispanic‐serving institution. As education scholars with mixed‐heritage families, we identify with the commitment to serving Latinos and the number of mixed‐heritage people in the USA. The election of Barack Obama, whose racial background is both black and white, to the US presidency signifies the emergence of mixed‐heritage people as a demographic presence in this country. Our research suggests that more understanding is needed about the experiences of mixed‐heritage faculty in academia, as well as the ways in which faculty from any background may develop multiple affiliations with cultural communities and pursue professional agendas related to communities that they do not neatly fit into. Despite this variation in backgrounds and research agendas, we share our efforts in advancing Latin@ educational attainment.     

试论高等教育创新的基本原则

目前 ,我国高等学校进一步扩大招生 ,为适应社会发展的需要各高校在课程设置、教学教法以及后勤社会化等方面都有所创新 ,进行了一系列的改革。我国高等教育的创新是高层次的创新 ,是国家创新体系的支柱和基础 ,它的创新可遵循一些基本原则 ,其中最主要的是个性培养原则、整体培养原则、动态化原则、实践性原则等     

课程观的嬗变与教研文化重建管窥

教研文化滞后的根源之一在于对课程本质的误读。当代对课程认识的不断深化,要求重新审视“适应型”教研,构建开放、创生的教研新文化。其基本策略是制度的开放性、管理的人本化、教研的校本型,以及和谐舆论支持氛围。     

尘封的珍珠放出了异彩--评薛庚环的小说《周太祖郭威》

邢台曾经在五代时期出现过一位清政廉洁、节俭朴实、广施仁政的皇帝郭威。《周太祖郭威》这部长篇小说以此为题材 ,运用章回体的民族形式 ,塑造了郭威的鲜明形象 ,描写了他从一介布衣到登上王位的艰苦曲折的历程 ,为弘扬邢台民族文化作出了贡献。     

Access and Express: Professional Perspectives on Public Library Makerspaces and Intellectual Freedom

This study examines the roles of makerspaces and librarians in public libraries, as defined by nine librarians instituting makerspace services. It explores their understanding of creative spaces and library policy, specifically the foundational principles of intellectual freedom and access. Using constructivist discourse analysis tools, this study analyzes interview data to illuminate a concept of access grounded in expression, incorporating hands-on activities, tools, and social connections. This study has implications for practitioners and policymakers in reconsidering access as a positive liberty enabled by social contexts, and librarians’ enzymatic roles in facilitating those contexts.     

论谭纶对汤显祖戏曲创作的影响

明代名臣谭纶与杰出戏剧家汤显祖同为江西临川名人,虽然年龄差辈,未曾谋面,然而两人却书信往来.青年汤显祖十分仰慕家乡名将谭纶的英雄气概和兵备武功,谭纶的英雄业绩和爱国精神对汤显祖"临川四梦"战争描写产生积极影响,谭纶引进海盐腔、繁荣家乡戏曲艺术的功绩为汤显祖晚年戏曲创作与演出活动提供十分有益的条件.