Teaching styles and conceptions of effective teachers: Tibetan and Han Chinese academics compared

The principal objective of this research is to ascertain if the “research–teaching dichotomy” as revealed in the relationship between conceptions of effective teachers and teaching styles among Han Chinese academics can be found among Tibetan academics. As a preliminary objective, this research examines the appropriateness of the Effective Teacher Inventory (Zhang, 2003) for evaluating Tibetan academics' conceptions of effective teachers and compares the conceptions of effective teachers between Tibetan and Han Chinese academics. The Thinking Styles in Teaching Inventory (Grigorenko & Sternberg, 1993) and the Effective Teacher Inventory (Zhang, 2003) were administered to 162 Tibetan academics. For the purpose of comparison, data from 93 Han Chinese academics in Zhang's (2009) study were integrated into the present research.The results warranted two conclusions. First, the Effective Teacher Inventory was appropriate for assessing Tibetan academics' conceptions of effective teachers; and there was no substantial difference in the conceptions of effective teachers between the two samples. Second, as it was among Han Chinese academics, the apparent “research–teaching dichotomy” was identified among Tibetan academics. Limitations and significance of this research are discussed and directions for future research are proposed.     

法国师资培育制度改革简析

二十世纪八十年代末,在教育民主化进程下,法国政府以师资整合和职业培训为导向,对传统的师资培养体制进行改革。然而,新体制的建成虽然改变了旧有师资培育的格局,但过去的问题却以新的方式得以延续。自二十一世纪以来,师资培育体制的性质又发生了新的转型。本文从"教师培训大学学院",这一师资培养机构的历史演变切入,简要分析其产生的背景、形式和内容、目标和问题以及当前的新转向,旨在对二十世纪法国师资培育制度改革的脉络略窥一斑。     

农村教师专业发展的保障状况与对策——基于浙江省的调查研究

《国家中长期教育改革和发展规划纲要(2010-2020)》提出以农村教师为重点,推进中小学教师队伍建设。农村教师专业发展保障现状成为关注的焦点。我们通过对浙江省的问卷和访谈调查发现,农村学校教师专业发展制度保障完善,但是专业学习时间、专业发展经费和专业引领等资源保障缺乏。解决这些问题需要,建立城乡教师编制双轨制,创新专业发展经费保障制度,构建城乡合理的教师交流机制,以及探索近身专业援助的模式。     

教师道德的自我实践原理

教师道德在最深刻的本质上是教师的自我实践。这是因为,发生于现实历史情境中的教师的教育教学行为,外部行动和内在意义合一,既指向学生,又形成自我。实践的自我是师德的先决条件,同时也是师德的目的。教师通过日常实践确定自身和世界的意义关系。这种实践既不是事先预设规则的直接执行,也非不受约束无原则的任意作为,而是持续发问、行动、创新、再反思,尤其根据实践要求不断开拓视野、增长知识、走向自我觉悟的探求过程。文牍化、口号化师德训令抽空道德实践的情境蕴含,只会造成教师反道德;无条件无凭借的自主发展则无方向无坚守,侵蚀道德反思能力,引发教师随波逐流,两种倾向都应否弃。     

With Tools and Strategies Teachers Use in Online Courses： A Mexican Public University Case

The rapid development of ICT （information technology and communication） in the last two decades has changed society substantially as a whole. For higher education institutions, the external environment pressure to incorporate ICT in their educational and administrative processes has forced them to invest in resources for infrastructure and training. In addition, teachers have found that they can use technology in their teaching, but lack of full knowledge of how to use it effectively from a pedagogical point of view. The incorporation of new education modalities depends largely on the contextual variables prevailing in the institution and teachers. In UABC （Autonomous University of Baja California）, the early days of online education go hack to 1996, so the study period was from 1996 to 2009. An online survey was designed to fmd out the teachers＇ backgrounds and involvement in online education, their experience as online teachers, and the tools and practices used. Of 97 teachers who were identified with some experience in online teaching, 70% responded to the Survey （68）. It was found that the highest percentage （33%） of teachers who responded the survey started teaching online between 2003 and 2006. 56% of teachers have been teaching between one and five online courses. On the other hand, most teachers recognized that 30%-79% of the content of their courses were online based. The most popular learning management system used is moodle followed by blackboard in teachers＇ preference. In general, teachers expressed using the three main communication tools of online education： forums, chat and e-mail, favoring the use of e-mail. The communication slrategies teachers often use in their courses promoted student-student and student-teacher interaction. In their evaluation strategies, most said that they used self-assessment, rubrics and to a lesser extent online exams and co-evaluation. The results show that most teachers who have been involved in online education in UABC campus have expressed havi     

泰州市城乡收入差距问题研究

我国城乡居民收入差距不断拉大,在此背景下泰州市城乡收入差距也不断拉大,因此要缩小泰州市城乡收入差距,应继续保持较快的城市化步伐,推进城乡教育均衡发展,加强农村基础设施建设。另外可尝试率先构建农村居民社会保障体系。     

高校青年教师工作满意度研究——以安徽省为例

采用质的研究方法,以安徽高校青年教师为调查对象,通过非正式个人访谈对安徽省高校青年教师的工作满意度进行实证研究。研究发现：在工作与报酬上,民办高校青年教师的工作满意度显著低于公办高校青年教师,而在职称晋级、对上级领导与同事的认知上二者之间不存在显著差异;在工作上,专科高校青年教师的工作满意度显著低于本科高校青年教师,而在报酬、职称晋级、对上级领导与同事的认知上二者之间不存在显著差异;除了在报酬方面有些许出入外,文科与理工科高校青年教师在工作满意度、职称晋级、对上级领导与同事的认知上不存在显著差异。     

心理契约：大学班级管理新境界

心理契约是组织行为中强有力的决定因素,个体只有在高层次心理需求得以满足的前提下,才能最大可能地调动其积极性。班级作为一种社会组织,有必要引进心理契约理论,通过了解大学生心理期望、提升教育管理者素质、实现师生间沟通交流,构建起班级精神,发挥导向、凝聚、激励学生的功能,实现班级管理的高效化,促成班级管理达到一个新境界。     

我国农村职业教育30年政策回顾与前瞻

改革开放以来,由于党和政府对我国农村职业教育的高度重视,农村职业教育改革和发展取得了前所未有的成就.但是,由于政策本身和执行方面的原因,农村职业教育一直面临政策困境.2011年随着"十二五"的全面开展,中国特色的社会主义文化建设正在寻求突破,且已提上日程,根据我国农村职业教育的具体实际和农村文化结构,及我国在世界经济分...