The Perceptions of Administrators Concerning the One Florida Initiative

The purpose of this study was to discover the perceptions of Florida law school administrators on the impact of the OFI （one Florida initiative） and the addition of two MSI （minority serving institution） law schools on diversity in Florida＇s legal profession. This research explored the impact of Governor Bush＇s EO （executive order） on diversity within the SUS （state university system） of Florida law schools. Further, this study examined the impact of the creation of two MSI law schools after implementation of the OFI, as perceived by the administrators. The concept of CRT （critical race theory） provides modern legal debates outlining the usefulness of historical civil rights policies in opinionated climates. This study will examine the role of CRT in relation to affirmative action and desegregation case law. CRT forms the framework for examining the impact of the creation of two MSI law schools in the state of Florida. In conclusion, this study found that minority representation in law schools has improved in Florida as a result of the OFI as well as the addition of two MSI law schools. Black representation, however, continues to lag behind other races, particularly the Hispanic population. This study concluded that the OFI has helped improve minority representation in the legal profession.     

简论康巴人物绘画创作

以绘画的形式、用现实主义手法讴歌当代藏族同胞的新生活,必须做到深人生活,把握好传统与现代的关系。为了克服艺术形象的概念化,需要在绘画手法的变化上多下功夫。从生活中学习生活,从生活中去体验生活。在创作中,还需要努力提高绘画语言的纯洁性。     

论台静农小说集《建塔者》的特殊意义

《建塔者》是台静农的第二本小说集。对这本小说集的历史评价,历来都不高,“生活不足”、形象“苍白”（唐弢语）可视作代表。在分析其产生的广阔的时代背景后,得出了不同的结论：《建塔者》确如著者所言,留存了那“大时代的一痕”;它在文学史上有着特殊的意义：文学社会学意义;《建塔者》与《地之子》的联系及前者对后着的延伸;《建塔者》是“革命文学”的早期文本,它有着“革命文学”的基本特征。     

台湾现代派文学思潮批判

台湾现代派一出现便受到批判。首当其冲的是纪弦“六大信条” ,覃子豪以“六条正确原则”迎击。对现代派诗的批判 ,持续近 2 0年 ,经历三个战役 ,出现了唐文标、关杰明、高准三位理论骁勇。纪弦节节败退 ,最终宣布解散现代派。继之 ,“创世纪”的“超现实”成了众矢之的。对现代派诗的批判之后 ,又掀起了对现代派小说“西化”倾向的批判 ,赢得台湾文学向民族、向乡土的回归     

Undergraduates and the development of argument

This article emphasizes the need to encourage undergraduate students to develop arguments, which involves enhancing their analytical skills and capacity for critical thinking, across disciplines regardless of level. It argues that these skills, required by the Quality Assurance Agency＇s （QAA） benchmarks, are developed not by instruction but by engaging with the philosophic process that leads to the deep learning. This process of learning is based on a dialectical approach, viewing dialogue with colleagues, primary texts and written assignments, as central to developing an inductive argument and a critical perspective. This article proposes an analytical framework to analyze the extent to which a tutor is facilitating the development of argument. It suggests that while, if required one must provide students with explicit guidelines about this process, nevertheless this practice is problematic because of the inherent tension between explicit teaching and deep learning, which facilitates the acquisition of these analytical skills.     

Emerging Attributes of Pedagogy and Curriculum for the “New World Order”

This article is a conceptual one designed to start dialogue on educational issues that are unfolding amidst the changes in other sectors of our society such as production, services, and recreation. We first present an overview of the fundamental but profound changes evidenced in our society and then discuss the nature of these changes and their impact on human ability to function effectively within such an environment. In light of the complexities such as uncertainties and dualistic/multiple perspectives and incongruities, we propose that a model for pedagogy and curriculum development should adopt critical thinking as the key attribute—because it has the potential to deliver an education system for the new world order.     

Turning Polemics into Pedagogy: Teaching about Censorship in Art Education

In recent decades, the field of art education has seen an increasing interest in issues of social justice and social reconstruction which has led to pre‐service art educators often being encouraged to include potentially controversial topics in their pedagogy. Surprisingly, however, there seems to have been little concurrent discussion concerning the inherent risks involved in introducing polemical themes within the classroom. Indeed, despite its obvious importance, the subject of censorship is often given little attention in art education circles, save for when it has already become an active problem, such as when an instructor is accused of censorship by a student, or when forces outside the classroom seek to involve themselves in pedagogical decisions. In this article, I describe my experience creating and implementing an undergraduate pre‐service art education course on the subject of censorship. I begin by examining my students’ reactions to some of the themes explored, and then explain how discussing cases of art censorship and controversy can serve as a platform for introducing students to the key role that context plays in how we perceive, value and react to artworks. Finally, I make the argument that by including censorship as a subject within their curriculum, teachers can help students better to navigate the psychological, moral and ethical complexities of contemporary art making.     

What future teachers believe about democracy and why it is important

This paper analyses pre-service education student perceptions and perspectives related to education for democracy in Australia. Using a critical pedagogical framework datum from an online survey, it presents both quantitative and qualitative responses of contrasting understandings of democracy. It begins by outlining the concepts of thick and thin democracy and why this is important in relation to contemporary debates about the state of civics and citizenship education, and then explains the conceptual framework of critical pedagogy and methodology. The datum analysed is discussed in relation to neoliberalism and indicates that the pre-service teachers in this study view democracy in a narrow or thin way that may impact on their classroom practice where they would be teaching about but not for democracy. A more critical and thicker understanding of democracy is suggested as essential if we desire our students to become active and transformative citizens.     

Critical Thinking and Educational Ideal

Critical thinking, as an educational trend, has been much discussed and proposed nowadays. In this paper, an analysis is made on the gap between our present educational practice and educational ideal from three different aspects, that is, the content, the manner and the one-sidedness of our teaching. It＇s observed that there is still a long way to go in order to realize our educational ideal and critical thinking, and critical pedagogy should be widely promoted and applied so as to foster well-educated people in its true sense. A conclusion is finally reached that education is the core no matter what theories and concepts are proposed and adopted.     

论新写实小说及其创作--以池莉、方方为中心

中国新时期文学,本质上属于现实主义文学,但它充满了苍凉的悲剧色彩。新写实小说属于现实主义,但它在淡化政治之后,以还原生活的写实手法表现普通人的生存状貌和精神状态的接近自然主义的一种写实主义,可以说新写实小说是现实主义传统的变异和发展。新写实小说派有许多重要作家,池莉和方方是其中具有代表性的作家,她们以描写庸常生活中的庸常人生为己任,以最富有七情六欲的小人物和“民间”为题材,描写普通人的凡俗生活及喜怒哀乐,注重生活的还原和人物生存背景、生活状貌、生命搏动、性欲望的描写,从而显示了普遍的人生意义,令读者咀嚼到历史、社会和生活的深厚况味。