Emotions involved in encountering classroom diversity: Beginning teachers’ stories

This article addresses emotions involved in encountering classroom diversity as appearing in beginning teachers’ stories. Previous research has pointed out that teachers’ emotions related to growing classroom diversity are seldom addressed, although increasing classroom diversity has been distinguished as a significant emotional challenge for teachers. In this article, teachers’ work is viewed as relational and moral work, in which emotions are inherently present. We conceptualise emotions as simultaneously social and individual. Instead of predefining the term ‘diversity’, we are interested in what kind of classroom diversity seems to become meaningful in teachers’ stories. The data consists of narrative interviews with seven Finnish beginning teachers. The findings illustrate how, in beginning teachers’ stories, students are both categorised and approached as unique individuals. Furthermore, the findings show diverse ways that emotions are present in teachers’ stories about classroom diversity, and how the working community also affects teachers’ emotions. We argue that teachers’ stories related to emotions and classroom diversity can be interpreted as moral negotiations, in which teachers’ own values and ideas of teaching are challenged. The findings of this article may add understanding of teacher–student relationships in diverse classrooms, and are also significant for teacher educators and teacher education programmes.     

Reasons of students and apprentices to choose a training company in the dual system

This article sheds light on an understudied aspect of the transition from school to work: the choice of a training company. It presents findings from qualitative interviews with 69 secondary school students and apprentices from the German states of Berlin and Brandenburg, focusing on their reasons to choose a training company in the dual system. What reasons lead students and apprentices to choose a training company? The most common reason is personal impressions, which future apprentices obtain in their initial, personal encounters with a company and its staff. Students and apprentices often consider location, working atmosphere and soundness. Due to this study’s regional scope, its findings may not be fully generalisable on a national or international level. However, its findings may instigate further research in countries where people pursuing certain types of apprenticeship training have to apply to companies (e.g. Great Britain, Switzerland and Australia).     

城市发展规划应兼顾人文历史价值的传统格局——对邵阳市十二五规划市区建设的建议

邵阳市城区东部偏北一片,既是市区自然风光最为优美的地方,又是人文景观最为厚重的一隅。过去几十年,这里布局了大量的三废排放严重的工业企业,由于处于市区全年主导风的上风口,对城市建设和发展产生了极为不利的影响。因此,该区域的企业搬迁或治理应纳入城市中长期发展规划,以保证城市建设健康发展。     

不可忘却的“黑色”记忆——重读托妮·莫里森的《宠儿》

小说《宠儿》通过对黑人历史记忆的重组和演绎,谱写了一部触目惊心的黑人血泪史,对黑人的前途和命运做出了全方位的思考,意在启发黑人牢记过去、直面现实、放眼未来,具有厚重的历史意识和重大的现实意义。     

意识形态与政治性话语诉求的认识性装置——对1960年代历史小说的知识考古学分析

通过对1960年代历史小说语境化"重返"式的解读,并运用"知识考古学"的研究方法分析,认为1960年代的历史小说表达了作家们在向历史诉求的过程中与小说中的历史人物彼此生死相知,以及他们对现实的介入性言说,而这种面向历史的精神旨归和介入现实的话语呈现,又隐约地透露出作家在现实规训下的复杂心态,1960年代的历史小说也成了意识形态与政治话语诉求的认识性装置,从一个侧面显示了权力、制度、意识形态等对文学与人的规训以及这种规训的隐秘成规。     

全从当场见世情——从场面描写看《金瓶梅》的小说艺术

《金瓶梅》是一部以繁多、生动却不免琐屑的细节描写著称的长篇小说,由细节描写营构成的场面是《金瓶梅》文本的基本存在形态,大致可分为宴饮场面、内室场面和庭院场面三类。由于作者主要使用细节连缀的叙述方式,小说的叙事空间精彩而叙事时间则时常紊乱,留下了遗憾。夸饰性和写实性场面的结合,是《金瓶梅》人物塑造的重要方法之一。     

《山海经》是杂史名著

《山海经》成书于战国,它的内容驳杂、奇特,包括山川、道里、民族、物产、药物、祭祀、巫医等,是古代文化的宝库,我们可以从各个角度去发掘它。     

“英雄无父”母题在中国叙事中的运用

＂英雄无父＂母题是古代民间叙事史诗中的一个共享性的母题。它在中国叙事文学中被大量运用。从远古时期的历史记载到当代的电视剧创作中,都能看到它的身影。而且它不只是叙述着故事,同时也对塑造中国文化经验起着重要作用。文章试图从＂英雄无父＂母题在中国叙事文学的发生与演变中,找出中国民间文本被规约的过程与结果。     

史诗性与儿童性的结合——张品成小说论

在革命历史题材儿童文学创作中,海南作家张品成体现出独特的意义。他通过革命叙述的微言大义、历史的考证与补阙等手法体现了史诗的另一种写法。他一方面打造了多彩的少年儿童形象长廊,同时也尽量增添作品的浪漫化表达,从而较好地体现出创作的儿童性。在人物三角关系设置以及叙事节奏等方面,作者也体现出鲜明的创新性。     

毛泽东文艺思想的当代价值

毛泽东文艺思想是马克思主义文艺理论中国化的典范和优秀成果,对我国当今的社会主义文艺运动方向及新时期文艺理论的发展路径,依然具有指导和引领作用。要正确看待毛泽东文艺思想的历史地位,明了毛泽东文艺思想的独特的理论贡献。否定、贬损毛泽东文艺思想,在学理上是站不住脚的。新形势下"要重新学习毛泽东文艺思想",使它在继承中得到发展。