Composing new understandings of sustainability in the Anthropocene     

Sophia ?Jeong  Stacey?Britton  Kimberly?Haverkos  Mel?Kutner  Teresa?Shume  Deborah?Tippins 《Cultural Studies of Science Education》2018,13(1):299-315

The relationship between sustainability and the Anthropocene takes on new meaning in a time of unprecedented human impact on Earth systems. This relationship is at times contested and not well researched but critical in considering how we will respond to environmental challenges of today and the future. Elaborating on the need for new perspectives and nuanced understandings of sustainability, the contributors to this volume draw on posthumanist and “new” feminist materialist methodologies and theoretical lenses to engage readers in ways, which often contrast with prevailing thinking and research. From the cosmopolitics of place in urban Berlin to the watery space of urban wetlands they share research and rich narratives, which illustrate how sustainability is theorized and enacted across a range of diverse educational contexts. Moving beyond the rhetoric of sustainability, the authors invite us to explore innovative ways to engage with new concepts and emerging tensions that are now influencing the fields of education and sustainability.  相似文献   

The Beginnings of Religion in Baby Behavior     

Sophia Lyon Fahs 《Religious education (Chicago, Ill.)》2013,108(10):896-903

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Not Just Any Child Care Center? Social and Ethnic Disparities in the Use of Early Education Institutions With a Beneficial Learning Environment     

Birgit Becker  Pia Sophia Schober 《Early education and development》2017,28(8):1011-1034

This study investigates social and ethnic differences in the use of early childhood education and care (ECEC) centers with different learning environments in an ECEC system with universal state-subsidized provision and low fees. Based on the German National Educational Panel Study—Kindergarten Cohort from 2011, we matched data on 587 groups in 253 ECEC centers with information on about 1,700 children and their parents and applied stepwise multivariate regression models. Research Findings: The results showed that social and ethnic differences tended to be small and were mostly not significant in terms of structural quality, activities, and materials in ECEC centers. In contrast, large disparities emerged regarding the use of ECEC centers with different compositions of children: Children of low educated parents and those with a non-German family language attended institutions with higher proportions of children from families with low educated parents and from families with a non-German family language, respectively. Practice or Policy: To counteract and compensate for the large disparities in the social and ethnic composition of children in ECEC centers, state funding rules and structural quality standards should take the composition more strongly into account.  相似文献   

“Coerced Loss and Ambivalent Preservation”: Racial Melancholia in American Born Chinese          下载免费PDF全文

Sophia Tatiana Sarigianides 《Educational theory》2017,67(1):37-49

Recent applications of Freud's theory examine the social value of the lost love object as a way of understanding the suffering of non‐majority groups. Rather than pathologizing the individual suffering the loss, the lens of racial melancholia pathologizes the discourse that constitutes racially marked others as alien to the majority. Through a close reading of image and text, Sophia Tatiana Sarigianides applies David Eng and Shinhee Han's theory of racial melancholia to Gene Luen Yang's graphic novel American Born Chinese. Sarigianides argues that texts such as American Born Chinese provide grounds for a public language for examining the suffering that ensues from the failure of assimilation as a desired outcome for immigrants in the United States.  相似文献   

Gender,race, ethnicity,and science education in the middle grades     

Sophia Catsambis 《科学教学研究杂志》1995,32(3):243-257

This article examines gender differences in science achievements and attitudes during the middle grade, when our nation's scientific pipeline begins to emerge. It uses data from a large, nationally representative sample of eighth-grade students (NELS-88). The findings show that in these grades female students do not lag behind their male classmates in science achievements tests, grades, and course enrollments. Actually, some female students have higher probabilities of enrolling in high-ability classes than males. However, female students have less positive attitudes toward science, participate in fewer relevant extracurricular activities, and aspire less often to science careers than males. Students' science attitudes and career interests vary according to students' gender as well as their racial or ethnic background. These findings emphasize the need to further examine the interrelationships between gender and race or ethnicity in our efforts to understand the processes leading to women's limited participation in science-related careers.  相似文献   

Primary Teachers’ Literacy and Attitudes on Education for Sustainable Development     

Dimitra Spiropoulou  Triantafyllia Antonakaki  Sophia Kontaxaki  Sarantis Bouras 《Journal of Science Education and Technology》2007,16(5):443-450

