Assessment in special schools: national early assessment procedures and pupils attending special schools in England

An implicit assumption that fostering inclusion means having shared systems encompassing the needs of all children is evident in many aspects of policy development over the past decade. Reflecting this, the implementation of ‘baseline assessment’ schemes (i.e. testing at around age 5 years) is a statutory requirement on all state-maintained special and mainstream schools in England since 1998. Our argument is that the enthusiasm for commonality has obscured the need to question the value and validity of baseline assessment schemes for children with special educational needs (and possibly some others such as children having English as an additional language). We illustrate this position with reference to data from our recent study on baseline assessment in England. The study encompassed survey data from a national sample of 982 schools, of which 107 were special schools. Between them, these special schools used 42 different baseline assessment schemes. Comparisons between our mainstream and special school respondents indicated that there were similarities in the nature and perceived value of the schemes used. However, special schools were less satisfied with their schemes. We suggest that a reappraisal of the nature and purpose of baseline assessment for pupils with special educational needs warrants greater critical debate. Without this, there is a danger that a stress on commonality, veiling an inclusion orthodoxy, will ultimately be counterproductive.     

全真道哲学的意蕴及其理论底色

"真性"论、"真心"论和"真行"论,堪称标识全真道哲学思想特征的三个基本环节。这三个基本环节既表征着"全真"哲学的逻辑建构,又分别从本体论、功夫炼养论和思想、道德行为方面折射着该哲学的意蕴和去伪存真的理论底色。在今天的改革大潮面前,全真道倘若选择向其早期优秀哲学传统回归的路径,可能更有益于其发展。     

文化背景知识与大学英语阅读教学

阅读能力在《大学英语教学大纲》中是第一层次的要求。掌握文章相关的文化背景知识对于学生正确理解文章内涵，提高阅读能力有很大的帮助。在大学英语阅读教学中应把文化背景知识的传播融入教学的始终。     

意象——诗歌表达的另一种语言

中国古典诗歌具有隐约幽微、意在言外的特点，是因为它运用词句营造出第二层次的符号系统．这一系统以意象为主。意象具有独立的表迭功能，但其所指更不确定，这就使诗歌更加隐晦。古典诗歌还借助文学传统和文化背景表情迭意，这更丰富了诗歌内涵，也使诗歌理解起来更为见仁见智。     

高校图书馆建设地方特色文献数据库的思考

论述了高校图书馆创建地方特色献数据库的意义、必要性、可行性及及创建方法。     

Overqualified: Changing the Culture of Hiring Practices in a Public Library Special Collections Department

All too often, applicants for low level paraprofessional positions in libraries are passed over or rejected, not because they are not qualified, but because they have professional experience or advanced degrees. The rationale behind these decisions is that the overqualified staff member in a low level position will continue to look for a better position more aligned with their skills, experience, and education; and when they find another job they will leave and their positions will have to be filled again. This essay argues that this reasoning is flawed and, regardless of the perceived inconvenience, library managers and administrators should want the best and the brightest working in all levels of their library.     

试析入世过渡期结束后国有专业外贸公司的发展问题

我国入世过渡期结束、外贸经营权放开以后，以前为国有专业外贸公司提供货源的厂家获得外贸出口权，国有专业外贸公司面临失去货源和客户的风险。为此，90年代后半期以后不少专业外贸公司纷纷向实业化转型。该文根据有关经济学理论对此问题进行了探讨，并对今后国有专业外贸公司的发展问题提出了自己的建议。     

关于比较教育的工作纲要和初步意见

朱利安在正文部分主要阐述了建立和研究比较教育的必要性和关于比较教育研究的一些设想.基本设想包括:建立特别教育委员会,承担各国教育资料的收集工作;用问卷方式收集教育资料;建立师范学校网,用最新方法培训教师;发行各种语言的教育定期刊物等.     

Comics and the Modern Library Catalog: New Rules for Breaking the Rules

Scholarly and curricular uses of comics extend to many disciplines in higher education, resulting in increased demand for institutional access to such materials. Despite nearly twenty years of justification in the literature for inclusion of such materials in libraries, there are not widely adopted conventions or models for engaging in the business of a comics collection. At San Diego State University, this presented an opportunity to pioneer new modes of access, from cataloging and organization to storage and retrieval. This article explores the process of making a collection of floppy comics accessible alongside a theoretical discussion of cataloging shortcomings and opportunities.     

英语阅读障碍的克服

在第二语言学习中，阅读英语阅读能力不高，主要原因是阅读时有很多障碍，克服这些障碍，是提高阅读阅读能力的关键。