家庭公益教育的障碍及其破解机制研究

开展公益教育是时代环境变化、社会转型的客观要求。家庭公益教育是公益教育的有机组成部分,是突破当前“应试型”教育模式,构建“家庭-学校-社区”三联动下系统、多元的公益教育模式的关键环节。我国家庭公益教育的开展存在诸多障碍。调查发现,这些障碍主要为家长认知障碍、家庭公益行动障碍及制度性障碍。针对这些障碍,在借鉴美国家庭公益教育经验的基础上,提出了破解之策。     

成人教育脱产学生现状及其工作针对性的探索

本针对成人教育脱产学习形式的快速发展，及其学生教育、教学管理上探索与实践的不成熟；通过对成人教育脱产学生的调查分析，探索出适合成人教育脱产学生教育、教学管理的方法。     

学报创办60期誌言

本文认真回顾思考创办院刊学报19年60期来的经验,总结在农村基层办教育学术期刊的特殊规律和做法,并分析此类杂志在新时期所面临的挑战及对策。     

Pre-service and In-service Secondary School Teachers’ Knowledge about Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Attitudes toward Students with ADHD

This article reports on a mixed-method inquiry into pre-service and in-service secondary school teachers’ knowledge about Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and attitudes toward students with this disorder in Hong Kong. The inquiry revealed no differences between pre-service and in-service secondary school teachers concerning their knowledge of ADHD and attitudes toward students with ADHD. It also identified possible sources of participants’ knowledge and a variety of factors underlying their attitudes toward students with ADHD including sociocultural beliefs and working conditions. The findings call for teacher educators to develop better education programmes to support both pre-service and in-service teachers in undertaking the challenging task of teaching students with ADHD.     

THE ZOMBIE STALKING ENGLISH SCHOOLS: SOCIAL CLASS AND EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITY

ABSTRACT:  The aim of this article is to reclaim social class as a central concern within education, not in the traditional sense as a dimension of educational stratification, but as a powerful and vital aspect of both learner and wider social identities. Drawing on historical and present evidence, a case is made that social inequalities arising from social class have never been adequately addressed within schooling. Recent qualitative research is used to indicate some of the ways in which class is lived in classrooms. The article also raises concerns about the ability of the education system to positively address social class in the classroom when contemporary initial teacher training rarely engages with it as a relevant concern within schooling.     

Lecturers on teaching within the ‘supercomplexity’ of Higher Education

While a vast literature exists on students and their learning, work on lecturers and their teaching continues to lag some way behind. This paper explores the notion that the complexity of Higher Education (HE) today significantly impacts upon what goes on in the classroom through a two-tiered study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore lecturers’ perceptions and experiences of teaching a specific module. Interviewees raised issues pertaining to the wider departmental, institutional and socio-political context. Consequently, focus groups were run with key people in the University to explore their perceptions of teaching and learning within the current HE climate. The findings suggest that lecturers perceive numerous external factors to impinge upon their teaching and attempt to militate against these in various ways in order to achieve ongoing enhancement of learning for students.

Growing up in a tourist destination: developing an environmental sensitivity

Abstract

This paper explores how the socio-cultural milieu of a community may foster a sense of environmental stewardship among children and young people. Ethnographic fieldwork, carried out in a popular tourist destination in Australia, revealed that the overt impacts of tourism activity such as littering provoke negative feelings among children and young people; these perceptions can in turn translate into a sensitivity towards the environment. While debated in some circles, a Significant Life Experiences (SLE) lens is useful in understanding children and young people’s lived experiences of – and sensitivity to - environmental issues in the communities where they are raised. SLE is employed in this article to explore how a sense of stewardship towards the environment is developed among children and young people growing up in a tourist destination. Findings suggest they actively contribute to protecting the environment in a variety of ways from regular beach clean ups and educating visiting tourists to participating in rallies and anti-development protests.     

Individual Learner Factors Affecting Second Language Acquisition

In Second Language Acquisition(short for SLA) research,the study of individual learner factors plays an important role.In this paper,discussion will be restricted to five general individual learner factors which have received the most attention in SLA research:age,cognitive style,personality,motivation and attitude.The research will,to some extent,not only develop the SLA theory,but also enhance learners’ judgments to their own individual learner factors.It can also shed light on the practical foreign language learning.     

The Role of the ESP Teacher

The paper considers the role of the ESP (English for Specific Purposes) teacher, in particular, to consider in what ways the ESP teacher’s lot differs from that of the General English teacher. And finally it provides information about resources to help the ESP teacher.     

A Survey on English Learner Autonomy at Postgraduate Stage

Language competence is the ultimate goal of language learning.As the development of globalization,the task of improving learners’ English competence becomes even more urgent.Context Approach is first introduced,and learner autonomy is brought in as a context approach in the specified teaching environment concerned.On the basis of that,a small-scale survey is conducted to investigate the status of English learner autonomy among some students at postgraduate stage.