Five Creative Approaches to Reading in New Haven Middle Schools

In this article, the authors assess the evidence related to various instructional styles for teaching reading to children with learning disabilities. Results of the literature review indicate that whole language and direct instruction are the two major approaches to teaching reading. Whole language has proven successful for many students with learning disabilities. In addition, direct instruction provides teachers with the ability to steer, guide, and evaluate student progress frequently. However, little research exists regarding the effectiveness of direct versus whole language instruction. The authors also review and discuss neurological and psychological aspects of the development of reading skills and the need for further research.     

Assessment in Alberta: Six Areas of Concern

This report on the Alberta Student Assessment Study describes the context, methodology, and emergent themes. It outlines the purposes and uses of assessment according to the various stakeholder groups. Using both qualitative and quantitative data from students and parents, as well as educators at all levels, there were six areas or themes that emerged for further exploration: politics of assessment, decision making, teacher learning, communication and relationships, instructional leadership, and fairness and equity.     

Cyberbullying by Adolescents: A Preliminary Assessment

A new threat has arisen for which teachers, administrators, and parents admit they are poorly prepared. Cyberbullying—electronic forms of peer harassment—is becoming increasingly prevalent and often originates beyond the legal reach of the school. This presentation describes how cyberbullying differs from other forms of mistreatment, cites examples of Internet intimidation, identifies procedures for responding to electronic threats, explores implications for teachers and parents, recommends questions for initial research, and presents a poll for schools to use in assessing student experience with cyberbullying.     

Creating a forum for researching teaching and its quality more synergistically

Several frameworks and models have been developed to conceptualize teaching quality. Despite their merits, the field seems to be lacking a common language and structure in how teaching quality is delineated. This special issue argues that progress can be made in this respect by fostering focused discussions and collaborations among scholars working on teaching quality. In this introductory paper, we first consider some initial steps made to examine teaching quality more collectively, discuss the importance of intensifying this effort, identify related challenges, and consider ideas for addressing them. Then, we outline a format for collaboration which brings developers together to discuss and reflect upon their work and present a model which can provide a platform for such focused discussions. The approach undertaken in this special issue to facilitate collaborative discussions among three groups of scholars is presented, alongside the guiding questions and the empirical data considered in the following papers.     

邓小平经济哲学中的辩证法思想研究

邓小平是公认的辩证法大师,他的经济哲学理论中有丰富的辩证法思想。主要表现在:在经济工作中,他对矛盾规律的深切理解和娴熟运用;他对经济活动中主要矛盾和矛盾的主要方面的准确把握;他用马克思主义普遍联系的原理处理经济和社会发展中重大关系问题。     

舜封象弟论

舜封象弟故事的意义具有二重性。一方面它表现了舜人所不及的悌的品质,另一方面也说明舜公德意识、法纪观念匮乏。儒家极力渲染舜帝之悌,其主观愿望或许是好的,但其结果却是腐蚀了人际关系,污染了官场风气,养育了依赖性的人格,从而为贪渎文化的孳生和蔓延准备了肥沃的土壤。     

A Race to the Top From the Bottom of the Well? The Paradox of Race and U.S. Education Reform

Abstract

This article explores the paradox of “race” and U.S. education reform in the 21st century. I consider how the invisible ontology of race and its entangled relationship with class divert our attention from economic inequality and undermine policies intended to redress racial inequality in schools. I conclude that the education research community must unpack its use of “race” and focus on the role of racism in the maintenance of racial caste in America's schools.     

论宋金关系的主流

长期以来 ,由于小说、演义之类作品的影响 ,人们往往把宋金关系看成是一部战争和对立的厮杀史。实际上 ,和平相处才是宋金关系的主流。     

新农村建设必须高度重视成人教育

社会主义新农村建设的根本在于农民教育，特别是青壮年农民的素质教育。针对当前农村成人教育存在着指导体系、教育资源、法制保障等缺失的情况，必须以科学发展观为指导，采取多种有效举措，促进农村成人教育的创新发展，为新农村建设提供强力支撑。     

试论英译汉的语义理解和表达

在翻译过程中,语义的透彻理解,是译文表达的前提和开端,译文表达是理解的目的和结果。本文从语义的三个层次即言内意义、指称意义和实用意义出发,探讨了英译汉中语义的透彻理解对于获得翻译艺术性的重要意义。