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From the bottom-up: New York City teacher evaluation and the narration of mediated institutional assault

Following the trend of consequential accountability in US public education, New York City introduced a teacher evaluation program during the 2013–2014 school year that linked teachers’ individual performance ratings with their students’ exam scores. As this program systemically alters the nature of teacher–student relationships by transforming students into the means to an end (teachers’ professional viability), this study investigated the implementation of this accountability program from the point of view of the teachers – those who were the subject of this new policy. This study of 15 teachers’ narratives from 3 distinct schools illuminates a social-organizational process that I refer to as mediated institutional assault – a perceived attack on the teachers’ sense of personhood and moral agency perpetrated by mediating figures whose actions were facilitated by bureaucratic policies and institutionally coordinated tools of control. Thus, this study reveals that the consequence of this new mode of accountability is not merely the threat of losing one’s job, but also an insidious form of psychological assault, which in its masked delivery violates teachers’ sense of relational morality and challenges deeply engrained beliefs about their role as educators.     

Using stakeholder feedback to improve online professional development opportunities

Abstract

Traditional professional development is often characterized as being expensive, time consuming, and lacking impact. In contrast, online professional development provides greater flexibility and is becoming increasingly popular for school personnel. In this article, we report the process and outcomes of gathering feedback to adapt traditional in-person to online training differentiated for the participants to maximize utility, efficiency, and effectiveness in meeting the needs of key stakeholders. Focus groups were conducted with teachers, administrators, and other specialists to gather feedback on content as well as how online learning modules (OLMs) could be tailored to meet specific school site and team needs. We discuss our findings in the context of continuing efforts to improve general and specific professional development opportunities.     

Korean EFL teachers’ perceptions of the impact of EFL teacher education upon their classroom teaching practices

This study employed qualitative data collection and analysis methods to investigate the influence of English as a foreign language teacher education programme on Korean teachers’ classroom teaching practices. Six in-service secondary-school teachers participated in semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis was applied to the data collected from these interviews. Findings from the analysis included that: a) most of the teachers were dissatisfied with the largely theory-oriented pre-service teacher education programmes that they attended; b) a major source of influence on their teaching was their experience of in-service teacher training programmes with practical curricula; c) observation of other fellow teachers’ teaching had the strongest impact upon the teachers’ teaching practices; and d) the teachers’ low English proficiency and the washback effect of the Korea Scholastic Aptitude Test hindered the maintenance of the changes brought about by in-service teacher education programmes. This study ends with a discussion of the implications of these findings.     

关于大众化高等教育质量评估的思考

随着我国高等教育大众化进程，高等教育质量保证越来越为人们所关注．实践证明．质量评估是质量保证的有效手段．大众化伴随着多样化，大众高等教育的质量是一个多层面、多样化的概念．与多样化的质量内涵相应，质量评估也应当从单一走向多元，实现评估主体、评估内容、评估指标体系、评估方式的多元化．     

关于"交互研究"的定量、定性分析——虚拟学习社区中交互结构研究的必然性论证

交互问题从来都是远程教育研究的核心问题,随着虚拟学习社区的悄然显现,这一问题变的更加突出。本文在对国内外交互研究现状的定量和定性分析的基础上,提出了目前有关交互问题研究中存在的问题。笔者认为,虚拟学习社区交互系统本质上是个人造信息控制系统,虚拟学习社区中交互结构研究应该进一步研究交互的突破口。     

对课程叙事研究特点的解读

课程叙事研究是研究者以讲故事的形式述说自己或别人经历过的课程事件并诠释其中的意义。它关注真实、复杂课程情境中的特定问题,重视课程事件的丰富性、形象性、复杂性和多样性,因此以质的研究为方法论。课程叙事研究所揭示的意义是研究者通过对自己的课程生活实践仔细的审视、分析而得出的,审视和分析的过程即反思的过程。     

《古诗十九首》的前景化设置与交际意图

前景化在文学语用学和篇章分析中,是指在具体的篇章中相对突出某个成分,好比在背景上突显出一个人物轮廓。《古诗十九首》中的前景化设置表现为诗歌的作者反复凸显“游子”和“思妇”的形象,将这两类形象置于诗歌中最引人注目的位置,以此实现自己追求仕途和渴盼爱情的交际意图。     

New Counselor Educators’ Scholarly Productivity: Supportive and Discouraging Environments

Eighteen new counselor educators shared in‐depth reports of their efforts to establish an early record of scholarly productivity, critical to their success in academe. Analyses of their experiences using consensual qualitative research methods revealed components of both highly positive and highly discouraging program environments and their impact on participants’ research goals.     

Experientially learning how to communicate science effectively: A case study on decoding science

The need for science communication programs is matched with the need for program evaluation. This case study is an evaluation of the “Decoding Science” program (DSP) [Rodgers et al. (2018). Science Communication, 40(1), 3–32], a science communication training program, and examines key experiential-learning themes [Kolb, D. A. (1984). Experiential learning: Experience as the source of learning and development. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall]. Specifically, we discuss the program's emphasis on learning that science communication is a process that (a) is continual, (b) involves conflict resolution, (c) requires adaptation to the world, (d) requires environmental interaction, and leads to (e) knowledge creation. Additionally, we discuss our analysis of student feedback. Results suggest that the DSP successfully utilizes experiential learning to facilitate the learning of science communication techniques and that future evaluations can lead to the development and improvement of science communication training programs.