An ordinary moonlighting activity? Determinants of the provision of private tutoring by Czech schoolteachers

Teacher moonlighting (teachers working other jobs in addition to teaching) may have positive as well as negative implications. In the context of post-socialist countries, the provision of private tutoring is one of the common forms of teacher moonlighting. The aim of the paper is to analyse the prevalence and factors that are associated with a) having a paid job in addition to one’s regular teaching obligations; b) provision of private tutoring among teachers. Results are drawn from a representative sample of 494 Czech teachers of academic school subjects in lower secondary schools who responded to an online questionnaire survey. Male teachers working part-time, with shorter professional experience, higher household financial burden and lower satisfaction with teacher salaries were more likely to moonlight. The provision of private tutoring was only associated with shorter professional experience and the teaching of core subjects, suggesting that Czech teachers’ motivation to provide private tutoring is currently not primarily financial.     

现代远程教育答疑教学模式研究

远程教育从第一代发展到第三代,与科学技术的日新月异以及及时地运用到远程教育中来有密切的关系,相应地为了保障教育质量,在学习者自主学习的条件下,在不同阶段出现不同的各种辅导答疑方式,如面授辅导、值机答疑、E-mail答疑、聊天室答疑和双向视频答疑等方式。从教师和学习者的角度调查来看,他们对各种答疑的看法存在着一定的分歧,通过分析认为流媒体答疑是解决远程教育答疑的比较理想方式。     

基于趣味性情境的“三位一体”博物馆教育——对儿童讲解辅导中兴趣与情境的重新认识与提升

面向儿童群体讲解自然科普展览是许多博物馆开展教育活动的重要方式。然而,传统讲解无法激发儿童兴趣,难以进行学习迁移和延伸。本文以云南省博物馆“远古云南”展厅为例,从三因素情境性兴趣模型出发,运用“情境认知与学习理论”和“情境教学法”对兴趣和情境进行深度分析,提出“情境化讲解辅导设计三步法”。通过实践,实现多样化情境和趣味性紧密结合,形成融合趣味性、教学内容、教学方法的“三位一体”博物馆讲解辅导,鼓励儿童把学习变为实践,逐步建立起自我与自然的联系。     

Demand for private supplementary tutoring: conceptual considerations, and socio-economic patterns in Hong Kong

Despite the fact that in some parts of the world private supplementary tutoring is a huge industry with far-reaching economic, social and educational implications, the topic has been neglected by educational researchers. This paper focuses on the nature and determinants of demand for private supplementary tutoring. It first draws on literature from a wide range of countries to identify some conceptual considerations, and then presents data on socio-economic patterns of demand for tutoring in Hong Kong. It highlights the complexity of the topic, and calls for further detailed research in multiple settings.     

浅述模块辅导法--兼谈《线性代数》课程的教学改革

本文论述了模块辅导法的基本理论与基本原则，并对《线性代数》课程的模块辅导进行了初步的探讨。     

新时期韩国教育的重大改革与社会反映

韩国是我国的临国，虽然社会制度不同，但所遇到的社会难题和教育问题，诸如早期留学热、课外辅导热、教育不公、教师评价难、职业教育衰竭等十分相近。韩国与社会制度相同的欧美各国的教育改革也有所不同，每届政府都很重视教育问题，努力通过修订国家相关的教育法律、政策和采取有效的行政措施，积极推进多项教育改革，以解决学业负担重、教育质量下滑、社会不公等诸多社会难题，值得分析与借鉴。     

Equalising schooling,unequalising private supplementary tutoring: access and tracking through shadow education in China

The global expansion of mass schooling has greatly increased opportunities for low-income families, and governments have devoted much effort to equalising access and quality in education systems. Alongside regular schooling, the so-called shadow education system of private supplementary tutoring has grown rapidly across the world. The fact that rich families can purchase more and better quality shadow education undermines the achievements of increased equality of opportunities in formal schooling. Drawing on a mixed-methods study in Shanghai, China, the article shows how shadow education has offset school equalisation policies through differentiation of access and through sorting mechanisms. Shadow education occupies a space beyond strict government control in which privileged families and elite schools ignore and mediate the equalisation policies, seeking competitive advantages. Uneven access to shadow education and tracking within it shape, maintain, and exacerbate inequitable schooling experiences at individual and institutional levels.     

汕头龙湖片陆生动物现状调查与评价

对龙湖片蓄牧资源、蓄牧产品污染物含量和污染现状进行了调查、分析。结果显示龙湖片的禽畜样品中Cu、Zn的含量较高,在各组织中尤以肝脏的污染物含量为高。     

美国公共图书馆的青少年教育服务——以美国奥斯汀市公共图书馆体系为例

本文以素有"硅丘"之称的高科技重镇德克萨斯州首府奥斯汀市公共图书馆系统为例,分析探讨了美国公共图书馆富有特色的青少年儿童教育服务项目,以期为我国公共图书馆青少年教育职能开发提供借鉴。奥斯汀市公共图书馆系统青少年适读馆藏数量繁多,教育项目丰富多样,开发了多种形式的数字资源,为青少年提供了多样化的活动空间,以及家庭作业辅导和其他技能培训,不仅培养了青少年阅读习惯和能力,还通过志愿服务等活动培育青少年的社会服务意识和能力。     

国产灾难电影发展阶段及研究热点

灾难电影一般指将重大的自然与人为灾难作为表现对象的电影。灾难电影作为西方电影界一种重要电影类型,以震撼的视觉冲击力与娱乐效应赢得极高的票房价值与观众群,具有极高的商业与艺术价值。国产灾难电影在我国可分三个发展阶段,近年呈较快发展态势,汶川地震以来已成为创作热点。《唐山大地震》引起了学界对国产灾难片的热切关注,其创作经验及研究状况需要梳理、总结与关注。