‘They have different information about what is going on’: emotion in the transition to university     

Wendy McMillan 《高等教育研究与发展》2014,33(6):1123-1135

Most new students experience school to university transition as challenging. Students from backgrounds with little or no experience of higher education are most vulnerable in this transition, and most at risk of academic failure. Emotion appears implicated in the differential way in which first-generation students and students with family familiarity of university experience the transition. This article draws on the voices of first-year dental and oral hygiene students at a South African dental faculty regarding university transition experiences. It draws on the construct of capital and Archer's [(2002). Realism and the problem of agency. Journal of Critical Realism Alethia, 5(1), 11–20] understanding of ‘competing concerns’ to examine how emotion shapes students' experiences of university transition and how they position themselves with regard to these experiences. The article explicates the ways in which emotional commentary and classed locations intersect, exploring the extent to which this intersection shapes young people's framing of their concerns of ‘being a student’ and ‘becoming a dentist’. The article identifies aspects of the university's material and cultural environments which shape students' emotional responses and which consequently are implicated in the perpetuation of class-based differential life chances.  相似文献   

Promoting early literacy through the professional development of preschool teachers     

Cristianne Lane  Mary Jo Surges Prokop  Blanche Podhajski  Jane Nathan 《Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development》2014,34(1):67-80

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a professional learning program on the emergent literacy skills of preschool children. Building Blocks for Literacy^® is a program consisting of training supported by mentoring designed to teach early childcare providers how to promote the development of early literacy skills. A previous investigation found positive effects of the program on the pre-literacy skills of children in Vermont. The current study extended their work by replicating the training for Head Start teachers (n?=?27) in another state. Teachers were divided into three groups. One group received the training and live mentoring; a second group received training and distance mentoring; and a third group of teachers served as controls. The results indicate that children (n?=?97) served by teachers who received the training (n?=?18) made higher gains on a measure of early literacy skills than those children (n?=?36) served by control teachers. The gains made by children in the treatment groups were consistent for teachers who received either live or distance mentoring. Implications for practice are discussed.  相似文献   

Professional role and identity of Icelandic preschool teachers: effects of stakeholders’ views     

Arna H. Jónsdóttir  Marianne Coleman 《Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development》2014,34(3):210-225

In this article, we explore the reality of Icelandic preschool teachers who are, as in most other countries, predominantly female. The gendered nature of the role and the current identity adopted by preschool teachers appear to impact on their perceived status and professionalism. In this process, stakeholders in early childhood education (ECE), as well as the preschool teachers themselves, play important parts. The question that underlies the paper is: ‘How do the views of preschool teachers and stakeholders in ECE affect the preschool teachers’ professional identity?’ The data used to answer the question are from focus group research carried out with preschool teachers and stakeholders in ECE in one community in Iceland. These stakeholders, besides preschool teachers and staff within the preschools, were parents, professionals at the municipal preschool office and politicians. The theoretical perspective informing the methodology of the research was ‘symbolic interactionism’ and the concept of ‘democratic professionalism’ was used as an aspirational framework to analyse the data. The findings reveal connections between the ideology relating to the preschool teachers’ educational role, their limited leadership and the gendered views of stakeholders. At the end of the paper, implications and recommendations for preschool teachers are suggested.  相似文献   

System leaders using assessment for learning as both the change and the change process: developing theory from practice     

Anne Davies  Kathy Busick  Sandra Herbst  Ann Sherman 《Curriculum Journal》2014,25(4):567-592

Many schools and school systems have been deliberately working towards full implementation of Assessment for Learning for more than a decade, yet success has been elusive. Using a leader's implementation of Assessment for Learning in one school as an illustration, this article examines eight positional leaders’ experiences as they implemented both the ‘spirit and the letter’ of Assessment for Learning at all levels. This longitudinal qualitative research study draws on the experiences of leaders from Alberta, British Columbia, Germany, Georgia, Hawai`i, Manitoba, New Zealand and Ontario. The authors identify five findings that show how positional leaders use Assessment for Learning as the focus for system-wide change, as well as the change process itself.  相似文献   

