Stimulating Intrinsic Motivation in Millennial Students: A New Generation,a New Approach

There has been a fundamental change in health care pedagogy to address the demands and challenges posed by the present generation of millennial students. There is also a growing recognition of the role of intrinsic motivation as a catalyst in a positive learning experience. The term intrinsic motivation refers to energizing behavior that comes from within an individual and develops due to an inherent interest in the activity at hand. However, stimulating intrinsic motivation in the present generation of millennial health care students is a daunting task, considering their diverse and disparate nature. In addition, the inherent generational differences between educators and students, and an increasing emphasis on technological tools have resulted in a dichotomy in the educational environment leading to the development of a greater incidence of burnouts among students. Hence, numerous innovative techniques have been introduced in health care education to enhance the levels of intrinsic motivation in these students. Unfortunately, most of these approaches have only been moderately successful due to their limited ability to address the unique educational expectations of millennial students. The cumulative evidence suggests that specific approaches to stimulate intrinsic motivation should aim at nurturing the learning efforts of students, bridging the generational barriers between educators and students, and ameliorating the stress associated with health care education. Hence, the specific aim of this narrative review is to suggest empirically proven curricular strategies and institutional reforms to enhance intrinsic motivation in health care students belonging to the Millennial Generation.     

影响学生数学概念学习的因素分析

运用教育学与心理学知识，从中职教育教学实际出发，就中职生在数学概念学习过程中各种心理障碍的表现特征及其形成原因进行分析研究，并用认知理论的观点谈谈学生学习数学概念的过程．     

消除农产品绿色贸易壁垒的根本之路

绿色壁垒构成中国农产品出口一大障碍。它确有保护人类、动植物健康及环境的作用。要运用WTO的有关规则，解决因绿色壁垒引起的贸易争端，又要改善中国农业生产的生态环境，提高农产品质量，这既是消除绿色贸易壁垒的根本之路，也是实现中国农业可持续发展的必然选择。     

民办高校研究型教师发展障碍与培育策略

现阶段民办高校研究型教师自身发展面临诸多障碍,如主管部门政策歧视,科研资助缺位;学校重视程度不够,重教学轻科研,科研软环境欠佳;教师科研意识不强,职称晋升色彩过浓;等等。而其培育策略则为:主管部门清理歧视性科研政策;学校层面推行科研工作量抵充制度,优化科研工作软环境;研究型教师自身加强学术生涯规划,提升学术核心竞争力。     

Minority parental involvement and school barriers: Moving the focus away from deficiencies of parents

There has been an alarming imbalance in recent research on minority parental involvement because it has focused on parents’ variables to identify groups for effective interventions without searching for broader contextual variables. This literature review provides available research findings on the school barriers that prevent minority parents’ participation in their children's school in the United States. The following school barriers were identified: (a) teachers’ perception about the efficacy of minority parents, (b) teachers’ perception concerning the capacity of minority parents, (c) teachers’ beliefs in the effectiveness of parental involvement and developmental philosophy, (d) teachers’ self-efficacy in teaching effectiveness, (e) school friendliness and positive communication, (f) diversity of parental involvement programs, (g) school policies, and (h) school leadership. Increased understanding about the nature of minority parental involvement in their children's school will lead to a more collaborative home–school partnership and ensure the long-term success of parental involvement.     

克服中学生四种心理障碍提高政治课的讨论质量

讨论,是实施政治课教学的一个重要环节,是促进教学目的实现的有效手段,也是学生自我教育的一种好形式.讨论要求教师在教学中要引导学生克服从众心理、随意心理、逆反心理、回避心理四种心理障碍,这样讨论的质量才能得到提高.     

The Web in K-12 Education

Abstract

Growth in size and popularity of the Web over the last 10 years has been remarkable. There are now many calls to make the Web the center of K-12 schooling. However, there are many problems that must be solved before the Web can be fully integrated into curricula in public schools. Such problems can be categorized as practical or pedagogical in nature. Pedagogical problems include those barriers to Web integration that are caused by the nature of the education subculture and the culture at large. These are the most difficult problems to solve and would call for a nationwide commitment to true individualized education.     

我国突破教师教育体制性障碍的实践

本文以教师专业化为基础,分析了我国教师教育突破体制障碍的做法与经验,包括:实行综合大学办师范,突破传统、单一、封闭的师范教育体系;建构职前职后一体化培养模式,突破狭隘的职前培养模式;建立教师资格证书制度,延长教师培养年限,有效保障教师教育的质量;提高教师的待遇,推行免费师范教育,避免过度市场化等。提出要创新农村教师培养和补充机制,实现师范教育均衡化发展。     

湖北省中小企业内部成长障碍实证研究

通过对影响湖北省中小企业成长的内部障碍的实证分析,指出了湖北省中小企业在治理结构方面的成长障碍因素,并提出了促使其健康成长的相关建议。     

从知识失业现象分析构筑文科专业壁垒的价值

当前,我国高等教育文科建设面临就业难问题,随着扩招和＂双选＂就业机制的深入,这一问题越来越凸显,随之而来的就是知识失业现象。在实现大众化教育以后,文科生就业形势与理工科相比要严重得多,知识失业现象也比较明显。有必要通过构筑文科专业壁垒体系,从根本上提升文科大学生的教育质量。文科建设必须充分体现对高深专门知识的传授。