Play-based interview methods for exploring young children’s perspectives on inclusion

Inclusive education provides learning opportunities for children with disabilities in regular settings with other children. Despite the prevalence of inclusive education, few qualitative studies have adequately explored young children’s perspectives on inclusion. This paper reviews the findings of a preliminary qualitative study where play-based interviews were conducted with 12 typically developing children enrolled in one of two childcare lab schools. Study methods provided an opportunity to assess play-based interview techniques where young children were asked to describe their views on inclusive education. The findings demonstrate that play-based methods allow young children of various ages to identify complex issues related to inclusion. The authors call for additional research that examines research methods in early childhood settings on multi-faceted issues regarding educational policies and practices as a way to attenuate young children’s lack of participation in curriculum development.     

Gender differences in South African men and women's access to and evaluation of informal sources of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information

While much research has documented unsatisfactory sexual and reproductive health (SRH) awareness among young people in South Africa, understanding of gender differences in access to and evaluation of SRH information is limited. This paper concerned itself with men and women's informal sources and content of SRH, and gendered divergences around accessibility, evaluation, and impact of such information. Fifty sexual history narrative interviews and twenty-five narrative interviews with women were conducted with participants purposively sampled from a range of ages, cultural and racial backgrounds, and in urban and rural sites across five provinces in South Africa. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. While young women were more likely to learn about SRH information from family members, they also reported greater regulation concerning their sexuality. This could enhance stigma surrounding women's sexuality and hinder open communication. Men predominantly learned about sex through pornography and peers, which was reported to encourage sexual prowess to the neglect of practising safer sex. Lack of adequate SRH instruction for young people as revealed through the narratives had significant and often negative implications for men and women's early safer sex behaviours. In response to these insights, recommendations are offered to strengthen informal sources of SRH awareness.     

Book Review

Out of considerations as to the importance of university relationships with their various stakeholders, the primary objective of this research project was to identify the perceptions of academic journal editors regarding universities. Editors were asked to provide their perceptions on: (a) the relevance of universities to academic publications; (b) the mutual influence between universities and academic journals; and (c) the participation of editors in universities. Following initial exploratory research, we applied an online questionnaire and received a total of 276 responses from editors of indexed publications, enabling analysis of their perceptions. Despite editors recognizing the influence of universities on academic and scientific communities, our findings point to universities having failed in proactively reaching out to editors, especially surprising given the vast experience held by such figures. A better relationship might serve to enhance the university image and generate new opportunities for attracting resources.     

关于提高教师下企业实践锻炼效果的探讨

教师到企业锻炼是高职教师培训的重要途径,也是加强校企合作的具体表现。教师到企业锻炼除了学校的一系列保障和监督机制外,教师本人还得根据自己的专业特点和所到企业的实际情况做些锻炼前的准备工作,系统制定出适合自身发展的锻炼计划,提高锻炼效果。     

青年科技人才评价问题初探

青年科技人才的评价关乎科技发展。通过文献分析,明确界定了青年科技人才的概念,分析了青年科技人才的典型特征,初步探讨了青年科技人才评价应该注意的关键问题,并提出了相关建议。     

浅谈教师考评制度对青年教师成长的影响

随着教育院校规模的飞速发展,青年教师队伍所占比重大幅提高,已经成为高职院校教师队伍中一支十分活跃的生力军,是学校内教学、科研和行政管理的重要力量。教师考评制度的好坏将会直接影响到青年教师未来的成长与发展,积极合理的考评制度会激励青年教师的前进;相反,不公平、存在弊端的考评制度则会极大地抑制青年教师的进步。在本文中,笔者将就目前考评制度的优缺点进行分析,并提出合理的改进意见。     

以《幼儿画报》为例谈对幼儿良好习惯的培养

《幼儿画报》总是能把引人入胜的故事和朗朗上口的儿歌紧密结合起来,以便帮助幼儿养成良好的习惯。从2014年的《幼儿画报》中,可以看出它对幼儿几方面良好习惯的培养起到了重要作用：培养幼儿保持挺拔姿势的好习惯;培养幼儿爱刷牙讲卫生的好习惯;培养幼儿做事干净利索的好习惯。总之,《幼儿画报》采用故事与儿歌相结合的方式,为幼儿良好习惯的培养打下坚实的基础。     

我国杰出青年科技人才资助成果的评价研究

提出了我国杰出青年科技人才资助成果评价指标体系,运用无投入DEA、方差分析等方法对问卷获得的一手数据进行分析以全面评估基金的资助成果.结论表明:基金资助成果的项目直接成果、个人发展较为理想,而社会效益水平较低,三方面发展不均衡.同时,各项成果在各个学科、各个地区之间存在一定差异.     

高校青年教师教学工作存在的问题与对策

我国高校教师队伍的构成已发生巨大变化,以刚走出校门的博士为代表的大批青年教师正逐步成为高校教师队伍的一员。由于环境和自身的因素,部分青年教师存在教学效果不佳的问题,在一定程度上影响了学生的培养质量。文章深入探讨了高校青年教师在教学工作中普遍存在的问题,并结合笔者自身的经验针对性地提出了解决方法。     

中学青年教师专业化发展现状与对策研究

为全面了解中学青年教师专业化发展的现状与基本情况,探究青年教师专业化发展的途径,促进青年教师的成长,对某省级示范高中的青年教师专业发展情况进行了调查。通过统计与分析,发现了青年教师专业化发展中存在的一些问题,并针对这些问题提出了有效推进青年教师专业发展的对策和建议。