浅谈中职计算机专业工学结合一体化课程开发     

孙恒亮 《天津成人高等学校联合学报》2014,(8):117-119

课程是实现学校人才培养目标的载体和途径,是教育机构为实现一定教育目标而设计的学习计划或方案,是对学生学习目标、学习内容和学习方式所做的设计与规定。在校企合作的办学模式、工学结合的人才培养模式已成为主流的今天,开发出适应时代需要、符合中国国情、符合工学结合需求的新型课程,已成为当今中职学校发展急需解决的重要问题。本文从当今中职课程的现状、工学结合课程开发需解决的问题、课程开发的步骤及课程质量监控与评价4个环节,简要阐述如何在中职学校开发计算机专业的工学一体化课程。  相似文献   

《大学的使命》与应用型本科大学人才培养     

罗汝珍 《宁波教育学院学报》2014,(4):7-11

《大学的使命》是奥尔特加大学教育改革思想的集中体现。他提出了培养具有文化修养的优秀专业人才目标,并阐述了达到目标的途径:文化传授、专业教育以及知识整合等。我国应用型本科大学可以借鉴其观点开展人才培养改革:培养具有文化修养的应用型人才;专业设置兼顾社会需求与学校发展;课程体系按照合理逻辑整合文化、专业和科学内容;教学内容选取大学生生活必不可少和能掌握的知识。  相似文献   

新疆会展专业教育的对策研究     

吴培钦 《乌鲁木齐职业大学学报》2014,(2):43-45

新疆会展业虽然取得了长足发展,但也面临着一些问题。会展业宏观人才的人力资源管理的局限,以及在新媒体背景下融合型会展人才的缺乏才是限制新疆发展会展产业发展的重要问题。从新疆会展业现状、人才需求、教育对策三个方面进行分析,建议新疆会展教育要借助各层次会展教育、高层次会展人才培养和会展执业认证培训,以切实解决当前新疆会展业专业教育中存在的问题。  相似文献   

高职英语实践教学体系构建的研究与实践     

张拔玲 《南宁职业技术学院学报》2014,(6):71-74

分析地方高职英语实践教学现状,依据高职院校的实际情况,提出从改革实践教学内容、创新实践教学模式和教学方法、加强校内外实训基地建设与加强校企合作、建设高素质专业化"双师型"或"双师素质"教师队伍、构建多元立体的实训考核评价体系与建立实训教学质量监控体系五个方面,构建高职院校英语实践教学体系。探讨通过英语课程教学改革,把学生培养成为国家现代产业体系建设所需要的、具备英语素质和职业能力的高端技能型专门人才。  相似文献   

农民专业合作社品牌引导生成模式的构建——以杭州市为例     

蔡巧燕 《连云港职业技术学院学报》2014,(2):19-22

近年来,随着我国农民专业合作社突飞猛进的发展,合作社无论在数量上还是规模上都有新的突破,但在质量上还有待进一步提升.新一轮合作社农产品市场竞争优势的支点实质上是品牌的创建.通过对杭州市50家农民专业合作社品牌建设的经验进行分析,初步提出了基于引导生成模式的农村专业合作社品牌生成模式.  相似文献   

基于“U-K”专业实践共同体的幼儿教师职前教育改革     

胡碧霞 《连云港职业技术学院学报》2014,27(4):86-89

职前教育是幼儿教师专业发展的起始阶段,其教育质量影响到幼儿教师队伍的整体水平。当前,幼儿教师职前教育中存在偏重教育理论知识传递、忽视专业实践能力培养的问题。随着教师专业化进程的推进,重视实践教学、加强高校与幼儿园的深度合作已成为幼儿教师职前教育改革的重心。“U-K”专业实践共同体是高校与幼儿园基于合作共赢目的建设的、有助于高校学前教育专业人才培养和幼儿园教师专业成长的新型组织。它使幼儿教师的职前培养与在职发展融为一体,使幼儿园成为教师职前教育的重要力量,为幼儿教师职前教育改革提供了极好平台。  相似文献