Principles and pragmatism in private higher education: examples from Britain and Germany     

Rosalind M. O. Pritchard 《Higher Education》1992,24(2):247-273

The origins, ethos, academic organisation and funding basis of the first private universities in Germany and Britain are described and compared. The role of these universities within their respective national systems is discussed, and the paper concludes with general comments about the value of nonstate institutions of higher education.  相似文献   

Children with social,emotional and behavioural difficulties and communication problems,by Melanie Cross,London, Jessica Kingsley, 2011, 224pp., £18.99 (paperback), ISBN 978-1-84905-129-3     

Joan Pritchard 《Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties》2013,18(2):234-235

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Meeting the requirements of the initial teacher training national curriculum for the use of information and communications technology in subject teaching,with one year's cohort of postgraduate primary trainees     

Alan Pritchard 《Technology, Pedagogy and Education》2013,22(3):293-312

Abstract

This article reports on a small-scale investigation into the effectiveness of a new information and communications technology (ICT) module for Postgraduate Certificate of Education primary trainees. The trainees are audited and later surveyed. Those involved with training in the school/university partnership are also questioned about the trainees' use of ICT in the classroom. A survey of attitude towards the use of ICT in primary schools gives interesting results which in many ways reinforce the expectations of this type of investigation. Two definitions of the usefulness of work with computers in the primary school are offered: for future functionality, and for wider learning benefits. The article concludes that the module was effective, but with certain provisos. The notions of future functionality and wider learning benefits are highlighted as an area for further investigation with a view to recommending more explicit involvement of trainees and with more well-defined, subject-centred work in ICT  相似文献   

Kohlbergian Contributions to Educational Programs for the Moral Development of Professionals     

Michael S. Pritchard 《Educational Psychology Review》1999,11(4):395-409

This paper discusses the contributions of Lawrence Kohlberg to the teaching of professional ethics. While rejecting Kohlberg's view that the most advanced stages of moral development must embrace utilitarian or Kantian principles, it agrees with Rest and others that postconventional reasoning is essential for professional ethics. However, it raises questions about how differentiations between conventional and postconventional reasoning can reliably be made. Finally, it suggests areas of psychological research other than moral reasoning that would contribute to the teaching of professional ethics.  相似文献   

A Comparative Study of School Textbooks used in the First Year of Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Various European Communities     

Robert Weil  Donald Pritchard 《Compare》1977,7(1):3-15

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Editorial     

Rosalind Pritchard 《Higher Education Quarterly》2002,56(4):327-330

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Fissures in the Federal Structure? The Case of the University of Wales   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Rosalind M. O. Pritchard 《Higher Education Quarterly》1994,48(4):256-276

The paper describes the evolution of the University of Wales, and describes the attempts made at the end of the 1980s to instigate university-wide planning. These arrangements were, however, of short duration and have recently been reviewed and revised. A degree of tension and instability is endemic in all federations and 'Wales' is no exception. Its large colleges are impatient of central control and planning, and the Welsh Funding Council is unsympathetic to an increase in the sphere of influence of the federal university. Such factors are fissiparous forces, but they have to be set against the symbolic importance of the University of Wales as a means of representing and giving expression to Welsh national feeling.  相似文献   

Taking an insect-inspired approach to bird navigation     

David J. Pritchard  Susan D. Healy 《Learning & behavior》2018,46(1):7-22

Navigation is an essential skill for many animals, and understanding how animal use environmental information, particularly visual information, to navigate has a long history in both ethology and psychology. In birds, the dominant approach for investigating navigation at small-scales comes from comparative psychology, which emphasizes the cognitive representations underpinning spatial memory. The majority of this work is based in the laboratory and it is unclear whether this context itself affects the information that birds learn and use when they search for a location. Data from hummingbirds suggests that birds in the wild might use visual information in quite a different manner. To reconcile these differences, here we propose a new approach to avian navigation, inspired by the sensory-driven study of navigation in insects. Using methods devised for studying the navigation of insects, it is possible to quantify the visual information available to navigating birds, and then to determine how this information influences those birds’ navigation decisions. Focusing on four areas that we consider characteristic of the insect navigation perspective, we discuss how this approach has shone light on the information insects use to navigate, and assess the prospects of taking a similar approach with birds. Although birds and insects differ in many ways, there is nothing in the insect-inspired approach of the kind we describe that means these methods need be restricted to insects. On the contrary, adopting such an approach could provide a fresh perspective on the well-studied question of how birds navigate through a variety of environments.  相似文献   

The third Amendment to the Higher Education Law of the German Federal Republic   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Rosalind M. O. Pritchard 《Higher Education》1986,15(6):587-607

The article describes and analyses some of the important changes which have been brought about by the most recent Amendment to the 1976 Higher Education Law. It attempts to show the rationale for some of these changes and to give a flavour of the public debate surrounding the new legislation. The following issues are discussed: university democracy, research, staff structure, the curriculum, the problems of non-university institutions and the position of comprehensive universities.  相似文献   

Effective Schools for All     

Ruie Jane Pritchard  Donna Morrow  Jon C Marshall 《School Effectiveness & School Improvement》2013,24(2):153-157

The study investigated the relation between district culture, student achievement, and student attitudes about their schools. Perceptions of students as expressed in more than 2,000 essays written about their schools were explored. Seven cultural categories were examined for differences across grade levels and districts. Statistical differences were found for 3 categories (Social/People, Education/Curriculum, and Extra-curricular Activities) for writing achievement, for whether the district culture were rated as positive or negative, and for whether student's comments revealed a positive or negative view of their schools. This study suggests that district culture has a noticeable effect on school culture and on student achievement.  相似文献