Una Antorcha de Esperanza: Mexico and the 1955 Pan-American Games

Abstract

While most equate Mexican Olympism with the 1968 Olympic Games, few know the drama of the event that laid its groundwork. From the creation of the Ministry of Public Education in 1921, cultural and military leaders heavily invested in sports infrastructure to help regenerate its rural masses, but by the 1940s, post-war modernizers sought the hosting of large international athletic events to boost its prestige, foment national pride, and prove to the world it was ready to springboard into modernity. This paper recounts the triumphs, betrayals, corruption, and politics of Pan-American sport and the Olympic movement in Mexico in the 1940s and 1950s that culminated in the improbable success of the 1955 Mexico City Pan-American Games.     

The Decline of the ‘Elite’ Sport Officials and the Dissolution of the Israeli Sport Association

This historical study will examine the rise of a hegemonic group of sports officials in Israel during the period between 1948 and 1996. The formation of this group is a unique phenomenon of the Israeli sport society. The main argument of the study is that officials of rival sport centres, ‘Hapoel’ and ‘Maccabi’, founded a joint elite group as a side effect of the ‘fifty-fifty’ agreement, signed in 1951. The agreement stated that the Israeli Sport Association, the National Olympic Committee and the Israeli Football Association would be mutually led by officials of both organizations. The members of this elite group, who enjoyed access to economic resources and other benefits, adopted a hedonistic lifestyle, in contrast to the social ethos of Israeli society in the first and second decades of the State. Three events dismantled the group in the middle of the 1990s. The first one was the establishment of the Elite Sport Department in 1984. The second was the establishment of independent Federations by Yadin Machnes. The third was the Maliniak Commission Report. These three events led to the collapse of the Israeli Sport Association in 1996 and to the fall of the Israeli hegemonic group.     

以人为本做好高校教师思想政治工作

教师思想政治工作一直是高校工作的薄弱环节，但它又关系着高校的发展和育人质量。用马克思主义关于人的本质理论来指导高校教师思想政治工作，确立以人为本的教育思想和工作思路，对加强和改进新时期高校思想政治工作具有重要意义。     

教师道德从何而来

本文通过分析教师的不道德行为的突出表现、产生根源和解决对策 ,指出教师道德首先来源于社会对于教师职业的切实保障 ,而不仅仅是教师教育培训这一种途径。要妥善处理教师素质与教师待遇、个人道德与社会道德的关系     

中国教育现代化的实现需要怎样的教育?

教育现代化是世界各国教育发展的必然趋势,也是中国教育发展的必然选择。实现教育现代化需要实施个性化教育,这是中国教育现代化的“通行证”。但中国传统教育的“划一性”“封闭性”和“机械性”导致了个性化教育的重大缺失。更新教育观念、优化课程体系、改进课堂教学和完善物质条件是获得这一“通行证”的有效途径。     

中小学音乐教师:新课程实施的调适

音乐基础课程改革对中小学音乐教师提出了全新的要求。本文从教师理念的更新、教师自身知识技能的调适、教学模式的转换三方面，论述了中小学音乐教师在新课程实施过程中应进行的调整与适应。     

中国教育现代化区域聚类与特征分析

本文采用灰色系统的方法 ,构建两维指标体系 ,对我国各省、直辖市、自治区社会经济和教育现代化水平进行聚类分析 ,初步揭示了各区域教育现代化的不同特征 ,在此基础上 ,提出各区域教育现代化的推进策略 ,为分类指导、分区推进提供实证依据。     

翻转课堂模式下高校教师面临的挑战及对策

作为一种新型的教学模式,翻转课堂颠覆了传统的以知识系统传授为目的的授课方式,给高校教师带来了新的严峻的挑战。因此,高校教师只有正确应对翻转课堂提出的挑战,才能真正发挥翻转课堂的优势,促进高校教学质量的提高。     

国际经验对建构中国教师教育新体系的启示

网络化时代的到来、全球经济的发展、知识经济的出现呼唤国际性和创新型人才。中国“普九”任务基本完成。基础教育课程改革深入开展，使以提高教师实施素质教育的能力和水平为重点的教师专业化走向新历程。这是中国教师教育新体系构建的时代背景。国际教师教育经验为建构中国教师教育新体系提供了启示。     

美国教师入职教育评价研究

自20世纪80年代以来,美国教师入职教育蓬勃发展,被视为初任教师进入教学专业场域的必经部分,并一致认同入职教育的展开与教师留任、教师效能有关。美国教师入职教育在各州、各学区的施行虽不尽相同,但由各州教育主管部门、以美国新教师发展中心为代表的非营利性机构研究机构所倡导的评价体系大多涉及以下内容:评价初任教师、导师、行政管理人员等参与对象;勾勒评估框架,评价入职教育项目的投入与产出、结果与成效等整体全貌;评价入职教育政策,对全美各州现行入职教育政策进行回归分析,提炼关键要素,拟定参考标准等。