The effect of the integration of students with special educational needs: Evidence from Chile

This paper studies the effect of the integration of students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) on the academic achievement of their peers without SEN. This achievement is measured using performance in standardized reading and mathematics tests. The study also evaluates the effect of a policy that recognizes and increases resources for special educational needs that had not yet been considered and improves education provision protocols for students with SEN. Using administrative data and standardized test scores, we constructed a panel that follows a cohort of students before and after the reform, determining for each individual and year whether the class to which he/she belongs has any students with SEN. Our identification strategy employs panel data with fixed effects at the school, individual, and time levels. Estimates show that, on average, having a peer with SEN in the classroom has a negative effect on the academic performance of students without SEN. However, these effects are small and decrease, or even vanish, once better inclusion policies are in place. These results suggest that the effect on peers is almost totally canceled when more resources are provided and when adequate treatment and support protocols are implemented.     

努力推进教学科研工作 实现学院跨越式发展——学习《国家中长期教育改革和发展规划纲要(2010-2020)》体会

《国家中长期教育改革和发展规划纲要(2010—2020)》规划了未来10年中国教育改革发展要实现的目标。要增强本科办学意识和质量意识,必须认真学习高等教育的有关文件精神,切实抓好教学管理工作和科研管理工作,才能实现从专科层次到本科层次的跨越。     

ERP企业沙盘模拟经营教学中的挫折教育

随着社会的发展,企业对管理人才的需求与高校对人才的培养模式产生了冲突,高校必须强化实践教学环节,充分利用各种手段培养学生独立自主的、创新性的分析和解决问题的能力。在沙盘模拟教学中营造挫折环境,可以很好的培养学生毕业后团队合作、坦然面对失败的能力,以及面对困难时的创新性的分析、解决问题的能力。     

Six into One: The Contradictory Art School Curriculum and how it Came About

This article reports historical research which sought to understand the present‐day post‐secondary art curriculum through analysing its history in terms of changes in conceptions of art. It found that there have been six distinctive curricula: Apprentice, Academic, Formalist, Expressive, Conceptual and Professional. As a new curriculum has been introduced, it has co‐existed with much contained in a previous one. Most of the curriculum changes have taken place in the past 65 years. During this time, there has been a massive expansion in the education of artists and at the same time art schools accommodated first modernism and then post‐Duchampian aesthetics. A conclusion is that this has made for a very crowded curriculum. Moreover, despite there being an ever increasing choice of things a student might learn, it appears that there is nothing which all students have to learn. It can be problematic that one part of the curriculum is in contradiction to another part, and moreover this lack of a core raises fundamental, ontological questions about what art as a discipline is.     

农村留守儿童心理健康现状与对策--以浏阳市澄潭江镇为例

通过对浏阳市澄潭江镇小源村的儿童、村民以及教育工作者进行问卷调查、访谈等不同方式的沟通和交流，了解到当地留守儿童的心理健康现状，并通过对收集的数据进行统计整理和分析，只有家庭、学校、社会和政府四个层面密切配合才能做好农村留守儿童心理健康教育。     

高职“工学结合”教育模式下考评方式改革试点分析

传统的考评方式存在着与高等职业教育的培养目标相违背的弊病，由此引发了的一些不良现象。武汉职业技术学院根据高等职业教育的特点，以及“工学结合”教育模式的要求，确定了考评方式改革思路，并且进行了改革试点，课题组对考评改革试点的实施情况进行了分析与总结，为考评方式的改革提供了可操作性的意见。     

The deployment,training and teacher relationships of teaching assistants supporting pupils with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) in mainstream secondary schools

Growing numbers of pupils with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) are attending mainstream schools, and increasing numbers of additional staff are being deployed to support them. Recent research has cast doubt on the effectiveness of this support, by highlighting issues relating to deployment and training, and to relationships with class teachers. This study, conducted by Wendy Symes, who is a Research Associate at the University of Manchester, and Neil Humphrey, who is Professor of Education in the same university, interviewed 15 teaching assistants supporting pupils with ASD in four mainstream secondary schools in the north‐west of England to explore these issues. Analysis yielded several key findings. The majority of teaching assistants worked with just one pupil at a time and worked in a variety of lessons. Their role primarily involved helping pupils to stay focused and follow instructions. Many teaching assistants had no experience of ASD prior to starting their job. The amount of training received varied, but all felt that generic training about ASD was not helpful. A lack of time for joint planning with teachers was raised as a key concern. These findings are discussed in relation to the growing literature on inclusive education for pupils with ASD.     

Caregivers of school children with epilepsy: findings of a phenomenological study

Epilepsy is one of the most frequently diagnosed neurological disorders among children. Epilepsy is continuously linked with academic underachievement and social challenges. Despite the implications that these difficulties have for a child's educational success, little is known of how children with epilepsy experience school. Understanding how to best support and accommodate these children can contribute to their positive adaptation and quality of life. The purpose of this phenomenological study by Jillian Roberts and Cheryl Whiting of the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, is to understand the school experiences of children with epilepsy. Data was gathered through open‐ended, semi‐structured interviews. The caregivers' narratives were transcribed and analysed to elicit the essential experiences of school children with epilepsy. Five categories were elicited from the families' narratives: (1) health‐related issues, (2) family coping, (3) academic experience, (4) social belonging, and (5) awareness. This information will be particularly useful for teachers and allied professionals serving the needs of children with epilepsy – as well as those with other chronic health conditions.     

针对大学生新特点做好大学生思想政治工作

分析了我校药学系大学生的思想状况和表现特征,着重讨论了新形势下大学生思想政治工作新的对策和方法。     

近十年体育教师专业能力研究综述

通过对近十年我国体育教师专业能力的文献收集,将其分为中小学和大学两大类,并对每类文献做结构、现状、策略的综述。研究方法为文献资料法,逻辑分析法。研究结果:学者对体育教师专业能力结构的见解具有交叉性,但缺少统一的认识,研究范围较小,不足以代表合格教师所应具备的专业能力;现状和策略的研究较为陈旧,对提出的策略没有进一步跟进,策略缺乏创新,需要更深层次的研究。