Elementary Social Studies Content Integration in CCLS: An Analysis of Content Integration

While the primary focus of the Common Core Learning Standards is in improving literacy and math, elements of Social Studies topics and skills are emphasized. Primary source analysis and understanding multiple perspectives are just two examples. This article is grounded in a qualitative analysis of integrated instruction in two elementary classrooms. Through content analysis of curriculum and policy documents, I argue that current policy has made gains in elementary Social Studies instruction, but significantly more work must be done to elevate the subject to a true core content area. Data sources for this study were classroom observations, teacher interviews, and document analysis. Classrooms involved in this study utilized resources, as determined by the classroom teacher, to integrate literacy instruction with Social Studies concepts and skills. The purpose of this study was to identify progress made in recent policy toward practical application of Social Studies instruction. I also identify next steps in increasing and improving elementary Social Studies instruction. This study sought to guide the evolution of policy.     

The “Absence” of Asian Regional Economic Integration and the Development Orientation of the Belt and Road

Asia has a special significance in China’s neighborhood strategy. Geographically, the Belt and Road Initiative faces the countries of Asia or China’s neighbors in the first place. Asia is clearly marked by an imbalance in and “absence” of regional economic integration. This “absence” is two-fold: it is expressed on the one hand as a lack of unified institutional arrangements for regional economic integration, and on the other as the inability of underdeveloped countries in the region to truly participate in regional economic integration and thereby gain opportunities for development. Compared with the rule-oriented nature of existing regional economic integration mechanisms, the Belt and Road Initiative, as a new type of regional cooperation mechanism, displays an orientation towards development. All existing regional economic integration arrangements, regardless of their form, establish specific rules on access thresholds, the rights and duties of member countries, schedules and roadmaps, dispute resolution mechanisms and so forth. This is not the case for the Belt and Road, which is not predicated on specific rules, but establishes its overall framework by orienting itself towards development. Overall, the development orientation of the Belt and Road is helpful not only in overcoming the inherent defects of Asian regional economic integration, but in responding to the new challenge of anti-globalization. This is an institutional public good that China offers to Asia and to the world.     

从教师专业实践能力发展反观高校与幼儿园的双向融合

当前，打通高校教师理论研究与基层一线教师专业发展瓶颈是总体提升我国教育质量的高效之举，教育的实践性本质也决定了高校教师的理论研究与一线教师的教育实践必须坚持双向融合的道路。实现校园双向融合既要积极构建教师发展共同体，还要积极探索有深度和广度的教研机制，并搭建开放、多元、创新的资源平台。     

Chinese in France: diasporic experiences vary depending on generation and age of arrival

ABSTRACT

The objective of this study is to identify the factors that contribute to the successful or unsuccessful integration of the Chinese diaspora in France. There is already a significant amount of literature that probes into the immigrant experiences of various other groups in France. However, the Chinese diaspora in France has remained insufficiently studied. This study aims to address this gap. The main findings of this study are that 1) unsurprisingly, the older the age of arrival, the less well integrated immigrants are in French society, 2) somewhat surprisingly, the less well integrated an immigrant is, the more likely he or she is going to believe that France is a tolerant and open-minded country, and 3) counterintuitively, the more deeply a member of the Chinese diaspora is immersed in French society, the more likely he or she is going to believe that France is hostile to people of Asian heritage.     

RCEP和中国参与全球经济治理体系改革:困境、机遇与路径

为识别中国参与全球经济治理体系改革面临的挑战,探索《区域全面经济伙伴关系协定》(RCEP)的签署为中国参与全球经济治理体系改革带来的机遇,对中国借力RCEP推动全球经济治理体系改革的路径进行研究。研究发现,既有全球经济治理体系机制建设滞后,个别国家蓄意设置治理障碍,逆全球化浪潮削弱了改革共识; RCEP能够为中国参与全球经济治理体系改革带来新的契机,有助于重构合理高效的全球经济治理机制,消弭单边和霸权主义障碍,弥合全球多边政治互信; 中国亟需紧抓RCEP签署的机遇,加快构建开放型经济新体制,凝聚区域经贸合作伙伴力量妥善处理中美竞合新关系,积极探索全球投资贸易治理机制创新,推动“一带一路”倡议与RCEP框架良好对接,守护多边主义,巩固政治互信。     

西部地区脱贫攻坚与乡村振兴战略的融合之路——基于10省85村1 143户的微观调查数据

脱贫攻坚与乡村振兴是不同历史阶段下的战略任务。二者在历史渊源、出场逻辑、科学内涵、推进思路上存在差异,但都是为建设社会主义现代化强国所作的制度安排,在战略愿景、服务诉求、参与主体、实践路径上具有同一性,共同服务于中华民族伟大复兴的中国梦和“两个一百年”的目标实现。一方面脱贫攻坚为乡村振兴提供政策基础、物质基础、舆论基础和模式借鉴,另一方面乡村振兴为巩固脱贫攻坚成果、防范返贫风险和解决2020年后的贫困问题提供长效保障。当前中国正处于脱贫攻坚收官之战与乡村振兴稳步实施的政策交汇期,探索脱贫攻坚与乡村振兴融合推进之路具有战略紧迫性和历史必然性。研究表明,西部地区脱贫攻坚与乡村振兴已实现初步互动,但实现两大战略的良性互动仍需进一步优化联动机制、筑牢产业发展根基、提高乡村治理与生态文明水平、引领文化风尚、推动共同富裕,使西部地区在新时代新一轮的大开发中展现更大作为。     

