Semantic Models of Host-Immigrant Relations in Norwegian Education Policies     

Kristian Garthus-Niegel  Brit Oppedal  Halvard Vike 《Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research》2016,60(1):48-71

Education has continuously been regarded as a vital tool in Norwegian policymakers' immigrant integration agendas. This study analyzes semantic structures substantiating the policy language of historical Norwegian immigrant education policies from their inception in 1973 until today (2013). The analysis is framed by Kronenfeld's linguistic anthropological theory “semantic extensionism”. Four distinct semantic models are identified through the historical period. Each model comprises specific overall policy programs, education system characters, teaching methods, and parameters for equality output evaluations. We show how the core semantic structures of each model, and the changes between them, derive from three interacting factor domains: (1) semantic inclusion and contrast relations, (2) pragmatic characteristics of practice fields, and (3) broader welfare state policy histories.  相似文献   

真人秀《T台新面孔》:揭秘模特行业的台前幕后     

LaWa Shields 《英语沙龙》2014,(6)

正【阅读难度:】如果你对高端时尚感兴趣,而且也厌倦了《全美超模大赛》和《天桥风云》这样时尚选秀节目的老套与一成不变,美国Oxygen电视台出品的《T台新面孔》一定是你的菜!除了超强的超模导师阵容,独特的节目赛制也会让你眼前一亮!已经看腻了选手间的争斗戏码?导师间的明争暗斗更是火花四溅,高潮迭起!说了这么多,你一定被这部最in的真人秀吊足了胃口。没看过的同学请自动恶补——《T台新面孔》绝对是你了解模特行业台前幕后的绝佳范本!  相似文献   

The Role of an AC Network Calculator in the Electrical Engineering Curriculum at the Pennsylvania State University     

Shields  P. E. 《Education, IRE Transactions on》1961,4(1):22-25

Changes are being made in the content of presentday electrical engineering curriculums which require a fresh, modern outlook with regard to techniques pertaining to problem assignments and laboratory projects. Course content is being upgraded and broadened in the direction of a fundamental analytical approach. The recent revision of the electrical engineering curriculum at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, includes liberal use of an ac network calculator in all electrical engineering options, which are outlined in this paper. The uniqueness of the ac network calculator at the University is that it is used exclusively for educational purposes, especially in the Department of Electrical Engineering. This paper discusses the "when, where, and how" of the utilization of this facility in the electrical engineering curriculum.  相似文献   

‘My work is bleeding’: exploring students’ emotional responses to first-year assignment feedback     

Sam Shields 《Teaching in Higher Education》2013,18(6):614-624

This paper explores the emotional responses that assignment feedback can provoke in first-year undergraduates. The literature on the link between emotions and learning is well established, but surprisingly research on the relationship between emotions and feedback is still relatively scarce. This article aims to make an additional contribution to this emerging field. Semi-structured interviews with 24 first-year undergraduate students from the Humanities and Social Sciences department in a post-1992 institution were conducted. The interview narratives identified how the emotional impact of feedback was related to: prior experiences of education, the significance participants attached to the feedback received on their first assignment and how their interpretations of feedback comments were linked to beliefs about themselves as learners. The implications of these experiences on student ‘belonging’ and learning are discussed. The underlying themes that emerged from the findings are the polarised emotions of anxiety and confidence. Based on the findings, the paper concludes by making recommendations for reconceptualising feedback on first-year assignments. It suggests that a holistic assessment approach, which incorporates timely feedback indicating if students are ‘on the right lines’ with low-stakes assignments, is a practice that may both reduce anxiety and increase confidence to support students.  相似文献   

Social media and the university decision. Do prospective students really care?     

