What is the meaning of special education? Problem representations in Swedish policy documents: late 1970s–2014     

Joakim Isaksson  Rafael Lindqvist 《欧洲特需教育杂志》2013,28(1):122-137

In Sweden, as in many other countries, inclusion has been on the political agenda for a long time and has served as a blueprint and guiding principle for practical work in school. However, inclusive education has, by and large, been associated with special education measures, which seriously limit the chances of achieving the vision of inclusion. In this article, we analyse how the meaning of special education is constructed in policy documents from four distinct time periods of Swedish education policy from the late 1970s to 2014. The paper draws on an approach to scrutinise the process of problematisation in public policy-making. Based on the analysis, we argue that there are prospects of a hegemonic intervention regarding the meaning of special education during later years in Swedish education policy, emphasising an individual perspective and individual deficiencies. In contrast to inclusive ambitions, this perspective advocate segregated support measures. Finally, based on previous research and tendencies within the field, we present arguments in the concluding discussion why this hegemonic intervention in education policy also might attract the support of school personnel at the local school level and some potential consequences of the expansion of special education in Sweden.  相似文献   

Democratic citizenship in textbooks in Spanish primary curriculum     

Mariangeles De La Caba Collado  Rafael López Atxurra 《课程研究杂志》2013,45(2):205-228

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Predicting child outcomes from preschool quality in Portugal     

Isabel M. P. Abreu-Lima  Teresa B. Leal  Joana Cadima  Ana Madalena Gamelas 《European Journal of Psychology of Education - EJPE》2013,28(2):399-420

The main purpose of this study is to analyze whether quality of preschool classrooms relates to 4- and 5-year-old children developmental outcomes. The study was conducted in 60 classrooms in Porto Metropolitan Area, Portugal. Children (N?=?215) were evaluated in the literacy, math, and behavior domains. Preschool quality was assessed through classroom observations using the ECERS-R and the Early Language and Literacy Classroom Observation. Global classroom quality although relatively low, predicted children’s literacy skills and behavior but not math skills. Quality of language and literacy environment was not consistently related to child outcomes. Mother educational level stood out as consistently predicting most of child developmental outcomes. The relevance of these results is discussed considering the Portuguese educational scenario, in the realm of an international context.  相似文献   

Topological metrics in academic genealogy graphs     

Luciano Rossi  Rafael J.P. Damaceno  Igor L. Freire  Etelvino J.H. Bechara  Jesús P. Mena-Chalco 《Journal of Informetrics》2018,12(4):1042-1058

Academic genealogy aims to structure and analyze the mentoring relationships between advisor and advisee. The representation of this structure results in academic genealogy graphs. For the analysis and characterization of these graphs, we present a set of metrics and their corresponding mirror metrics that capture the characteristics of its topological structure and represent them as quantitative attributes. The metrics of fecundity, fertility, descendants, cousins, generations, and relationships consider the descendants of the academics represented in the graph. The mirror metric of these topological metrics considers the ascendancy of academics. Individually, the metrics have strong semantic intuition and define characteristics regarding the performance in the mentoring of an academic. Together, the metrics are useful for the identification, characterization, and classification of communities and their members. The genealogical data available through the platforms of the Mathematics Genealogy Project and the Academic Family Tree were used as case studies. Two hundred thirteen thousand and 675,000 academic records were obtained for each project. We analyze the capacity of characterization of the metrics using the structuring of a similarity graph and through the distribution of the nodes in principal components. We observed that the set of metrics is capable of capturing the configuration pattern existing in genealogy graphs independently of its scale.  相似文献   

Open-domain conversational search assistants: the Transformer is all you need     

Ferreira  Rafael  Leite  Mariana  Semedo  David  Magalhaes  Joao 《Information Retrieval》2022,25(2):123-148

Information Retrieval Journal - On the quest of providing a more natural interaction between users and search systems, open-domain conversational search assistants have emerged, by assisting users...  相似文献   

A new tool for managing students' questions in web‐based distance education courses     

Rafael H. Scapin  Euclydes Marega Jr. 《The American journal of distance education》2013,27(3):49-57

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On nonlinear systems diagnosis using differential and algebraic methods     

Juan C. Cruz-Victoria  Rafael Martínez-Guerra 《Journal of The Franklin Institute》2008,345(2):102-118

In this paper we tackle the diagnosis problem in nonlinear systems under failure using differential algebra. Three examples are presented in order to apply the proposed methodology. Numerical simulations of these examples are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the suggested approach.  相似文献   

Determinants of possession of the ball in soccer   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Lago C  Martín R 《Journal of sports sciences》2007,25(9):969-974

In research on the importance of the possession of the ball in soccer, little attention has been paid to its determinants. Using data from 170 matches of the 2003 - 2004 Spanish Soccer League, we explain why differences in the possession of the ball among teams are so great. In particular, four variables are examined: evolving match status (i.e. whether the team is winning, losing or drawing), venue (i.e. playing at home or away), and the identities of the team and the opponent in each match. Results of linear regression analysis show that these four variables are statistically significant and together explain most of the variance in possession. In short, home teams have more possession than away teams, teams have more possession when they are losing matches than when winning or drawing, and the identity of the opponent matters - the worse the opponent, the greater the possession of the ball. Combinations of these variables could be used to develop a model that predicts possession in soccer.  相似文献   

高水平乒乓球运动员有力臂最大等长收缩力的评估     

Francisco Pradas　Carlos de Teresa　Maricarmen Vargas　Rafael Herrero 《体育科研》2005,26(3):86-89

乒乓球是使用单侧上肢的一项运动,其特征是要进行重复多次高速且具爆发力的动作,无氧乳酸酵解代谢能力占有重要作用.研究对象与方法男女高水平乒乓球运动员(n=31).采用Takei5101握力计测量单侧上肢有力型和非单侧上肢有力型运动员的上肢最大等长收缩力.18名男运动员(平均年龄23.5±5.4岁)和13名女运动员(平均年龄21.3±3.3岁)均为西班牙乒乓球协会的国家联盟成员.采用SPSS v12.0 for windows和Excel v10.2软件包进行数据统计分析.研究结果发现无论男女运动员单侧上肢有力型的最大等长收缩力均高于非单侧上肢有力型,而左势手女运动员与右势手女运动员相比、右势手男运动员与左势手男运动员相比,单侧上肢有力型的最大等长收缩力均高于非单侧上肢有力型.研究还发现进攻型运动员与防守型运动员相比,单侧上肢有力型的最大等长收缩力高于非单侧上肢有力型.分析与讨论无论男女,单侧上肢有力型运动员手握力高于非单侧上肢有力型运动员.男性运动员比女性运动员的等长收缩力高,一个可以解释的事实是男性有更高的睾酮水平.肌肉力量不平衡可能发展成为脊柱侧弯姿态,这应该通过适当的力量和柔韧性训练来避免,以防止将来的运动损伤和运动成绩的下降.  相似文献   

Conducting a Cultural Audit: A Case Study in Service Learning for the Dominican Republic     

J. Nicholls Eastmond  Gisela Martiz  Rafael Gutierrez  Kevin Shanley 《TechTrends》2010,54(2):16-18

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