Education response to COVID 19 pandemic,a special issue proposed by UNICEF: Editorial review     

《International Journal of Educational Development》2021

This editorial paper presents 11 papers related to the special issue proposed by UNICEF on the Education Response to COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic provoked an education emergency of unprecedented scale. At its onset in February 2020, school closures were announced in the worst-hit countries. At the peak of the crisis, 90 per cent of learners worldwide had had their education disrupted. Some learners, especially those from the most marginalised population groups, were put at risk of permanent dropout, provoking long-term and significant negative effects on children’s life-long wellbeing and the socio-economic development of their communities and countries. This special issue, which received contributions from UNICEF staff and various researchers, focuses on the impact of school closures, the effectiveness of remote learning solutions, equity implications, the mitigation of learning loss and notions around re-opening better. Different research perspectives and evidence is gathered to help strengthen policy considerations and future planning. The conclusion emphasizes building on the innovative solutions generated by the response to the crisis to make education systems more resilient, whilst also reinforcing the focus on equity and inclusion so that pre-existing disparities are not exacerbated in the future.  相似文献   

Does spatial awareness training affect anatomy learning in medical students?     

Rene A. Gonzales  Gordon Ferns  Marc A. T. M. Vorstenbosch  Claire F. Smith 《Anatomical sciences education》2020,13(6):707-720

Spatial ability (SA) is the cognitive capacity to understand and mentally manipulate concepts of objects, remembering relationships among their parts and those of their surroundings. Spatial ability provides a learning advantage in science and may be useful in anatomy and technical skills in health care. This study aimed to assess the relationship between SA and anatomy scores in first- and second-year medical students. The training sessions focused on the analysis of the spatial component of objects' structure and their interaction as applied to medicine; SA was tested using the Visualization of Rotation (ROT) test. The intervention group (n = 29) received training and their pre- and post-training scores for the SA tests were compared to a control group (n = 75). Both groups improved their mean scores in the follow-up SA test (P < 0.010). There was no significant difference in SA scores between the groups for either SA test (P = 0.31, P = 0.90). The SA scores for female students were significantly lower than for male students, both at baseline and follow-up (P < 0.010). Anatomy training and assessment were administered by the anatomy department of the medical school, and examination scores were not significantly different between the two groups post-intervention (P = 0.33). However, participants with scores in the bottom quartile for SA performed worse in the anatomy questions (P < 0.001). Spatial awareness training did not improve SA or anatomy scores; however, SA may identify students who may benefit from additional academic support.  相似文献   

The temporal pocket: 1990s Beijing artist colonies     

Christen Cornell 《Inter-Asia Cultural Studies》2018,19(1):58-71

In recent years, a small but growing body of scholarship has emerged on the category of the Chinese art district, particularly its institutionalisation amidst twenty-first century creative industries polices. Such research presents important stories of Chinese artists’ negotiations with urban and political authority, thus nuancing paradigms for the comprehension of political work within contemporary China. This current article contributes to this growing research area by considering the spatial conditions for these socio-spatial categories’ emergence, namely, the urban structures in which they first took shape in 1990s Beijing. First occupying traditional villages (cunzi) and later ex-socialist work units (danwei), these arts colonies appropriated existing communal architecture, and turned their designs and physical buildings to their own communal ends. Importantly, these sites were made available by the dramatic reconstruction of the city, and in this sense these occupations were limited to the temporal realm. To describe the nature of occupations, and their eventual impact upon the shape of the city, this paper proposes the category of “the temporal pocket”: a cellular and temporary inhabitance, defined by the shared investments of its participants, and one that is both discrete (in the sense of its spaces) and discreet (in the sense that this can be understood as a non-oppositional politics). The article is informed by spatial and cultural theory, literature on Chinese urban planning and art history, as well as primary documents (such as documentaries, art works and archival material) and interviews conducted by the researcher in Beijing.  相似文献   

我国大学生高水平排球队空间分布特征及影响因素研究*     

马茂森    李毅钧  张〓兵  杨玲 《广州体育学院学报》2020,(5):78-84

利用核密度分析、巴雷托截取法和多元回归分析等方法，对我国大学生高水平排球队空间分布特征和影响因素进行分析。主要结论有：大学生高水平排球队的数量呈波动上升趋势；在规模结构上，大学生高水平排球队数量规模的省际分布呈现倒“金字塔”结构，而配比规模的省际分布呈现“金字塔”结构，且极不平衡；在空间格局上，具有显著的区域差异，表现出东部区域较多；在集聚特征上，大学生高水平排球队主要分布在直辖市和省会城市，主要集聚在京津翼地区和长江流域，其他地区比较分散；在空间竞技实力上，具有显著的区域不平衡性，呈现“南弱北强”的特征；影响大学生高水平排球队空间分布的主要因素有高校招生条件、本科院校数量、经济发展实力和体育发展水平。  相似文献   

