Parents and Children Learning Together A Study of the Effectiveness of Parental Involvement on Children's Problem Solving Skills

This study developed from the findings of a previous set of studies into parental involvement in pre-school education. Amongst some interesting results, significant were parents concerns, and uncertainties about their roles in facilitating the learning experiences of their children in the home environment.

Additionally, the findings revealed that when parents do spend time with their children, reading stories and playing board games were popular past-times. Research elsewhere reveals that the kinds of pre-school activities most effective in the development of thinking skills, involve construction, drawing and board games. Thus, an aim of this study, is to investigate the extent to which parents' understanding of the competencies involved in these activities, affects their involvement in them at home and the progress of their children in school.

This paper presents the findings of a pilot study of the role of the tutor in problem solving. It is an attempt to identify the kinds of knowledge and information about children that tutors, and subsequently parents, would need to have to be effective, and the kinds of activities which elicit developmentally appropriate strategies in children when presented with problem solving tasks. The results show that if parents are to be effective as collaborators in their children's learning, an understanding of qualitative differences in children, the kinds of activities and experiences provided, and methods of presentation, are vital factors for success.     

Participatory visual methods: exploring young people’s identities,hopes and feelings

Using visual ethnography as a participatory method that places children’s and young people’s everyday experiences at the centre of research is discussed in this paper. The strengths and challenges of using participatory visual methods as a way of eliciting the thoughts, feelings and identities of young people within various education and training contexts in England are presented through the reflection of two ethnographies’ that encouraged the use of participatory visual techniques to facilitate the gathering of data. Participatory visual approaches capture meaningful child-centred and child-generated perspectives of their everyday lives in situ [Oh, Su-Ann. 2012. ‘Photofriend: Creating Visual Ethnography with Refugee Children.’ Area. 44(3): 382–288. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4762.2012.01111]. The participatory visual method is a powerful instrument within the plethora of methods available to the ethnographer. By offering reflexive accounts of doing ethnography in an unobtrusive and child respectful way the power of ethnography is revealed via its versatility.     

“写作的自觉”与“自觉的写作”——对90年代以来重庆青年诗人诗歌写作的一种阅读

在90年代以来诗歌"边缘化"加剧的处境之下,在重庆新诗理论界"新诗二次革命"理念、"三大重建"方向的推动下,重庆新诗在艰难跋涉中迸发出新的生机与活力。一大批60年代出生的诗人如李元胜、冉冉、冉仲景、唐力、王顺彬、李尚朝、冬婴等的诗歌创作,以"写作的自觉"(即诗人在诗歌的美学趣味、语言和文体意识等诸方面的自觉)和"自觉的写作"(即在写作之先即已趋向完成的诗人对自我的精神定位与价值确认的写作)而各具特色、引人注目。     

高校青年教师生存状况与职业发展研究——基于重庆市的调查分析

通过对重庆市七所高校青年教师生存状况和职业发展状况进行调查发现:从总体上看,青年教师对从事的职业基本认同,但在其工作压力、人际关系、经济收入、身体健康、职业发展环境、科研任务、培训交流等方面存在着一些亟待解决的问题。要解决青年教师生存与发展中存在的这些问题,需要高校从改善评价机制、优化绩效政策、加强思想引导等方面采取措施。     

高职青年教师教学科研能力现状及提升对策--基于湖南省湘西地区的调查

该文对湖南省湘西地区近200名高职院校青年教师的教学能力、工作参与度和职业规划等方面进行了深入调研,基于高职青年教师培养与发展的现状,提出从加强培训制度建设、提升自主发展意识、提供良好环境以及提供制度支撑等几个方面入手,提升高职青年教师教学科研能力。     

Cohort and education as predictors of temporary employment,and their relation to low wages and socioeconomic classification for young people in Sweden

The purpose of my paper is to describe and explain the probability of staying in temporary work for young people (age 16–27) in Sweden between 1992 and 2011 and its relation to socioeconomic outcomes (low socioeconomic classification and wage). I used panel data from the Swedish Labour Force Survey (LFS) and the longitudinal integration database for health insurance and labour market studies (LISA). To analyse the data, I used a dynamic probit model, unconditional quantile regression, and a pooled bivariate probit model. My results suggest that young people who have a low education have lower probabilities of receiving temporary employment in younger cohorts. However, younger cohorts with a lower education have a substantive wage disadvantage, specifically in younger cohorts compared to older cohorts. Low-educated cohorts also have a higher probability of obtaining low socioeconomic classification (SEC) employment, which is conditional on holding temporary employment in older cohorts compared to other educational groupings.     

制约年轻干部健康成长的内在因素及对策

论述了培养跨世纪年轻干部的重要性和紧迫性 ,针对年轻干部在成长过程中存在的问题 ,提出必须着重抓好理论学习、实践锻炼和教育管理三个基本环节的思路     

THE ACQUISITION OF SERIALS AT THE BENSON LATIN AMERICAN COLLECTION

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How Young Children Make Sense of Their Life Stories

Self, who we are and how we come to see ourselves, is increasingly viewed as the ongoing and changing story we tell about our lives. It is a story that begins in the early childhood years and that we actively construct out of the relational matrix of home, school, and community. Early childhood settings are crucial sites where young children construct stories of who they are in relation to others. Teachers play a meaningful role in guiding young children in constructing an ongoing sense of self in relation to others.     

高职院校青年教师领导行为的调查分析

高职院校青年教师领导行为的两种表现：＂关心学生＂和＂关心工作＂。从学生和教师自身的角度调查了解教师领导行为的状态,探讨形成差异的原因,以利于高职院校青年教师采取相应措施完善自我领导行为。