Mental health and subjective well-being of staff in a secondary school for adolescents with severe and profound multiple learning difficulties

The main purpose of this study was to explore the mental health and subjective well-being of staff working with adolescents with severe and profound multiple learning difficulties. The participants were 19 teachers and 25 teaching assistants working in an inner London, local authority, specialist day provision. A demographic questionnaire, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, the Positive Affect Scale, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale were used as data collection tools. The inferential statistical tools used were t-tests and correlational analyses. The study brought to light a high number of borderline and abnormal anxiety scores among all staff. The study also found a significant difference in the resilience scores of teachers and teaching assistants, with teaching assistants scoring higher on the resilience scale. The results, alongside findings from previous research, call for better mental health support for teachers and staff working in the field of special educational needs and disabilities. The study highlights the emotional toll on educators, and the need for mitigation strategies that promote good mental health outcomes for both teachers and students.     

JOURNALISM AND BLOGGING

Adopting a systems framework from the sociology of occupations, this study proposes a model to explain the vulnerabilities of journalism in the face of challenges from blogging, and the conditions under which journalists are likely to change their practices to address these vulnerabilities. A test of this model shows that editors’ awareness of local blogging activity corresponds to increased use of blogs as sources, discussion of blogs in planning meetings and adoption of the blogging form on news websites.     

Writing readiness and children with Down Syndrome in an Irish context

There is a dearth of studies investigating writing readiness in children with Down Syndrome (DS) and limited information on appropriate interventions. This article reports on a study conducted in the Republic of Ireland. An uncontrolled pretest‐posttest design was implemented using writing readiness measures specifically adapted/developed from the literature to collect data on the writing readiness skills of 28 school‐aged children with DS attending mainstream schools in the Republic of Ireland. Teacher/parent perspectives were also gathered during focus groups. The children presented with complex needs in relation to posture, pencil grasp, copying basic shapes, name/letter copying. Teacher and parent reports highlighted the need for collaborative intervention with occupational therapy. Findings from the study support the need for targeted early collaborative syndrome‐specific intervention to support the development of writing readiness in children with DS as an important part of school readiness. Intervention should include adopting a broader emergent literacy approach, teacher education regarding writing readiness and parental involvement in intervention.     

纳米技术对环境和人类健康影响的文献计量学研究

检索了MEDLINE光盘数据库1991—2009年收录的纳米技术对环境和人类健康影响的文献,利用文献计量学方法对其发表时间、国家、类型、期刊种类、主题词、副主题词等的分布进行了统计分析,旨在为科研人员提供参考。     

突破公务员养老改革困境:政策分析的视角——近年公务员养老改革国际趋势对中国的借鉴

20世纪80年代开始一些国家的公务员养老改革呈现出多支柱战略下的统一覆盖格局,经验说明在公平、统一的价值理念下,公务员养老改革从属于社会保障改革问题系统。把我国公务员纳入社保并构建公务员职业年金、鼓励个人养老储蓄,这应该是实现企业和公共部门养老体系长久和谐发展的合理战略选择。为突破当前改革阻力和困境,策略上应该注意区分公务员纳入社保和构建公务员职业年金两个相对独立的政策议程,应优先推动前一个议程以抓住有利的改革实际。     

University and vocational education,and youth labour market outcomes in Australia

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of university and vocational education, and other influences on a variety of labour market outcomes for Australian youths aged between 16 and 25. The six labour market outcomes investigated are: occupational status, hourly and weekly earnings, employment, unemployment and full-time work. The study finds that a bachelor’s degree has clear positive effects on each of these youth labour market outcomes, in contrast to vocational qualifications. Among men, vocational qualifications show no sizable positive effects on these outcomes. Among women, the higher-level vocational diploma is beneficial for employment and unemployment. In no instance are the positive effects of vocational education stronger than that for a bachelor’s degree. Many of these labour market outcomes are strongly associated with prior experiences of employment and unemployment. The findings suggest that policies, rather than focusing on expanding and reforming vocational education, should aim to ensure that young people quickly secure employment, preferably full-time, and avoid unemployment.     

Self-guided field trips for students of environments

In many learning institutions around the world, there is a trend towards larger classes, more flexible learning pathways and reduced teaching resources. Experiential learning is often used in the form of site visits or field trips for students studying engineering, natural resource management, geography and similar disciplines. Providing opportunities for students to undertake field trips without the traditional support mechanism is one of the more challenging issues for subject designers. How can large cohorts of students gain practical exposure to various aspects of the natural or built environment? Although this is typically done using traditional site visits and fieldwork with a high staff/student ratio, the goal has been to use action research to design and develop resources to enable small groups (three or four) to make self-guided visits to sites close to campus. Multimedia resources to examine and interpret aspects of the site that relate to their on-campus learning guide the students. One critical issue in the success of these activities has been proper risk assessment and control procedures. The outcome of this research is a framework to provide a safe, active learning experience by way of self-guided field trips that is suitable for implementation with large classes.     

郫县中小学教师嗓音问题调查

课堂教学用嗓有不同于日常言语交流用嗓的特点。通过调查研究分析中小学教师嗓音问题出现的原因,从技术对策和组织措施两个方面提出改善教师嗓音问题的思路,以求从根本上解决中小学教师的嗓音问题。     

研究生职业期望现状调查研究

文章通过问卷调查对哈尔滨市五所高校的300名研究生进行随机施测,探讨研究生职业期望的现状,并简要分析差异的形成原因,以此来引导研究生群体树立恰当的职业期望,适应社会不断变化的形势。     

高职机电一体化技术专业“双证融通”课程体系研究

在高职机电一体化技术专业双证融通课程体系构建中,其前提是对接地方产业转型升级调整战略,准确定位培养目标,然后按照分层化国家职业标准的四类能力构建双证融通课程体系。其核心环节是以岗位需求为依据,融入相关职业标准,制定双证课程标准,构建项目或模块化的课程内部结构,以任务为引领,设计教学过程。