Should I stay or should I go? Predictors and effects of studying abroad during high school

In an increasingly globalized and culturally diverse world, extended stays abroad during high school are considered important opportunities for acquiring and improving a variety of skills, most importantly, language achievement. This study examines both predictors and effects of studying abroad in an English-speaking country during high school, using population data from the second largest city in Germany (N = 5361; 13% went abroad). In order to determine the most central predictors of studying abroad, we employed logistic regression models in which students’ socioeconomic background emerged as the strongest predictor of studying abroad. To test the effects of studying abroad, we applied propensity score matching. Studying abroad had positive effects on standardized achievement, grades, and course choice in English, whereas it had hardly any effects on outcomes in math. Implications for studying abroad during high school and future research directions are discussed.     

The RIX Wiki: the use of multimedia advocacy to support person-centred planning in a special needs secondary school – implications for current policy and practice

The article documents findings from a pilot study undertaken in 2012–2013 in a special needs secondary school in the England, that trialled the use of a multimedia advocacy tool, “The RIX Wiki”. The trial was part of the pathfinder programme, which aimed to reform existing Special Education Needs provision, from the system of statementing to one of developing education health care plans. The reforms became enshrined in the Children and Families Act (2014). The findings were overall positive and helped with person-centred planning processes. The discussion is framed within current and future policy directives. We argue that multimedia advocacy approaches and software tools, like the “RIX Wiki” will have a continued role to play in ensuring the needs, aspirations and choices of children and young people with learning disabilities remain central.     

政府数据开放中的公众参与模式:理论构建与案例实证

[目的/意义] 探讨政府数据开放中公众参与的理论模式，旨在指导政府部门有效实现公众参与数据开放的政策目标，以及推进政府数据开放中公众参与议题的研究进展。[方法/过程] 采用文献分析法、逻辑分析法和案例分析法，同时以公众参与阶梯理论作为分析工具，构建并实证政府数据开放中的公众参与模式。[结果/结论] 政府数据开放中的公众参与可从理论层面构建为告知型参与、咨询型参与、合作型参与和授权型参与4种模式，其核心涵义分别是政府向公众传达信息、政府咨询公众意见、政府与公众平等合作、政府与公众共同治理。这4种政府数据开放公众参与理论模式一方面在政府意图、主导力量、信息流动、公众信息知晓度和公众自治程度方面存在明显的特征差异，另一方面从国内外政府数据开放公众参与实践案例中获得良好的经验支持。     

Pupil participation: the NASEN policy

NASEN is to be congratulated for developing a Policy on Pupil Participation (NASEN, 2004). The importance of developing this practice has been increasingly recognised over recent years by policy makers, practitioners and researchers. In this short article I shall address some of the issues that the development of such a policy raises. Although generally welcoming NASEN's initiatives and similar actions by other organizations, I consider it important also to review the issue more broadly.     

体育教学中师生交往的研究

本文从体育教师本身、体育教学模式和体育考核模式中分析了当前体育教学中师生交往中所存在的问题 ;从体育教师观念转变、体育教学模式的改变和改革体育考核方法几个方面提出相应的对策。     

商务英语专业学生英语阅读理解常见错误的实证研究

文章通过对高职商务英语专业学生阅读中难句翻译理解错误的分析及其与阅读理解得分之间的相关分析，发现翻译错误与阅读理解高度正相关；母语参与阅读理解思维活动有利于学习者对原文的理解；在影响学习者阅读理解的各因素中，词汇影响最大；中国学生在阅读理解中，对某些结构和词汇的省略并不会对阅读理解造成重大影响。     

对我国体育人口游泳参与状况的探析

运用“1997年中国城乡居民参与体育活动情况调查问卷”的结果报告及研究成果有关数据，分析我国不同年龄体育人口游泳参与率的变化趋势，结果表明：游泳成为我国青年、壮年阶段体育人口所喜爱的健身项目；我国体育人口游泳参与率随年龄增长呈下降趋势；我国男子体育人口游泳渗与率在不同年龄阶段均高于女性。     

主体参与式体育课教学模式刍议

本文紧密结合体育课的特点，详细论述了主体参与式体育课教学模式是体育教学改革的重要方向，符合时代发展的需要，是现代教育发展的趋势和体育课特点的必然要求，同时提出了变教师中心观念为学生主体观念、变被动学习为学生主动参与、变课堂中心为多种活动并行的体育教学改革指导思想。     

中国知识分子健康与体育参与状况评析

运用中国群众体育现状调查的数据以及其他社会统计资料，对中国知识分子健康状况和体育参与情况做了全面评析，否定了中国知识分子健康状况进一步恶化的错误结论，澄清了20世纪90年代以来有关中国知识分子健康问题的认识。