The invisible impact of educational research     

Tim Cain  David Allan 《牛津教育评论》2017,43(6):718-732

Although there are policy calls for educational research to discover ‘what works’ and thereby inform decision making directly, the research literature argues instead for research to have a ‘conceptual’ impact on practice. Empirical studies also suggest that, when teachers use research, their use is conceptual; research influences the content and the process of their thinking, changing attitudes and perceptions and making educational decision making more intelligent. This study investigates the ways in which educational research has achieved impact on practice from the perspective of the researchers. A sample of highly-rated impact case studies in the UK’s research assessment exercise (REF2014) were subject to content analysis, using qualitative coding techniques. Analysis shows that most research is ‘invisible’ to education practitioners because it is embedded in educational policies, technologies, and services. This ‘invisible use’ is unlikely to realise the conceptual benefits claimed for research utilisation. If educational research is to make educational decision making more intelligent at its point of use, it will be necessary to re-think current notions of quality in research impact.  相似文献   

Historical Thinking -- and Its Alleged Unnaturalness     

Jon A. Levisohn 《Educational Philosophy and Theory》2017,49(6):618-630

Abstract

No articulation of `historical thinking' has been as influential as Sam Wineburg's position, according to which historical thinking is, fundamentally, the recognition of the ways in which the past is different than the present. Wineburg argues, further, that achieving that state is `unnatural.' This paper critiques both of these claims, arguing instead that we should replace a generic conception of historical thinking with one that is much more rooted in the specific practice of the discipline. It is surely necessary for students to learn this practice, but it is not unnatural. Instead, learning to think historically is learning to speak the language of the discipline that we call ‘history.’  相似文献   

‘Surprise Me!’ The (im)possibilities of agency and creativity within the standards framework of history education     

Jennifer Clark  Adele Nye 《Educational Philosophy and Theory》2017,49(6):656-668

Abstract

In the current culture of regulation in higher education and, in turn, the history discipline, it is timely to problematize discipline standards in relation to student agency and creativity. This article argues that through the inclusion of a critical orientation and engaged pedagogy, historians have the opportunity to bring a more agentic dimension to the disciplinary conversation. Discipline standards privilege that arrogant historical moment in the higher education sector when certain skills development and knowledge creation becomes a hegemonic discourse. As a result, there is less emphasis on creativity, agency, and individual opportunities for the demonstration of the historical imagination at work. We need to ensure that the insights gained from teaching and learning practice and research are not lost in the rush to meet discipline standards through compliance.  相似文献   

Teaching critical thinking: Cultural challenges and strategies in Singapore          下载免费PDF全文

Charlene Tan 《British Educational Research Journal》2017,43(5):988-1002

Among the challenges faced by educators in promoting critical thinking is that of cultural compatibility. Using Singapore as an illustrative case study, this paper explores the cultural challenges and recommended strategies for the teaching of critical thinking in schools. The research for this study is based on a theoretical framework that focuses on two dominant practices of critical thinking: confrontational and individualistic on the one hand, and collegial and communal on the other. Research data shows that the main cultural challenges are the social expectations of teachers as knowledge transmitters and a perception that critical thinking is essentially adversarial. The recommended strategies are the utilisation of cooperative learning strategies and the provision of a safe learning environment. There are two major implications arising from this research study. The first is a need for policymakers and educators to be cognisant of cultural constraints in the teaching of critical thinking. The second is the significance of teacher efficacy to engender student engagement and successful learning within socio‐cultural constraints. The Singapore experience adds to the existing literature by highlighting the existence and significance of communitarian practices of critical thinking in an Asian context.  相似文献   

Language use and racial redirect in the educational landscape of ‘just good teaching’     

