Are We Making the Most of Learning From the Practice Placement?

It is almost universally accepted within social work education that placements are a defining feature of training and ‘… have a more profound and lasting impact than classroom teaching’. Consequently the placement is regarded as the signature pedagogy in social work education. However, it is also asserted that universities pay little attention to this aspect of teaching and concerns about a ‘significant level of disjunction between academic and practice learning’ are expressed.

The development of a new distance learning MA social work programme in which units are studied alongside part-time placements afforded opportunities for innovation in curriculum delivery, alongside increasing connections with learning on placement. Practice educators were invited to respond to an online mixed methods survey exploring their perceptions of the programme and views as to how greater integration of academic and practice learning can be achieved in social work education generally. Analysis of the results identified the important role which supervision with the practice educator can play in integrating learning on placement with the academic curriculum. The paper concludes that a greater focus on learning from practice may offer opportunities to maximise the learning potential of the placement as social work's signature pedagogy.     

The Culture of High-Risk Alcohol Use Among Club and Intramural Athletes

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the drinking patterns of club and intramural college athletes and compare their alcohol consumption, perceived norms around the excessive use of alcohol, experience of negative consequences, and employment of protective strategies with those of campus varsity athletes. Participants: A total of 442 undergraduate students attending a private, suburban institution in the Northeast participated in the American College Health Association National College Health Assessment-II Web survey in spring 2011. Thirty-five students identified themselves as varsity athletes, 76 identified as club sport athletes, and 196 students identified themselves as intramural athletes. Methods: Survey responses were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. The Pearson's correlation coefficient and test for independence were applied to identify significant relationships between athlete status and identified variables related to alcohol use. Results: Results indicated that there were significant correlations between athlete status and all variables, to varying degrees. Conclusions: These findings have implications for campus health promotion professionals and athletics program coordinators seeking to address high-risk alcohol use among college athletes.     

高师教育实习应当纳入科学管理的轨道——试析带队教师的组织·管理·沟通三个作用

本文探讨教育实习的管理工作如何以系统科学理论为指导，运用整体原理、有序原理和反馈原理，使带队教师的组织、管理和沟通工作高效率展开，从而在内容和措施方面体现规范性、实用性和科学性     

思想政治教育者的主体性研究

思想政治教育者作为思想政治教育活动的组织者、发动者和实施者,这样一个特殊的地位决定了教育者的主体地位.从主体性哲学的角度来研究思想政治教育者的主体性是十分有必要和有意义的,思想政治教育者只有真正确立了主体性或者说认识到自己的主体性,才能自觉地、能动地发挥主导作用,才能对受教育者进行有效的积极的教育,同时还能使教育具有创新性和前瞻性,真正实现教育的至善的目标.     

为师忧道不忧贫--追念刘乃和先生

刘乃和先生执教五十多年,将毕业精力都献给了祖国的文化教育事业,"为师忧道不忧贫"是她发自肺腑的心声,也是她一生的真实写照.刘乃和先生勤勤恳恳,兢兢业业,执著追求,默默奉献,淡薄名利,奖掖后学,甘于清贫,乐观豁达的不朽精神,值得所有"为师"者学习.     

穗港两所高校《英语教学法》课程结构比较

本文通过对比穗港两所高校《英语教学法》课程模式的异同，阐述当前的师培工作中一些引人注意的特点，如反思教学、行为研究、教师职业发展、教师认知过程等等。显然，当前师培者正承担越来越重要的自我更新的责任     

元代藏传佛教教育家萨班和八思巴

萨班·衮噶坚赞和八思巴是元代藏传佛教萨迦派政教领袖和著名的佛学教育家。他们认为：知识是智者的宝库；学习的目的是修德弘道，利人利己；态度是自觉主动，不耻下问，任劳任怨，持之以恒；方法是刻苦钻研，循序渐进，融会贯通，集思广益，学以致用。他们提倡尊重人才，敬佩老师。他们潜心佛学教育，门徒众多，才干超人；精心佛学研究，著作量多质优。八思巴亦是创制蒙古文字、全力推广蒙文的语言教育家。     

大学生思想政治教育效益的主体影响因素分析及对策思考

思想政治教育者在思想政治教育过程中起主导作用,是影响大学生思想政治教育效益的核心要素之一,其队伍中人员的状况,直接关系到大学生思想政治教育效益的高低。建设一支优秀的大学生思想政治教育队伍,是提高大学生思想政治教育效益的重要组织保障。     

睿智的哲人忠厚的长者——简论《庄子》散文中的孔子形象

《庄子》中的孔子形象,带有睿智思想家的风采与哲人的高度智慧,带有非凡教育家的成功经验与普通的老实人的忠厚淳朴.由于庄子叙述描写的生动细致,他笔下的孔子形象不仅完成了“宣传使命”,还以其鲜明个性,存活于《庄子》的人物形象画廊,并给予后世以积极的影响.     

论民国时期大学的气质和魅力

中国近现代意义上的大学走过了100多年的历史,反观清末、民国及新中国几个不同历史时期,我们可以看到新中国的大学在取得巨大成就的同时,存在着的一系列深层次问题也日益凸显。在回顾与对比中,我们看到了民国时期大学的独特气质和魅力,了解和分析这些气质和魅力将对我们破解今天高等教育的难题大有裨益。民国大学的气质和魅力表现在有一批成就斐然的高水平大学,有一批极具时代精神和家国情怀的教育家,有潜心学术灿若星海的学术大师,当然还有学人群体浓烈的爱国情怀和影响中国历史进程的伟大爱国壮举。