Alison B. Shields  Adam Peruta 《Journal of Marketing for HIGHER EDUCATION》2019,29(1):67-83

In the world of social media marketing, colleges and universities can benefit from enhanced understanding of how prospective students use social media. Due to the ever-evolving nature of social media use, there are gaps in the current research regarding how students use social media to aid in their matriculation decision-making. Using survey data from current university students across the U.S. (n?=?364) and one-on-one interviews (n?=?12) with students at a small liberal arts college, the authors address conflicting information where students report both using and not using social media to narrow their search and make their matriculation decision. The findings suggest that while students may not report visiting social media sites or may report that social media does not impact their matriculation decision when asked in a survey, in interview settings the vast majority of students reported using social media platforms to learn more about higher education schools under consideration. By exploring which platforms students use and the selection of platforms for specific use cases, the authors provide suggestions and guidelines for social media managers looking to maximize the effectiveness of their social media recruiting strategies and campaigns.  相似文献   

The effects of community violence on children in Cape Town, South Africa   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Shields N  Nadasen K  Pierce L 《Child abuse & neglect》2008,32(5):589-601

OBJECTIVE: The primary objective of the study was to investigate the relationship between exposure to community violence (neighborhood, school, police, and gang violence) and psychological distress in a sample of children living in the Cape Town, South Africa area. Another objective was to identify variables that moderate and mediate the relationship between exposure to community violence and psychological distress. METHODS: Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 185 children between the age of 8 and 13 from five Cape Town Township schools. Structured scales were used to measure exposure to several forms of community violence, family functioning, social support, perceptions of safety, and "unknown" locus of control. RESULTS: Exposure to all forms of violence was extremely high and resulted in substantial psychological distress. Perceived safety functioned as a mediating variable for all forms of violence. Unknown locus of control, social support, family organization, and family control moderated the effects of exposure to certain kinds of violence. Surprisingly, exposure to murder was not related to psychological distress, suggesting a possible "numbing" effect of extreme forms of violence. Hearing about violence from others had almost the same effect as actually witnessing it. Older children had witnessed more violence and were experiencing more distress, suggesting an "exposure accumulation" effect. CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest the importance of a child's ability to feel safe in reducing the distress that occurs as a result to exposure to violence. Parents and schools can help children cope, but there appear to be limits. Early intervention, before maladaptive coping mechanisms have developed, also appears to be important.  相似文献   

Strides Toward Equity in an Urban Center: Temple University's Professional Development Schools Partnership     

Nevárez-La Torre  Aida A.  Sanford-De Shields  Jayminn S. 《The Urban Review》1999,31(3):243-262

Many educators believe that the goal of equity is far from being achieved given the dilemmas faced by today's inner city public schools. The authors examine the potential of Temple University's Professional Development School Partnership, a collaborative project with the School District of Philadelphia, to facilitate educational equity within an urban center. Current understandings of the construct of equity are identified and used to explore the possibilities and challenges of striving for equity in the urban center. The development of this partnership documents growth into a more inclusive, expansive, and collaborative style of working together. A closer look into this process is provided by an in-depth discussion of two essential components of the partnership, namely, its culturally responsive process and its objective of transforming the teaching and learning conditions of schools. It is argued that school systems need to look critically at their own educational resources as well as policies and practices to guarantee that they genuinely promote participation and achievement of all students. In essence we contend that there cannot be equity without the assurance that students will achieve to their fullest potential.  相似文献   

‘School doesn't feel as much of a partnership’: parents' perceptions of their children's transition from nursery school to Reception class     

Polly Shields 《Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development》2009,29(3):237-248

This small‐scale study explores a group of English parents' perceptions of their relationships with their child's nursery school and, after the transition to Reception class, their primary school. It references current research and literature on the issues of transition and the role of parents in their children's education. Findings from semi‐structured interviews with parents, and with the children's key workers, were analysed for emergent themes. Parents felt very positively about their relationship with their child's nursery, and that they were fully involved in, and informed about, their child's learning. However, the transition to school heralded a change in their relationships. Most parents felt that they had a more distant and less reciprocal relationship with their child's teacher than they had had with their key worker at nursery. The paper concludes with recommendations for further research.  相似文献   

Working-Class Minority Students’ Routes to Higher Education     

Sam Shields 《International Journal of Lifelong Education》2013,32(6):839-841

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Medical Education in China     

Randolph T. Shields M.D. 《The Educational forum》2013,77(2):155-163

The Earliest chapters of the history of medicine in China are shrouded in the mists of four thousand and even five thousand years ago.  相似文献