This paper reports on research concerning Greek in-service Primary teachers’ perceptions about environmental issues and attitudes towards Education for Sustainable Development. A questionnaire with multiple-choice and open-ended questions was used in order to gain more comprehensive understanding of their thoughts. The analysis of data revealed that teachers hold misunderstandings or misconceptions of the conceptual meaning of the terms “sustainability” and “renewable source of energy”. Furthermore, the implementation rate of environmental programs in schools is relatively low considering teachers’ interest in the issues. This is due to lack of familiarity with new methodological approaches which promote environmental matters. By taking into account these research findings, possible implications arising from supporting teachers to implement environmental programs in schools are discussed and suggestions for overcoming the outlined difficulties are made.  相似文献   

Short and long term effects of a teacher-training workshop in medical school     

Sophia Mahler  Dan E. Benor 《Higher Education》1984,13(3):265-273

The effect of a teacher-training workshop in a medical school was studied. The change in instructional behavior was judged by the amount and kind of students' verbal activities during regular lessons and by the cognitive level of the teacher-student encounters. One hundred and sixty-one lessons of 60 teachers were observed in a period up to 500 days after the four-day workshop. The results indicate a considerable increase in both parameters following the training. The new level of performance was sustained for the activity parameter along the entire follow-up period. The cognitive level moderately declined after about 200 days. After 500 days the instructional behavior still was significantly different from that before the workshop. The implications for teacher-training and reinforcement interventions are discussed.  相似文献   

The mediating role of social environmental factors in the associations between attachment styles and basic needs satisfaction     

Luke Felton  Sophia Jowett 《Journal of sports sciences》2013,31(6):618-628

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The present study aimed to explore the mediating role of social factors on the associations between attachment styles and basic psychological needs satisfaction within two relational contexts. Athletes (N = 215) completed a multi-section questionnaire pertaining to attachment styles, basic needs satisfied within the coaching and the parental relational context, and such social factors as social support, interpersonal conflict, autonomy and controlling behaviours. Bootstrap mediation analysis revealed that the association between avoidant attachment style and basic needs satisfaction with the coach was mediated by social support and autonomy-related behaviours from the coach. The association between avoidant attachment style and basic needs satisfaction with the parent on the other hand was mediated by all social factors investigated. Finally, the association between anxious attachment style and basic needs satisfaction from the parent was mediated by conflict and controlling behaviours. Overall, the findings of the current study suggest that social factors play an important role in explaining the associations between attachment styles and basic needs satisfaction within two central relational contexts athletes operate in, and thus should be targeted in future interventions.  相似文献   

民间的力量     

郑亮 《新体育》2007,(2):1-1

古龙在他的小说里总结出七种形而上的武器：笑、自信心、诚实．仇恨．友情、决心、爱。如果用这些指标在休斯敦的“姚老大”身上求证的话。除了仇恨。火箭的11号在其他方面已无可挑剔。在NBA这坛酱缸里。科比的好勇斗狠是一种，“石佛”邓肯的波澜不惊又是一种，若干场比赛。当他们的眼里喷射出“仇恨”的火焰时。我们已经知道胜利的天平该向谁倾斜了。即便是阴沟里翻船。也让人觉得轰轰烈烈。反观“MM”领衔的火箭队。麦蒂相对散漫的比赛态度和脆弱的心理承受能力一直是评论家诟病的对象；姚明稍微坚韧一点．但也是咬紧腮帮子苦苦支撑的形象。说到底。火箭队的侵略性和杀伤力还显得乏善可陈。因此往往给对手留下逆转的缝隙。  相似文献   

Supporting Early Childhood Teachers to Promote Children’s Social Competence: Components for Best Professional Development Practices     

Heejeong Sophia Han 《Early Childhood Education Journal》2014,42(3):171-179

There is a growing recognition that young children’s social competence is critical because it is positively associated with their school readiness and academic success. However, professional development (PD) opportunities for early childhood teachers to enhance their roles in promoting young children’s social competence are limited. In this article, five key components of best PD on social competence for early childhood teachers are recommended. These include (1) identifying PD content based on participants’ contextual needs; (2) sequencing PD aligned with the positive behavior support framework; (3) providing opportunities for participants to receive feedback on their implementation; (4) guiding participants to reflect on their own practices; and (5) embracing socio-cultural perspectives throughout the PD.  相似文献