Narrative inquiry and the problem of representation: ‘giving voice’, making meaning

In this article, the author argues that the exploration of alternative forms of research representation can result in new possibilities for making meaning in educational research. Narrative inquiry as a methodology has become established as an approach in education but remains contested in many ways. How we come to an understanding of such research findings and in particular how the issues of voice and representation are resolved are subject to much debate. Here, the author proposes that using fictive methods of representation of research, particularly poetry, can have implications for the ways in which meaning is made and therefore the possible meanings that can be made. Further, this article argues that the poetic form allows for the inclusion of many voices and stories in a non-hierarchical manner, making the author's influence explicit without it being dominant. Researchers have argued for poetic representations of research data as a means to evoke the participants' experience whilst making the author's influence explicit; here, it is argued that poetry can be utilized to provide a fuller representation of the research, placing the voice of the participants, the researcher and the literature on an equal level within the whole story of the research project. This article first details narrative inquiry as a methodological approach and its particular application to educational research before discussing the issues surrounding voice and representation. Subsequently, fictive forms of representation are explored as a means of addressing these issues.     

Changing leadership: Teachers lead the way for schools that learn

This paper presents findings from a three-year, qualitative study of teachers enrolled in a Masters of Teacher Leadership program. Researchers sought to understand the ways teachers’ beliefs about and understandings of teacher leadership were affected by their participation in a formal teacher leadership program, as well as the kinds of actions they took up as a result of this participation. Data indicate three significant ways participants’ work as teacher leaders was developed and enhanced, including: (a) identifying and amplifying their professional voice, (b) deepening and extending their voice as they plan, and (c) reframing their work/shift responsibility through constructing widening circles of influence and impact. Authors identify implications of their research for growing teacher leaders, school improvement and change, changing school culture, enhancing student engagement, and building new structures.     

A framework for scaffolding students' assessment of the credibility of evidence

Assessing the credibility of evidence in complex, socio‐scientific problems is of paramount importance. However, there is little discussion in the science education literature on this topic and on how students can be supported in developing such skills. In this article, we describe an instructional design framework, which we call the Credibility Assessment Framework, to scaffold high school students' collaborative construction of evidence‐based decisions and their assessment of the credibility of evidence. The framework was employed for the design of a web‐based reflective inquiry environment on a socio‐scientific issue, and was enacted with 11th grade students. The article describes the components of the Credibility Assessment Framework and provides the details and results of an empirical study illustrating this framework in practice. The results are presented in the form of a case study of how 11th grade students investigated and evaluated scientific data relating to the cultivation of genetically modified plants. Multiple kinds of data were collected, including pre‐ and post‐tests of students' conceptual understanding and their skills in assessing the credibility of evidence, and videotapes of students' collaborative inquiry sessions. The analysis of the pre‐ and post‐tests on students' conceptual understanding of Biotechnology and their skills in assessing the credibility of evidence revealed statistically significant learning gains. Students' work in task‐related artifacts and the analysis of two groups' videotaped discussions showed that students became sensitive to credibility criteria, questioned the sources of data and correctly identified sources of low, moderate, and high credibility. Implications for designers and educators regarding the application of this framework are discussed. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Res Sci Teach 48: 711–744, 2011     

贫困大学生的心理健康问题探究及其解决方案

当前,诸多压力令大学生心力交瘁,心理健康问题接踵而来。尤其是贫困大学生,他们面临着更多社会、学校和家庭的压力,他们的心理健康问题已引起了社会各界的广泛关注。高校辅导员有责任和义务去探究贫困大学生的心理健康问题,并极力寻求解决方案。     

中美高中物理教师探究教学观的质性研究——基于我国四节物理探究录像课的调查比较

探究教学成为当前国际科学教育改革的核心,但目前学界缺少对实践者教师认识现状的比较研究。本文以四节国内高中物理探究课为载体,利用开放式问卷和深度访谈收集数据,结合深入的定性分析,研究中美高中物理教师探究教学观的异同,以启示我国物理教师探究教学的实践。     

提升中文体育学术期刊国际影响力的经验与思考

学术期刊是衡量一国科学研究水平的重要参考。在中国国家实力和体育实力显著增强的今天,提升体育学术期刊的国际影响力既是时代所需,也是自身的责任所在。通过总结《北京体育大学学报》的成功经验,分析中文体育学术期刊提升国际化水平和增强国际影响力的各种措施和手段,主要包括多途径增加国际化信息、积极挖掘主管/主办单位的优质资源、抓住热点设立专栏或专题。同时指出,在追求国际化的同时中文体育学术期刊也应正确看待国际化,无须一味追求国际化,而是要找准定位,发挥学术期刊为国家服务的基本宗旨不动摇,深度挖掘我国体育科研国际化的优势,朝着建设成为具有国际影响力特色期刊的方向努力。     

The Role of Language in a Journalistic Interpretive Community

Drawing on anniversary-edition articles and interviews with journalists at Jakarta Post, Indonesia’s largest English-language news outlet, we argue that language of publication directly informs the narratives a journalistic interpretive community [Zelizer, Barbie. 1993. “Journalists as Interpretive Communities.” Critical Studies in Mass Communication 10: 219–237] develops to position itself as a news authority. Analysis showed that associations with English as a foreign language in Indonesia influenced stories of the newspaper’s professional values and practice, and the ways it conceptualized readership. The study contributes to the growing body of literature that examines intersections of journalism and language—in this case, English as a language of publication in a global context.     

当探究性活动遭遇学生的功利性思维

学生参与探究性活动是探究性学习的外在表现形式。在根深蒂固的功利性思维驱使下,学生的探究性活动常常迷失核心目标指向。规范和激励学生的探究行为,既需要建立适合探究性活动的评价机制,也需要教育者的理性引导。     

武术课程中探究式教学的设计与实施

探究式教学就是教师在教学过程中引导学生对教学内容进行积极探究,鼓励学生自主地获取知识和技能,掌握解决问题的方法.在探究式教学中,学生的主体地位得到了加强、创新精神和实践能力得到了培养、智力和特长得到了展现.     

在新课标教学中如何提高学生的个性化阅读能力

在新课标教学中要求学生敢于对教材进行质疑、探究,这种质疑、探究必须以个性化的阅读为基础,没有个性化的阅读与体悟就不会有质疑,可见个性化阅读在语文教学中是一个重要的环节。本文从张扬学生个性出发,提出在阅读教学中让学生＂多种形式地读＂、＂畅所欲言地讲演说＂,在日常教学中,以学生为主体,通过师生互动途径切实培养学生个性化阅读能力。