It Takes a Village (Perhaps a Nation): Families,States, and Educational Achievement

Research in the United States has shown that children growing up in 2‐parent households do better in school than children from single‐parent households. We used the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) data to test whether this finding applied to other countries as well (N = 100,307). We found that it did, but that the educational gap was greater in the United States than in the other 13 countries considered. Results from 2‐level hierarchical linear models demonstrated that international differences in the educational gap were associated with several indicators of national policy and demographic contexts. No single policy appeared to have a large effect, but several policy combinations were associated with substantially reduced educational gaps between children from different family structures.     

The Effects of a Creative Dance and Movement Program on the Social Competence of Head Start Preschoolers

The effects of an eight‐week instructional program in creative dance/movement on the social competence of low‐income preschool children were assessed in this study utilizing a scientifically rigorous design. Forty preschool children from a large Head Start program were randomly assigned to participate in either an experimental dance program or an attention control group. Teachers and parents, blind to the children's group membership, rated children's social competence both before and after the program, using English and Spanish versions of the Social Competence Behavior Evaluation: Preschool Edition. The results revealed significantly greater positive gains over time in the children's social competence and both internalizing and externalizing behavior problems for the experimental group compared with the control group. Small‐group creative dance instruction for at‐risk preschoolers appears to be an excellent mechanism for enhancing social competence and improving behavior. The implications for early childhood education and intervention are discussed.     

信念的薪传：青中现象的一种诠释——两代校长和一所学校成长个案研究

教育质量是学校永恒的生命力。教好每一个学生 ,让每一个学生都有可能得到良好的发展 ,不是神话 ,也不是口号 ,它是一种信念及其行动 ,也是一种心灵和人格的全方位的升华和传递。江苏省吴江市青云中学的业绩及其蔡永江、陈荣华两代校长的成长可以见证这种信念的力量。     

新中国中东史研究五十年

中东史在我国年轻的世界史学科中是更为年轻的学科,我国学者对中东史的真正研究开始于新中国成立后的50年代,至今已走过五十余年的历程。期间既有势头良好的开局起步阶段,也有“文革”十年浩劫的严重摧残时期,更有改革开放后阔步前进的喜人发展局面。从学术史的视角对五十年来中东史的研究历程进行一番梳理,肯定已经取得的巨大成就,找出尚存在的不足之处,提出今后的重点研究方向,对于推动中东史乃至中东学学科建设与发展具有重要意义。     

中美在中东的共同利益与分歧

美国是当代世界的霸权国家,中国则是世界影响力日益增强的地区性大国。在中东,两国在能源安全、反扩散、反恐和维护地区稳定等方面都存在广泛的共同利益。但是,由于两国在国家实力、国际地位和文化传统等方面的差异,中美在中东地区又存在分歧与矛盾。随着中国国家力量的不断增强,中美两国既有更多的合作机会,又有相互竞争的可能。     

江西省经济发展变化及其所处阶段的分析与判断

文章在综合分析江西省人均GDP、产业结构、就业结构、城乡结构等的基础上,结合近现代西方经济理论和研究成果,采用上述人均总量指标和结构指标对江西省经济发展所处的阶段进行了分析和判断,得出的结论为:江西省目前正处于工业化中级阶段的早期。这一研究结果表明江西目前的经济发展虽然步入工业化中级阶段,但仅仅处于工业化中级阶段的起步时期,表现为人均GDP值较低、产业结构和就业结构不合理、第二产业所占比重偏低和城市化率低等。同时,这一研究结论不仅有助于正确认识江西省目前所处的经济发展阶段,而且可据此确定合理的适合江西省情的社会经济发展目标、发展速度、发展战略,为制定江西省中长期社会经济发展规划提供科学依据,对实现江西省社会经济持续稳定发展具有重要意义。     

完善我国中小学环境教育之理性思考

本文从中国中小学教育实际出发,理性分析了完善中小学环境教育的对策。     

论茅盾创作《子夜》的心理背景

本文从有意识的政治功利心理和无意识的补偿心理两方面分析茅盾创作《子夜》的心理背景,探讨《子夜》的社会政治价值及艺术魅力得以实现的根本原因。     

试论五代十国时期中原地区的民族融合及其措施

五代十国时期,沙陀人在中原建立了后唐、后晋、后汉、北汉四个王朝。同时进入中原的还有契丹、回鹘、吐谷浑、奚等少数民族。沙陀人建立的王朝完全采用了中原王朝的官制及礼乐制度,在用人上蕃汉一体,不分民族畛域。再加上少数民族统治者与汉人通婚、收养义儿及对汉文化的认同,仅过了半个世纪左右,这些少数民族便融入到汉族中。