新一轮确权对农户耕地质量保护行为的影响——来自广西的经验证据

耕地质量事关农业可持续发展,基于广西壮族自治区818份调研问卷,探索并验证新一轮确权对农户耕地质量保护行为的影响。研究发现,新一轮确权能够有效激励农户采纳土壤肥力提升和养分平衡行为,激励农户更多采纳保护性耕作行为。具体表现为:确权颁证增加了农户施用有机肥、施测土配方肥和施石灰三类行为的概率,提升了农户采纳秸秆还田、免耕和深松三类技术的可能性。考虑到确权颁证的内生性和不同耕地质量保护行为相互之间可能的关联,分别使用PSM模型和Mvprobit模型进行稳健性检验,依然支持上述发现。进一步分析表明,确权颁证的政策效应有滞后性,相对持有确权证期限较短的农户,持有确权证期限较长的农户更可能采纳上述各类耕地质量保护行为。并且,农地确权对部分类型耕地质量保护行为的影响受到土地调整经历的负向调节,二轮承包期间经历过土地调整会削弱新一轮确权对农户施有机肥、施石灰和采纳免耕技术三类保护性措施的激励作用。     

粤港澳大湾区背景下珠三角城市群经济一体化与城市关联分析

为研究粤港澳大湾区背景下珠三角经济区各城市区经济之间的联系程度及变化情况,探究广州和深圳两大中心城市在整个珠三角城市群发展过程扮演的角色,选取珠三角九大城市2000～2016年相关经济数据,一方面从GDP、劳动和资本3个方面运用KLD散度对珠三角城市群的经济一体化程度进行测算;另一方面结合引力模型和ADF单位根检验、Johansen协整检验以及Granger因果关系等分析方法对珠三角城市群内经济体之间的经济关联性进行实证分析。研究认为,珠三角城市群经济一体化程度呈现两阶段发展特征,在2013年之前呈逐渐加强趋势,但随后不断减弱;劳动和资本一体化程度整体上远高于GDP一体化程度,经济发展不平衡对珠三角城市群经济一体化程度影响较大;广州经济发展的虹吸效应明显,深圳经济发展的独立性较强,两大中心城市对城市群内部其他经济体经济发展的拉动作用有待加强。广州要继续发挥服务和教育产业优势,积极寻求与其经济合作潜力较大的城市探索互利共赢的交流模式;深圳应积极探寻与其他地区供求互补产业之间的合作可能性;调动具有较高经济合作潜力但不存在双向因果关系或任何经济发展联系的城市组合,探索适合彼此经济发展的合作途径;积极推进粤港澳大湾区建设,加强珠三角资源配置范围,积极探索与香港、澳门合作机会,实现湾区内产业互动发展。     

合作社带动农村产业融合的政策、动力与实现机制

推进农村产业融合是发展现代农业的必由之路,而探讨以合作社为载体的农村内生性产业融合模式,对于提升农业产出效率、繁荣农村经济和促进乡村振兴具有重要意义和价值。通过对改革开放以来合作社带动产业融合相关政策的梳理发现,合作社依次经历了初期起步及产业破壁阶段、快速发展与农业产业化阶段、发展壮大与带动农村一二三产业融合阶段。在具体实践中,农业多功能开发、小农户与现代农业衔接、经济良性循环、跨界经营等需求都对合作社带动农村产业融合提供了现实动力,合作社也展现出了资源整合、社会服务和公信力增强等优势,并探索形成了农业内部技术融合、纵向一体化经营融合、现代农业与旅游业融合、农业生态旅游和文化创意产业融合模式。针对目前合作社所面临的规模小、资金少、创意不足等问题,建议从鼓励合作社向综合和联合方向发展、改善合作社融资渠道、挖掘当地特色文化等方面着手构建合作社带动农村产业融合的实现机制。     

太湖流域的治水传统与水生态文明的承传

通过对太湖地区传统水利生态的一些基本规律的认识,诸如太湖与三江一体化,活水周流等,分析了水生态文明结构的长期稳定性,及其水文生态结构的长期承传性。新时代下基本生态水文结构所形成的水环境问题,仍可以从古代的水利生态结构中寻求解决之路。许多现代水利工程所产生的问题,仍可以从古代的经验中得到解决。水污染的解决,景观水面的增加,古代的活水周流经验可以直接应用。传统文人所重视的水文景观,需要在现代社会承传并推广。