Research-practice partnerships “On the Ground”: Exploring partnership work in urban schools under pressure to improve

Research-practice partnerships (RPPs) are intended to engage researchers and practitioners as equal partners to address urgent problems of practice. While this goal is clear, more remains to be learned about RPP efforts “on the ground.” This paper is written from our vantage point as qualitative researchers on a project that involved a multi-year partnership between university researchers and four urban schools under pressure to improve student achievement. We examine the contextual factors shaping RPP work in these schools, as well as the role of qualitative research in supporting the partnership. Findings indicate that strong accountability pressures mediated how teachers viewed improvement efforts, causing them to be initially wary of data-focused RPP activities. Navigating multiple concurrent reform efforts as well as persistent teacher turnover also impacted the RPP. Importantly, qualitative research methods helped to strengthen RPP work over time and served as a main vehicle by which teachers engaged as active participants in the partnership. Implications from this study are presented to inform future development of meaningful and reciprocal partnerships.     

Capacity building to bridge data use and instructional improvement through evidence on student thinking

While schools and systems across the globe promote data-driven decision making, teachers often struggle to use data, especially from external assessments, to inform daily instruction. In this paper, we examine teacher capacity building for a less typical form of data use - evidence on student thinking. We draw on data from a longitudinal, in-depth qualitative study involving middle school math teachers who were engaged in an instructional improvement project. Findings show that data use occurred when evidence from student thinking was introduced as part of the instructional planning process. This shift was facilitated by an instructional coach whose capacity building efforts with teachers focused on coherence, specifically planning high quality instruction and using data effectively, while also meeting district pacing and unit planning goals. When teachers put new strategies into practice, feedback from formative assessment data allowed teachers to identify and address misconceptions in student thinking. Learning how to use data as part of instruction helped teachers build capacity to reflect on their own practice. Implications for theory, practice, and research are discussed.     

基于经验学习圈的不同教师群体教学行为改进特征

教师的教学行为对教学效果会产生直接影响,教学行为改进是一个动态的过程并且具有群体性特征。本研究基于经验学习圈理论,对71名教师在2年持续教学行为改进过程中的350节视频课例,采用内容分析法,探究新手教师、胜任教师和成熟教师三类群体的教学行为改进特征。研究发现:基于经验学习圈2年的持续教学行为改进过程取得了显著的改进效果,三类教师均能够较好地改进问题的开放性;讨论后汇报和鼓励学生提出问题是三类教师在教学行为改进中共同的难点;经验学习中的反思性观察和抽象概括两个阶段对教师教学行为的正向改进作用比较小;三类教师群体的教学行为改进着力点明显不同,成熟教师最难改进的教学行为和最难改进的研修阶段与新手教师和胜任教师不同,新手教师与胜任教师存在不同的教学行为改进难点和相同的最难改进阶段。根据上述不同教师群体的教学行为改进特征,可以进一步优化与完善教师教学行为的改进方法与策略,形成更加精准地教学行为改进支持服务与改进依据,丰富教学行为改进的有关研究。     

股票上市制度比较研究及协调

上市制度是证券交易所游戏规则的重要组成部分,它包括上市标准、上市程序、上市审核机构和上市收费等几个方面的内容。由于我国大陆与香港、台湾地区在政治体制、经济制度、法律渊源以及证券市场的发育、完善程度等方面存在着很大的差异,因此两岸三地间的上市制度有很大的差别。本文在总结了该领域以往研究成果的基础上,对两岸三地股票上市制度作了详尽的研究和分析。     

滦平县果树种质资源及其开发试验研究

本文从滦平县生态条件和果树种质资源的考察出发，分析了果树发展条件、重点进行了果树品种改良的试验与示范推广工作，并就滦平县果树的进一步发展提出了具体对策     

大学英语改革与学生英语综合能力的提高

本文通过分析大学英语改革的内容、非英语专业学生学习英语的现状、影响学生英语水平提高的因素等提出一些学习英语的方法,包括培养学生自身对英语学习的兴趣、自主地学习英语以及有效地利用计算机来提高英语水平,旨在使学生的综合运用英语的能力有所提高。     

新农村建设中如何提高农民家长教育素质

近年来在社会主义新农村建设中,农村义务教育和职业教育得到了很大发展,但作为农村教育事业基础的家庭教育状况却始终未得到改善,农民家长的素质现状令人担忧。为了提高农民家长的教育素质,可采取以下几项措施:加大宣传力度,提高人们对农村家庭教育指导工作重要性的认识;加强家长学校建设,增强农村家庭教育指导工作的实效性;结合农村生活特点,探索灵活多样的农村家庭教育指导形式。     

基于自动控制原理的本科专业工程教育“持续改进”方案设计

"持续改进"是工程教育认证通用标准中的第4项指标,为了建立教学过程质量监控机制,本文基于反馈控制原理提出一种"持续改进"的设计方案。首先理解7项通用标准之间的逻辑关系,接着设计实现"持续改进"的方案,最后基于控制原理设计毕业生跟踪反馈机制及社会评价机制的整体结构。这种基于控制原理的"持续改进"设计方案对于本科专业工程教育认证具有较好的参考价值。     

对测定过磷酸钙中有效磷的钒钼黄比色法的一点改进

对钒钼黄比色法进行了改进。在浸提过磷酸钙中有效磷时,将65℃水浴1小时改进为85℃水浴30分钟,其余步骤仍按原方法进行。结果发现,改进前后测定结果之间无显著差异,改进法还具有省时、精密度高的优点。     

影响电子商务的原因分析及网络平台环境的改造

根据电子商务开展的现状 ,分析了影响电子商务发展的四个方面的主要原因 ,提出了解决网络安全问题一些看法。根据宽带技术的网络硬件条件 ,对改造电子商务平台进行了初浅的探索 ,提出了有利于创造具有人性化、个性化的商业网站的网络平台环境的四点意见。