Social Control,Social Policy and Adult Education     

Colin Griffin 《International Journal of Lifelong Education》2013,32(3):217-244

This paper contrasts a number of different cultures existing within Adult Education. It incorporates theoretical perspectives from Bourdieu and Williams with case‐study material obtained through observation, questionnaire and interview at a South London adult education centre in 1986/87. Bourgeois culture is seen as the exception rather than the rule in adult education. Adult education provides space for a number of alternative cultural formulations, but they operate within a predominantly middle‐class atmosphere. Equal opportunities and the social justice dimension of adult education represent a new cultural formulation, but without further developmental work cannot yet be regarded as significant interventions in a society deeply divided by gender, race and class. While the case‐study material is set in the UK of the 1980s, the theoretical perspectives are relevant to the persistence of inequality in many advanced industrial countries.  相似文献   

Supporting children with genetic syndromes in the classroom: the example of 22q deletion syndrome     

Colin Reilly  Lindsey Stedman 《Support for Learning》2013,28(3):115-121

An increasing number of children are likely to have a known genetic cause for their special educational needs. One such genetic condition is 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22qDS), a genetic syndrome associated with early speech and language difficulties, global and specific cognitive impairments, difficulties with attention and difficulties with social‐emotional functioning. In this article the learning and behavioural strengths and needs of this genetic syndrome are described along with recommendations for classroom‐based interventions. Suggested recommendations in the learning and emotional‐behavioural domains for the syndrome draw on a number of approaches that have been found to be useful for children with a range of conditions including ADHD, ASD and dyscalculia. While teachers cannot be expected to know about all potential genetic causes for special educational needs, knowing that a genetic condition is likely to be associated with a pattern of relative cognitive and behavioural strengths and needs is important.  相似文献   

Taking the muddle out of the middle     

Colin Kefford 《Education 3-13》2013,41(1):41-46

This article considers how children with visual impairment (blind and low vision) can be included in the mainstream primary classroom. In particular, this article reports on an inquiry' Including visually Impaired Children in the Mainstream Primary Classroom', which was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The focus is an analysis of ways in which teachers can effectively include a child with visual impairment within a mainstream classroom. Inclusive practices are viewed in terms of promoting a holistic development of the child and providing equality of access to opportunities.  相似文献   

提高西藏黄奶牛生产性能研究     

尼玛扎西  色珠  参木友  奥斯曼  洛桑强白  平措占堆  巴桑珠扎  次仁罗布  韩建成  王莉  顿珠紧参  姬秋梅  曲广鹏  向巴卓玛  鲍宇  红秀花  张强  John Wilkins  Colin Griffiths  John Pitz  Amanda 《西藏科技》2008,(6)

该项目是中澳国际联合的其中一个,根据发展奶业,促进农区畜牧业发展,提高农村生活水平的需要在西藏河谷流域农牧交错带开展调研.三年来在四个不同的区域进行随机抽样设点,了解项目区奶牛发展现状,系统收集分析当前农户饲养奶牛的饲料结构,营养水平、繁殖成活能力以及管理模式.同时引进澳方饲养奶牛的先进技术、管理措施和发展理念,有效利用西藏现有的作物秸秆,研发优良饲草、饲喂技术,进一步研究牛在一个生长周期中的饲料平衡、生长模式及量化营养等生产性能的对应关系,加大引创结合、重点突破,提高项目区奶牛生产性能,增加农户现金收入.  相似文献   

Primary School Teachers' Understanding of Environmental Issues: An interview study     

Mike Summers  Colin Kruger  Ann Childs  Jenny Mant 《Environmental Education Research》2000,6(4):293-312

In the light of an increased emphasis on environmental education in revisions of the National Curriculum to be introduced in September 2000, this study used in-depth interviews to explore the understanding of a non-random sample of 12 practising primary school teachers in four areas: biodiversity, the carbon cycle, ozone and global warming. A methodological innovation in this research was the prior identification of basic scientific explanations of each area for a primary teachers, and the use of these as benchmarks for judging understanding. The study was able to identify those underpinning science concepts which were well understood, and those which were not so well understood. Some missing concepts and misconceptions are also reported. Although the findings cannot be generalised to all primary teachers, the fairly strong science backgrounds of eight teachers in the sample suggest that some of the difficulties reported may be found more widely. It is suggested that both the basic explanations and the difficulties of understanding displayed by the teachers can usefully inform programmes of professional development for environmental education. An outline of a guide for teacher education adopting this approach is provided.  相似文献   

Teachers in regular classrooms: An applied setting for successful behavior programming     

Joseph Trovato  John Harris  Colin W. Pryor  S. Cynthia Wilkinson 《Psychology in the schools》1992,29(1):52-61

An operant-based program was established to study the effectiveness of regular classroom teachers as mediators for behavior change in regular classroom settings. Fifty-nine first and second graders were matched on several measures and randomly assigned to an experimental condition or a control condition. Experimental children were addressed through teacher-generatedlconsultant-supported behavior intervention strategies. Changes in behavior were examined by assessing differences from initial baseline and from first to second administration of the Child Behavior Checklist. In- class behavior change was significantly greater for the experimental condition than for the control condition, although behavior change from first to second administration of the Child Behavior Checklist was significant for all groups. A moderate to high rate of compliance to the intervention program was maintained by teachers, and moderate to high ratings of satisfaction were obtained for the program from all participants. The effectiveness, feasibility, and applicability of the program are discussed.  相似文献   

IBN Ghalbūn: Muslim Governor of a frontier province in medieval Spain     

Colin Smith 《Al-Masaq: Islam & the Medieval Mediterranean》1996,9(1):23-44

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Kiribati — The search for educational alternatives in a pacific micro-state     

Colin E. Hindson 《International Journal of Educational Development》1985,5(4):289-294

The Central Pacific Republic of Kiribati attempted during the 1970s to set up Community High Schools for the majority of students living in small-island village situations who could not proceed to academic secondary schools. The scheme failed as parents saw these schools more as high schools, and wanted them to lead to Western employment. The government was firm in not allowing this to happen, and continuing to pursue locally-oriented schooling through upper primary classes. This direction has been thrown into doubt by the recent emergence of private high schools on the main island which have attracted many outer-island students.  相似文献   

Education and culture: grounds for cheerfulness     

Colin Crouch 《Higher Education Quarterly》1986,40(4):365-372

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Learning how to learn – By Mary James     

Colin Latchem   《British journal of educational technology : journal of the Council for Educational Technology》2007,38(6):1140-1141

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