Perceived workplace discrimination,coping and psychological distress among unskilled Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia

Migrant workers face many migration-related stressors that may affect their mental health. This study examines workplace discrimination in relation to psychological distress, and the role of coping among unskilled Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia. In a sample of 119 workers (39 males and 80 females), results of a hierarchical regression analysis showed that workplace discrimination was positively related to psychological distress. Both problem-oriented coping and emotion/avoidance coping were predictive of distress. While problem-oriented coping was associated with lower distress, emotional/avoidance coping was related with higher distress levels. In addition, low emotion/avoidance coping was found to buffer the adverse effect of discrimination on distress. These results are discussed in relation to the literature on coping as well as the social-cultural context of the migrants and the host country.     

比利特的工作场所学习理论探究

作为一个新兴的研究领域,近年来工作场所学习在我国受到众多研究者的关注。虽然工作场所学习的概念、知识观、模型等研究成果日益丰富,但是依然存在诸多争鸣。作为国际社会认可的从事工作场所学习研究的领军人物之一,史蒂芬?比利特对工作场所学习概念、知识观的研究无疑具有重要的启示。     

社区学院教师的自我导向学习准备度研究

社区教育教师是社区教育工作主力军,社区教育教师专业化程度也越来越成为影响社区教育发展水平的重要因素。本研究选取112位社区学院教师作为研究对象,以性别、年龄、学历、工龄和单位性质等个人身份因素为变量,使用SPSS统计分析软件,研究其与自我导向学习准备度的相关性。并基于研究结果,提出相关对策和建议。     

学龄前儿童的学习方式准备状况

对学龄前儿童进行了学习方式测验。结果发现:(1)学龄前儿童在问题解决灵活性任务中掌握最好的是上位范畴,最不理想的是联合;在规则学习任务上的表现较好。(2)公立幼儿园学龄前儿童在学习方式以及基本范畴和上位范畴上好于私立幼儿园的学龄前儿童。(3)朝鲜族和汉族学龄前儿童在学习方式的准备上不存在显著差异。(4)留守学龄前儿童学习方式和规则学习上显著低于非留守学龄前儿童。     

Language,institutional identity and integration: lived experiences of ESL teachers in Australia

Globalisation and increased patterns of immigration have turned workplace interactions to arenas for intercultural communication entailing negotiation of identity, membership and ‘social capital’. For many newcomer immigrants, this happens in an additional language and culture – English. This paper presents interaction experiences of four non-native English language teachers with other institutional members. It uses a sociocultural perspective of second language to map their approaches to negotiations of professional and institutional identities in and through these interactions. Their discussions highlight the role of language, cultural practices and the emic socio-political factors embedded within institutional interactions in individuals' identity negotiation and integration.     

城市幼儿与流动幼儿入学语言准备的比较研究

以北京市272名城市大班幼儿与流动大班幼儿为研究对象,对其入学语言准备状况进行测查,结果显示：城市幼儿和流动幼儿语言各方面的发展不均衡,细微差异识别、前阅读技能和故事理解方面的发展水平均好于其他方面,基本达到了入学准备的要求,但阅读理解和口语表达能力与入学准备要求差距较大;城市幼儿和流动幼儿除汉字结构意识一项不存在显著差异外,无论是语言总分还是其他各项目得分均存在极其显著的差异,城市幼儿入学语言准备水平显著高于流动幼儿。政府应加大经费投入,提高城市幼儿和流动幼儿所在园教师的专业素质,改善流动幼儿的语言教育状况,有效地缩小流动幼儿与城市幼儿教育质量的差距,以推动教育公平的实现。     

教学设计有效性形成的途径探究

教学设计要围绕有效性展开,为实现有效教学提供可能性。要探究教学方案有效性得以形成的方法途径,必须要把握住学生的特点以及根据课程标准所生成的教学目标,将有效性的本质与学生和学习目标的特点结合起来。根据对教学方案有效性的本质的理解,可以采用立足于学生的学习准备、层级化多情节设计和预设与生成相结合等方法来形成教学方案的有效性。     

Preschool writing and premathematics predict Grade 3 achievement for low-income,ethnically diverse children

The present study was designed to explore the association between preschool academic skills and Grade 3 achievement among a sample of ethnically diverse children from low-income families. Data were collected from a sample of 1,442 low-income, ethnically diverse children in preschool and associated with Grade 3 achievement in reading and mathematics 4 years later. Mixed-effects modeling indicated that preschool skills significantly predicted Grade 3 achievement measures while controlling for various child-level factors and random school effects. While several preschool factors were predictive of Grade 3 achievement, writing/copying and counting/premathematics skills were consistently strong predictors of Grade 3 achievement across all measures and domains suggesting these are important foundational skills for academic success in midelementary school among low-income, ethnically diverse children. Findings also replicate studies demonstrating that writing plays an important role in learning and achievement. Findings have implications for early education policy and practice intended to support academic development among low-income, ethnically diverse children.     

The importance of environment for teacher professional learning in Malta and Scotland

Current reforms in the Maltese and Scottish educational contexts can only be fully implemented if teachers radically transform the way they teach. Teacher professional learning is an important mechanism that policy-makers, school leaders and administrators have to achieve this. Teacher professional learning is, above all, situated within the specific social workplace environment of teacher practice. Thus, schools need to be recognised as important sites of professional learning for teachers. In Malta and Scotland teachers were asked about their professional learning to identify how the learning environment within individual schools affects professional learning. In both countries, collaboration and school leadership were key components in determining a school’s learning environment. Data analysis led to the production of examples of expansive and restrictive features. Policy-makers, school leaders and administrators can use these features to examine how schools operate in terms of helping or hindering professional learning in the school environment.     

Guiding music students during workshop-based on-the-job learning

This article explains the realisation and impact of tutoring on learning through a new kind of on-the-job learning method in workshops led by professional musicians. The research is a qualitative case study involving 62 upper secondary Finnish vocational music students who participated in 11 workshops. The research data consist of (a) workshop plans and personal learning goals written by the students before the workshops and (b) reflective essays about experiences after the workshops. The data were analysed using theory-oriented content analyses. In the workshop, the guidance-oriented interaction promoting learning starts at the beginning of the workshop with cooperative planning. The interaction between the students and the professional musician influenced the nature of the guidance – the professional musician was more like a colleague rather than a teacher. The students expressed that they had been able to influence the workshop goals in different phases and, thus, their professional competence had increased significantly. In vocational institutes, it is important to observe different ways of realising on-the-job learning and to develop new models of action, like the workshop method, to promote the development of students’ skills and competence.