Ethical dilemmas of youth participatory action research in a democratic setting

ABSTRACT

This article discusses ethical issues involved in facilitating the research of young people on controversial issues. This article considers the potential ethical dilemmas of teachers facilitating a particular form of activism – youth participatory action research (YPAR). We consider how teachers foster school-wide conversations on difficult issues and support students who wish to take a critical stand on issues of race, class and gender. The article also discusses how to scaffold the exploration of topics that require emotional maturity and might lead to shifts in beliefs that run counter to the values of one’s family.     

试论中国现行立法中的利益诉求机制

近年来，中国公民开始利用宪法赋予的参与社会管理的权利，通过各种途径和形式直接参与立法．表达利益诉求，从而提高了立法的民主性、公正性。但同时也暴露出我国现行立法体制在公众参与立法方面，还不能完全适应现实需要的一些问题。因此，必须加快建立公民直接参与立法和表达利益诉求的新机制。     

家长对子女体育意识和行为影响的研究

采用问卷调查法，对宁德第一中学、宁德高级中学和宁德第五中学学生的家长对子女在体育认识、体育情感和行为等方面的影响进行了调查和分析，旨在为家长有益的引导子女的体育意识和行为提供参考和依据．     

校长负责制下教师参与民主管理的思考

校长负责制下教师参与民主管理不仅可以弥补校长自身能力的局限,减少决策失误的风险,实现决策民主化、科学化和高效化,而且有助于满足教师自我实现的需要。但是,真正实现教师参与民主管理,则必须有制度保障,校长要有民主管理的意识,教师有参与的意识和能力。     

建国以来我国妇女参政政策探析

中国共产党自成立以来,非常重视妇女工作,特别重视培养选拔妇女干部工作。特别是建国后国家制定了一系列的法律、法规等方针政策,但与实际需要还有很大差距。通过对以往政策的探析,为妇女积极参政给予更多的空间和环境提供一些建议。     

职业教育“实践—参与”教学模式研究

职业教育“实践—参与”教学模式是在专业面向的职业实践共同体中,在教师指导下,学生沿着特定职业发展逻辑所规划的生涯路径,以职业实践为中心,以职业技能形成为目标,多要素、多层次的社会化具身参与系统。针对学校职业教育与工作场所之间长期存在的实践模式及其情境脉络不连续问题,“实践—参与”教学模式从职业实践的教育属性、职业知识的境脉依赖、职业学习的“参与”本质、职业技能形成的具身机制四个方面阐述了理论渊源;基于“实践共同体”模型建构了职业教育教学组织的新形态;从职业实践样本整体开发与共同体境脉展开两个方面,职业实践具身参与的行动、认知、交互和认证四个环节,提出了职业教育教学过程设计的新框架。     

Which students need accommodations the most,and to what extent are their needs met by regular upper secondary school? A cross-sectional study among students with special educational needs

The aim of this study was twofold: (1) to identify factors associated with a high level of accommodation needs in school activities among students with special educational needs (SEN) in regular upper secondary education; and (2) to investigate the extent to which schools have met students’ perceived accommodation needs. Accommodation needs and their provision in school activities were assessed with the School Setting Interview for 484 students with SEN. Students’ mean age was 17.3 years and 50% did not have a diagnosis. A logistic regression analysis revealed that a high level of school absence, studying a vocational programme, and a neuropsychiatric disorder were associated with a high level of accommodation needs. In the majority of school activities, about 50% of students had not received any accommodation despite an experienced need for support. About 30% of students perceived a need for support even though they had been provided with accommodations, and around 25% stated they were satisfied with received accommodations. Regular upper secondary school students with SEN are insufficiently provided with accommodations to satisfactorily participate in education. Specific student characteristics, e.g. high level of school absence, should receive special attention when investigating and accommodating students’ needs for support in school activities.     

The effectiveness of learning analytics for identifying at-risk students in higher education

Abstract

In this article we investigate the effectiveness of learning analytics for identifying at-risk students in higher education institutions using data output from an in-situ learning analytics platform. Amongst other things, the platform generates ‘no-engagement’ alerts if students have not engaged with any of the data sources measured for 14 consecutive days. We tested the relationship between these alerts and student outcomes for two cohorts of first-year undergraduate students. We also compared the efficiency of using these alerts to identify students at risk of poorer outcomes with the efficiency of using demographic data, using widening participation status as a case study example. The no-engagement alerts were found to be more efficient at spotting students not progressing and not attaining than demographic data. In order to investigate the efficacy of learning analytics for addressing differential student outcomes for disadvantaged groups, the team also analysed the likelihood of students with widening participation status generating alerts compared with their non-widening participation counterparts. The odds of students with widening participation status generating an alert were on average 43% higher, demonstrating the potential of such a system to preferentially target support at disadvantaged groups without needing to target directly based on immutable factors such as their socio-economic background.     

对弱势群体平等参与体育活动的分析与探讨

针对弱势群体参与体育活动的意义,存在的问题,以及目前弱势群体参与体育活动的现实概况,提出了弱势群体平等参与体育活动的几点建议.