略论职业教育的振兴

职业教育振兴的原因,除了党和政府的高度重视,还有两大重要原因:一是职业教育业已经历140年的风风雨雨,从没中断过发展脉络,经得起各种环境的考验。二是职业教育具有崇高的奉献精神,为社会各界所首肯。     

强化意识 更新观念——广东图书馆国际化发展初探

作为我国对外开放的前沿阵地,广东经济最先与国际经济融为一体,现在又提出建设文化大省的伟大事业。图书馆事业是文化事业的重要组成部分,因此,在建设文化大省过程中,探讨广东图书馆的国际化问题有重要的现实意义。本文拟从强化意识方面谈谈看法。     

走向学校本位的教师专业发展：问题与思路

新一轮以提高教育质量为核心的教育改革促使人们越来越关注教师专业发展问题，为此，世界各国政府和教师组织进行了大量的探索实践。但随着研究的深入，人们认识到，除了依靠政府的力量促进教师专业发展之外，教师任职的学校应该承担更重要的职责，学校应当成为教师专业发展的基地。本文认为，从学校管理的角度，立足学校促进教师专业发展的实践思路有：形成共同的价值观念体系；通过制度规范改变教师行为；形成促使教师自我发展的习俗。     

当代新易家的理论建构——评张其成博士后的易学四书

当代新易家的理论建构为 :中华文化的主干既不是儒家 ,也不是道家 ,而是通贯儒道二家的“易道”。易符、易图、象数是“易道”的载体和表达形式。易学与中国传统生命科学紧密结合在一起。消解科学文化与人文文化的对立 ,消解中国文化与西方文化的冲突 ,促进人与自然的和谐、科学与人文的互补、中西文化的融合是当代新易家的追求目标     

专业实验独立设课的研究与实践

总结了近几年来在实验课独立设课的研究与实践中的实验教学特点和效果,认为专业实验独立设课的改革是必要而且是可能的,专业实验独立设课改革的关键,是如何整合课程和综合性、设计性实验的设计、再造与创新。     

内职业生涯激励的途径分析与研究

内职业生涯是企业进行激励的有效激励源,内职业生涯对员工的激励可以通过两种途径实现:一是企业通过创造有利于员工内职业生涯发展的环境,对员工进行外部激励;二是员工重视内职业生涯的发展,进行自我激励。推进内职业生涯的激励有利于和谐社会的构建。     

Teachers’ technology adoption and practices: lessons learned from the IWB phenomenon

The twenty-first century has seen unprecedented investment from governments around the world in educational technologies in schools. This paper investigates Australian teachers’ adoption and use of a popular technology that has been extensively supported by governments and school systems: the interactive whiteboard (IWB). The study suggests that a number of the barriers identified in the early days of adoption and use of this technology, such as professional support and access, still remain for many teachers, thereby impeding effective practices. The research also found that primary school teachers were using the technology in diverse ways, in contrast to secondary teachers who were using the IWB mainly for instructionist, presentational purposes. We conclude by considering various ways of reducing the effect of the identified barriers to support implementation of educational technologies in the classroom, especially the next generation of technologies promoted by governments and systems.     

北京农村教师专业发展模式及存在问题的调查

为了全面了解北京市农村地区教师专业发展的现状,在对北京市十个农村地区进行了大样本问卷调查和深入访谈后,经过定量与定性数据分析得出以下结论:北京市农村地区目前主要存在教师个体专业发展模式、大学与中小学合作的教师专业发展模式、中小学校本研修模式、与城区合作的教师专业发展模式等四种教师专业发展模式。北京市农村地区教师专业发展存在的问题有:教师队伍建设困难,教师专业发展缺乏专业引领和工学矛盾突出等。     

Rethinking researcher–teacher roles and relationships in educational action research through the use of Nel Noddings’ ethics of care

ABSTRACT

Action research approaches have evolved out of a criticism of previous research traditions, where teachers have been seen as research objects, at risk of being marginalized. Such approaches have also arisen out of the view that teaching, learning, and educational research are interrelated. In action research, teachers are seen as professionals, raising their status to subjects, conducting own research. The research is carried out with or by people rather than on someone, which changes the roles and relationships. Ethical dilemmas can arise, especially evident in action research, where the distinctions between researcher and researched are blurred or removed altogether. This paper aims to explore the changing roles and relationships between researchers and teachers in action research through a philosophical analysis based on the writings of Nel Noddings, especially the concept of ethics of care. The analysis creates an opportunity for a rethinking of researcher–teacher roles, focusing on responsibility and knowledge as well as reciprocity and communication. Based on the author’s own action research experiences, various dilemmas are discussed. Obstacles to and opportunities for developing caring relationships between researchers and teachers will also be highlighted. The implications of the study include valuing both researcher and teacher expertise and learning to understand each other’s perspectives as well as giving tailored care. It is also vital to find strategies to contextualize and enact these views and beliefs within the researcher–teacher relationship. Neither researchers nor teachers will have total control over the process, as they stay open to each other’s perspectives and needs based on a caring relationship.