Editorial

This article shows that an awareness of students' use of their own experiences and a consistent promotion of critical literacy skills throughout a child's, adolescent's, and adult's life strengthens awareness of the social, political, economic, and cultural implications of education. The article expands on John Dewey's (1938) theory of experience as the means and goal of education to show that middle school and college graduate students use their different levels of both personal and academic experience to respond to and interpret similar issues in the same text. Specifically, the authors discuss their use of Roald Dahl's (1983) The Witches to show how teachers might approach a children's book as the backdrop for teaching different age groups an increased awareness of gender issues, the effects of stereotyping, and the influence of popular culture on students' lives. They argue that educators need to use creative teaching strategies to provide opportunities for students at all educational levels to expand their literacy skills. The final section of the paper provides possible ways in which teachers can use literary texts at various levels to engage students not only with the material itself but also connect the text with their personal/ professional experiences and their own literacies.     

Teacher–student negotiations during context-based chemistry reform: A case study

Teachers participating in curricular reforms, especially reforms based on constructivism, are expected to bring about change in their teaching approach. This is often a difficult, complex and intensive process, and demands a radical reculturing of the classroom. This is also the case for social constructivist reforms in chemistry education, which are based on a context-based approach. Educational change is a social and interactional process, and during this change teachers will engage in negotiations with their students about the reform. These teacher–student negotiations have a profound impact on the succeeding of the reform. This study explores the teacher–student interactions during the reform that shape and alter the context-based chemistry approach. We focused on two teachers, of whom it was found in an earlier study that one of them succeeded in implementing the reform, while the other one struggled. By following them for one school year, in which in-depth qualitative data was collected through various instruments, we developed insights about the teacher–student negotiations that influenced the educational reform. Three themes emerged from the data: “agency of learning,” “vulnerability,” and “care.” The differences that were found between the teachers regarding these themes help explain why and how the reform can become a success and why the reform often fails to change classroom practice.     

试析大学英语教改中的教书育人

教书育人不仅是教师的基本职责,而且也是时代赋予教师的神圣使命。当今高速发展的时代不断赋予教书育人以新的内涵。本文作者结合大学英语教学改革的实践,探讨了应试教育向素质教育转变过程中,对教书育人的新认识。     

高职院校内部管理体制改革的思考

在当前高职院校规模快速发展和专业建设不断深化的过程中,内部管理体制存在诸如权力过于集中,行政地位、部门作用过于显赫,教学和科研部门的中心地位不突出等弊端。管理体制和运行机制面临变革,需进一步分析高职院校院系两级管理体制权力架构,积极探索深化内部管理体制改革的有效途径。     

我国高等职业教育发展中的三次课程改革与发展趋势

中国的高等职业教育经过二十几年的改革发展历程,已经逐步形成自己的特点,就课程目标和功能而言更是经历了三次具有历史意义的课程改革与创新。纵观已往,展望未来,厘清中国高等职业教育课程改革的脉络,是非常必要的。由此,可以在学习德国等先进国家的职业教育思想和课程开发方法的基础上,为在高职教学理念、专业课程结构、科目课程内容、教学资源建设等方面形成自己的特色打好基础,并努力形成具有中国特色的课程体系。     

中国职业教育心理学回眸:1978-2008

改革开放三十年来,中国职业教育心理学研究从起步到飞跃,研究队伍不断壮大,研究成果数量和质量上都有显著提高,研究内容日益丰富,涵盖了职业教育心理学的学科基本理论问题、职业教育教学心理、职业院校学生学习心理、职业培训心理、高技能人才培养、职业教育心理学课程建设、教材建设与教学改革研究等方面。随着我国大力发展职业教育战略的实施,职业教育心理学研究将会更加引人瞩目。     

关于艺术设计专业教学改革的几点思考

现代科技日新月异,使人们的生活方式和审美观念都发生了巨大的变化,社会对艺术设计专业人才数量和质量的要求不断提高。而目前我国对这一专业的教育还摆脱不了对传统美术教学的依赖和影响。在很多的观念上,还是在教学实践中脱离不了传统美术的模式与要求。这种现象在艺术设计专业的教学中尤为突出,无形中影响了我国艺术设计专业的发展与社会环境的变化相适应的问题,而这也正是艺术设计专业的生命力之所在。     

“1+X”证书推进三教改革的路径探索

《教育部关于职业院校专业人才培养方案制订与实施工作的指导意见》明确提出"深化产教融合、校企合作,推进教师、教材、教法改革"的指导思想,"1+X"证书制度的实施,为当前职业院校提升办学质量和加快培养复合型技术技能人才,提供改革基础。文章以工业机器人技术专业为主,剖析在专业建设中"三教"改革遇见的问题,提出了顶岗锻炼、以赛促教的教师职业能力提升路径、课证融合教材开发、情境式课程教学推进教法等改革可行思路,为后续"三教"改革工作实践探索提供帮助。     

“黄金十年”江苏农业科技改良的绩效与不足

1927—1937的10年间,江苏农业科技改良取得了巨大的成绩。改良的进行提高了农产品的数量,改善了其品质,增加了农民及政府的收入,为工商业的发展提供了强大的支持,也在一定程度上减少了利源的外溢,并为全民族抗战做了物质上的准备;改良的进行开阔了乡民的视野,提高了他们的文化水平,丰富了其精神生活,有助于遏止农村迷信活动蔓延的势头;改良还锻炼了队伍,培养了人才,促进了教育和科研事业的发展,对我国经济和社会的发展产生了长远而积极的影响。与此同时,我们也必须看到,农业科技成果的推广明显滞后,改良各领域之间存在着明显的不平衡,即使在品种改良方面也还有很多可以提高的地方：农业科技改良没有根本改变我国农业发展缓慢,与发达国家存在较大差距的现实。     

Massification,diversification and internationalisation of higher education in China: Critical reflections of developments in the last two decades

Against the context of higher education expansion initiated in 1998, this Special Issue sets out to critically examine the major developmental trends in higher education in China. The present article sets out the broader policy context for the Special Issue with particular focus on reviewing the rapid expansion of higher education in the last two decades. More specifically, this article discusses the higher education development trends in China through the massification, diversification and internationalisation processes in transforming the higher education system. This article also highlights the major arguments of the articles being selected for this Issue.