“流空间”视角下粤港澳大湾区空间布局分级特征研究   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

杨思蓓  胡志华 《上海海事大学学报》2020,41(1):93-99

为加快粤港澳大湾区区域一体化进程,基于“流空间”视角,以粤港澳大湾区11个核心城市为研究对象,从客运流、经济流、信息流三个维度建立数理统计模型,分析粤港澳大湾区的交通、物流和经济信息化水平,并综合运用Jenks自然断裂点法和Moran散点图对粤港澳大湾区进行空间布局分级特征研究。研究结果表明:粤港澳大湾区有两个增长极——广州和深圳;粤港澳大湾区以珠江为界,珠江东西两岸分级明显;港珠澳大桥的连通有助于加强流要素空间互动,发挥更强的区域辐射和带动作用,扩大H-H连绵区的分布范围。  相似文献   

Using an interactive platform to recognize the intersection of social and spatial inequalities     

Lisa Poling  Travis Weiland 《Teaching Statistics》2020,42(3):108-116

With the creation of interactive tasks that allow students to explore spatial ways of knowing in conjunction with their other ways of knowing the world, we create a space where students can make sense of information as they organize these new ideas into their already existing schema. Through the use of a Common Online Data Analysis Platform (CODAP) and data from Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMA), students can explore the communities in which they live and work, critically examining opportunities and challenges within a defined space.  相似文献   

坦桑尼亚县域与城乡交通通达水平空间格局特征     

张家旗  陈爽  高群  ISMAEL A. Kimirei 《中国科学院大学学报》2019,36(6):766-773

坦桑尼亚是"一带一路"倡议通向非洲、辐射非洲内陆的重要门户，它在快速城市化过程中面临交通基础设施严重短缺问题。基于坦桑尼亚公路、铁路、机场、港口、人口和城市分布数据，运用GIS空间分析技术，结合交通通达指数模型，从县域与城乡两个层面对坦桑尼亚交通通达水平的空间格局特征进行定量分析。研究发现：1）坦桑尼亚县域交通通达水平空间分布极不均衡，高值连片区主要位于东北沿海和维多利亚湖沿岸，低值连片区主要位于中央铁路线中段以北、中央铁路线南部的广大地区；2）受地理区位、资源禀赋、殖民历史、政府政策等影响，城市与乡村地区之间的交通通达水平差异十分显著。研究结果有助于坦桑尼亚制定区域交通发展政策和优化资源配置，同时对中-坦产业精准对接和产能转移具有一定的促进意义。  相似文献   

图书馆为区域服务的定位分析与选择     

李东来  李晓辉  何艳 《图书情报工作》2020,64(1):43-49

[目的/意义]梳理图书馆与区域的关系,不以简单的服务与被服务进行限定,而从两者包含与互动来认识图书馆为区域服务。[方法/过程]图书馆为区域服务应该从环境与定位入手,重新分析认识图书馆社会职责、重点任务、服务工作内容。[结果/结论]图书馆是区域的组成部分,应以主体意识来发展自己,完善区域构成。图书馆应遵循定位,选准重点建设,筑牢专业的服务基础,为区域的政府决策、科研开发、产业经济、民众生活等提供信息服务。  相似文献   

Balancing pressures for SENCos as managers,leaders and advocates in the emerging context of the Covid-19 pandemic     

Amy L. Clarke  Elizabeth J. Done 《British Journal of Special Education》2021,48(2):157-174

This article considers the role of the SENCo during Covid-19 pandemic conditions of school lockdown with partial reopening for children classified as ‘vulnerable’. It is argued that the existing pressures and tensions already experienced by SENCos – for example, related to time, workload, status, and their prescribed managerial and strategic role – have been highlighted by pandemic conditions. Pressures resulting specifically from the pandemic are reflected by considering how SENCos will adjust to enact their role during this time. It is concluded that an advocacy role for pupils with special educational needs and disability, who are at risk of becoming increasingly marginalised within school and wider communities during this pandemic, should now be considered a central element of the SENCo’s remit.  相似文献   

Libraries and Spatial Literacy: Toward Next-Generation Education     

Benjamin D. Branch 《College & Undergraduate Libraries》2014,21(1):109-114

The role of the library is to assist citizens in skills development critical to national interest and empowerment as literacy ambassadors, in general. Specifically, the work by the Federal Geographic Data Committee (1994) indicates that spatial literacy is for every citizen and not just a set of workforce specialists. Hence, the use of maps in decision making and problem solving will become fundamental to all professions, including library professionals. Thus, a spatial literacy awareness and rationale for such as standard job ability is discussed as a future librarian workforce proficiency and knowledge transfer medium.  相似文献