A customised Total Quality Management Framework for schools

Abstract

Research has revealed that many of the historically disadvantaged schools in South Africa experience difficulty in implementing policies aimed at restoring the quality of teaching and learning. The difficulty has been attributed to several factors such as poor conceptualisation and implementation of quality management systems at school level. This article reports on empirical research that investigated the possibility of applying Total Quality Management principles in schools for the purpose of restoring the culture of learning and teaching. Data was collected through qualitative and quantitative methods in selected schools situated in the Tshwane North District. The findings revealed that there is a gap between what is provided in the policy framework on the management of quality teaching and learning. It is recommended that in order to fill the gap, schools need to apply customised principles of Total Quality Management. The primary aim of this research was to develop such an integrated framework that is not only theoretically sound but that has been customised for schools’ contexts and conditions.     

Equity,quality and commitment in education: Interview with Luis C. Moll

Abstract

Luis C. Moll, Puerto Rican by birth, is one of the most prominent researchers in Latino education in the United States. His avant-garde works on Hispanic children's linguistic development and bilingual literacy are well known and renowned for their implications in the research on the impact of culture and education on human development. He is also one of the most notable advocates of Vygotskian theory in the Hispanic world, and his labor in this field has played an important role as a meeting point between United States' and Hispanic scholars. This interview examines his formation as a researcher: the intention is to provide an account of his educational and human trajectory, as well as to relate those projects he is involved in at the moment and that can be considered the result of such trajectory.     

高职校园文化建设的现状分析及对策研究

针对我国高职院校校园文化建设的现状,提出传承精神创新方式、三种文化相结合突出高职院校校园文化特色、利用校园文化提升高职院校软实力等相应对策,力求使校园文化成为高职院校发展的强劲动力,推动我国高等职业教育健康发展。     

跨文化交际视域下英文歌词汉译的成语运用

作为英美文化的重要组成部分,英文歌曲是音乐和语言的最佳结合体。在全球化大语境下,以跨文化交流为导向的英语歌词翻译是一个值得研究的话题。本文立足于该语境,通过分析英文歌曲翻译的标准和方法,结合汉语成语的文体特征,旨在讨论汉语成语和词组在英文歌曲翻译中的实际效用,以便助益跨文化交际目的下英文歌词汉译的实践活动和理论研究。     

当代思想政治教育方法对传统儒家文化的借鉴

中华传统文化历史悠久,博大精深,儒家文化作为其中最典型的主流元素,一直以来都是古今道德教育的重要内容。当代思想政治教育要想在方法上寻求创新和突破,就必须立足于思想政治教育的现实诉求,着眼于传统儒家文化的价值转化。从弘道、知行、克省、身教、诗乐等儒家经典思想中汲取营养,完善丰富思想政治教育具体方法,只有这样,才能适应时代发展的要求,提高思想政治教育实效性,更好塑造人的品德,引领社会进步。     

《诗经》中的吉祥文化发微

在人类发展的低级阶段,由于生活的变化无常,人们的内心产生不安定感,因此,辟邪、纳福、求吉心理随之产生,于是表达吉庆祥瑞观念的吉祥文化便出现了。吉祥文化自然成为文学素材。《诗经》中很多诗篇表现了吉祥文化,反映了我国古代劳动人民春祈秋报、婚丧嫁娶、祝寿延年等祈祥纳福的文化心理。     

博客文化不应是法律边缘的博弈--探讨网络博客的立法问题

网络博客在推动社会进步的同时也带来了许多违法犯罪行为。博客违法犯罪的内容均可以由现有法律进行追惩,但是对于这种新型侵权方式应当立法,加强预防,便利取证。建议我国由全国人大常委会制定一部《网络信息规范法》对博客以及未来可能出现的其他网络侵权工具进行规制,同时注重民间管理、行业自律的作用,并对具体细节及时进行立法解释。     

辛亥革命与中国政治现代化

辛亥革命具有政治现代化的特征,它是传统中国政治现代化的一种方式。辛亥革命推翻了东方的帝王专制,造就了中华民国,变更了中国政治统治的合法基础;在中国政治舞台上引进了国会、宪法和总统等西方的新制度文明,引起了政治结构的分化;开创了中国“宪政之治”的新传统,终结了传统中国“朝代国家”的型态,造成了政治文化的世俗化;彻底变革了传统社会的政治结构,增强了国家和社会的力量,带来了政治参与的扩大化。     

小河沿文化陶器分群研究

小河沿文化陶器就器形及纹饰来源可以分为四群,即来源于赵宝沟文化、来源于红山文化、来源于大汶口文化和来源于庙子沟文化,其中前二者基本构成了小河沿文化的主体内涵,所以是小河沿文化的直接来源,大约在红山文化中期二者融合成小河沿文化。大汶口文化晚期,伴随着红山文化消亡,小河沿文化进入了一个发展的新阶段。     

传统文化视角下的大学生道德教育

中国传统文化形式优美动人,内容博大精深,是中华民族在生息繁衍中形成的理论化和非理论化的精神成果的浓缩,是进行道德教育的良好媒介,对于建构当代大学生思想政治教育体系具有重要的指向价值。文章诠释了传统文化的精髓,剖析了当代大学生道德观的缺失,通过传统文化探讨有效的大学生道德教育方法。