Tonda Liggett  Dyan Watson  Linda Griffin 《Teaching Education》2017,28(4):393-405

At colleges and universities across the United States, teacher preparation programs are increasingly required to prepare teachers for culturally and linguistically diverse student populations. Teacher education programs have responded by incorporating fieldwork experiences and curricular requirements that include a social justice and multicultural education focus. One key individual is uniquely positioned to reinforce and connect coursework with classroom practice during the teacher candidate’s practicum experience: the university supervisor. Our research team focused on the supervisors and their understandings of culturally responsive pedagogy (CRP) in order to better support them as they worked with teacher candidates to reinforce CRP in the classroom. Through interviews, field notes, and classroom observations, we examined language (words, phrases) that the supervisors used to talk about race and culture in relation to CRP. Our findings indicate a tendency to redirect conversations about race and culture to topics that they were more versed on such as teaching to the whole child or addressing the needs of the individual student. We termed this linguistic move the racial redirect, which emerged in language that (1) simplified the meaning of CRP and (2) made CRP seem like an unexpected or chance event in teaching.  相似文献   

Demystifying computational thinking     

《Educational Research Review》2017

This paper examines the growing field of computational thinking (CT) in education. A review of the relevant literature shows a diversity in definitions, interventions, assessments, and models. After synthesizing various approaches used to develop the construct in K-16 settings, we have created the following working definition of CT: The conceptual foundation required to solve problems effectively and efficiently (i.e., algorithmically, with or without the assistance of computers) with solutions that are reusable in different contexts. This definition highlights that CT is primarily a way of thinking and acting, which can be exhibited through the use particular skills, which then can become the basis for performance-based assessments of CT skills. Based on the literature, we categorized CT into six main facets: decomposition, abstraction, algorithm design, debugging, iteration, and generalization. This paper shows examples of CT definitions, interventions, assessments, and models across a variety of disciplines, with a call for more extensive research in this area.  相似文献   

视觉素养的哲学文化根基     

刘桂荣  闫树涛 《山西师大学报(社会科学版)》2007,34(3):18-22

视觉素养的研究和实践在国际上已有很大发展,但国内尚没有得到足够的重视。视觉素养的营建不仅是视觉能力的培养,更在于其根基和归趋的奠定、视觉思维结构的和谐及视觉性的内置,在于本民族传统文化精神的滋养和浸润。此种哲学维度的省思和文化血脉的根植,使人们在视觉文化的生存中、在视觉素养的建构中获得性灵的提升及生命的意义呈现。  相似文献   

Human Relations: The Cornerstone of a Roeper Education     

Lori A. Lutz  Susannah Nichols 《Roeper Review》2016,38(4):261-266

This article traces the evolution of a moral philosophy curriculum originally taught by George A. Roeper in the earliest years of The Roeper School. The first author, a student at The Roeper School in the 1960s and 1970s, describes the impact of the class George Roeper called “Human Relations” on her life. Returning to the School as a parent and trustee, she had the opportunity to re-create for current students the experience of the Human Relations class in a workshop, liberally borrowing material from a philosophy class taught by Harvard political philosopher Michael Sandel. In the second part of the article, a current English teacher at The Roeper School and attendee at that workshop discusses how she was inspired to revise her literature courses to incorporate the moral philosophy approach of George Roeper and Michael Sandel.  相似文献   

论中国传统政治思维对王安石散文的渗透     

李小兰  李伟 《江西师范大学学报(哲学社会科学版)》2004,37(6):94-98

中国传统的政治思维表现出两大特点，一是道德与政治的整合性；二是人冶主义的内涵。王安石的散强调个人品德修养的政治性目的和社会伦理规范是政治运作的基础，体现了政治思维的道德与政治整合性特点；主张施仁政、强调皇权政治和为政在人，其政治思维的人治主义内核得以鲜明地体现。于此，可见中国传统政治思维对王安石散的渗透。  相似文献   

翻译与逻辑的内在一致性     

韩世辉  许兴菊 《临沂师范学院学报》2001,23(3):137-140

要想做好翻译工作，我们不能只是浅层掌握一门外语，而是要做到文、史、哲的贯通才能达到翻译的最高境界。要着重从翻译二字的由来解说、翻译的实用性、文史哲的贯通、整体思维在英语教学中的运用等几个方面来阐述翻译与逻辑的内在一致性。  相似文献