Insights into Educational Administration: The Need for a Cross-Cultural Comparative Perspective     

Allan Walker  Clive Dimmock 《Asia Pacific Journal of Education》2000,20(2):11-22

This article summarizes the case for adopting a cross-cultural comparative approach to the study of educational administration and leadership. In the first section, we state the main arguments for strengthening a societal cultural approach to educational administration and leadership. The second and third sections outline why culture is a useful concept for analysis and comparison in educational administration, and briefly review the concept of culture itself. The fourth section outlines an influential approach for investigating the influence of culture, that of Hofstede, and suggests that his framework provides a worthwhile starting point for educational researchers. The final section notes a number of important issues which researchers need to consider when exploring the influence of societal culture on educational administration. In summary, we suggest that a cross-cultural comparative approach to educational administration and leadership can expose the value of theory and practice from different cultural perspectives which may then, in turn, inform and influence existing dominant paradigms.  相似文献   

A probabilistic model of information retrieval: development and comparative experiments: Part 2     

K. Sparck Jones  S. Walker  S. E. Robertson   《Information processing & management》2000,36(6):809

The paper combines a comprehensive account of the probabilistic model of retrieval with new systematic experiments on TREC Programme material. It presents the model from its foundations through its logical development to cover more aspects of retrieval data and a wider range of system functions. Each step in the argument is matched by comparative retrieval tests, to provide a single coherent account of a major line of research. The experiments demonstrate, for a large test collection, that the probabilistic model is effective and robust, and that it responds appropriately, with major improvements in performance, to key features of retrieval situations.Part 1 covers the foundations and the model development for document collection and relevance data, along with the test apparatus. Part 2 covers the further development and elaboration of the model, with extensive testing, and briefly considers other environment conditions and tasks, model training, concluding with comparisons with other approaches and an overall assessment.Data and results tables for both parts are given in Part 1. Key results are summarised in Part 2.  相似文献   

The application of inertial measurement units and functional principal component analysis to evaluate movement in the forward 3½ pike somersault springboard dive     

Cherie Walker  John Warmenhoven  Peter J. Sinclair 《Sports biomechanics / International Society of Biomechanics in Sports》2019,18(2):146-162

Based on technological and analytical advances, the capability to more accurately and finitely examine biomechanical and skill characteristics of movement has improved. The purpose of this study was to use Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) and Functional Principal Components Analysis (fPCA) to examine the role of movement variability (assessed via angular velocity), on 2 divers (1 international level; 1 national) performing the forward 3½ pike somersault dive. Analysis of angular velocity curves during ive-flight identified 5 fPCs, accounting for 96.5% of movement variability. The national diver’s scatter plots and standard deviation of fPC scores illustrated larger magnitudes of angular velocity variability across dive flight. For fPC1 and fPC3, magnitudes of SD variability were 282.6 and 201.5, respectively. The international diver illustrated more consistent angular velocity profiles, with clustering of fPCs scores (e.g., fPC1 & 3 = SD’s of 75.2 & 68.0). To account for lower variability in the international diver, the ability to better coordinate movement sequences and functionally utilise feedback in response to initiation of the somersault position is highlighted. Overall, findings highlight how both IMUs and fPCA can more holistically and finitely examine the biomechanical and skill characteristics of movement sequences with the capability to inform athlete development.  相似文献   

Mormon Melodrama and the Syndication of Satire,from Brigham Young (1940) to South Park (2003)          下载免费PDF全文

David Walker 《Journal of American culture (Malden, Mass. : 2003)》2017,40(3):259-275

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Roberto Scazzieri and Raffaella Simili (eds.): <Emphasis Type="Italic">The Migration of Ideas</Emphasis>     

Mark Walker 《Minerva》2010,48(1):101-104

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A narrative exploration of how curricula for children with profound and multiple learning difficulties shape and are shaped by the practices of their teachers     

Catherine Stewart  Caroline Walker‐Gleaves 《British Journal of Special Education》2020,47(3):350-375

This article presents the findings of a study that asked teachers to narrate their interactions with learners from the perspective of the curriculum that the school adopted. Thirteen female teachers, employed at eight special secondary schools for children with profound and multiple learning difficulties in England, participated in the research. They narrated their experiences, which were consequently subject to phenomenological hermeneutic analysis. All the teachers displayed a high degree of individuality and conceptualised their work not straightforwardly as teaching the espoused curriculum, but rather as they themselves being the ‘curriculum‐in‐action’, with their practice lying alongside and only obliquely cognisant of their school's explicit provision. The narratives disclosed ongoing conflict with school leaders being interpreted as a threat to their specific pedagogic practices as well as their professionalism. The research raises questions about the ability of the ‘special curriculum’ to be truly responsive to pupils' needs within this complex pedagogical environment.  相似文献   

The Possibility of a Scientific Politics of Education: A Reply to McClellan     

J. C. Walker 《Educational theory》1988,38(1):131-137

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The Microelectronics Education Programme retrospective: why no evaluation?     

David R F Walker 《British journal of educational technology : journal of the Council for Educational Technology》1988,19(2):144-145

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Cohen,D., S. Denbo,K. Fitzpatrick,M. Furlough,J. Grossman,C. Henry,G. Henry,R. H. Kieft,D. Marcum,J. Ruttenberg., E. Shore., A. M. Stuaffer,E. A. Waraksa,and S. Wheatley, “Concerted Thought,Collaborative Action,and the Future of the Print Record.”     

Lizzy Walker 《资料收集管理》2018,43(1):85-86

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Do public schools have an obligation to serve troubled children and youth?     

C M Nelson  R B Rutherford  D B Center  H M Walker 《Exceptional children》1991,57(5):406-417

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