Evaluation of HIV/AIDS peer education projects in Zambia

This 1998 evaluation assessed the peer education programmes of HIV/AIDS projects run by four non-governmental organisations. A mini-case study approach was used and analysis was based on cross-case itemistic variables. The projects were assessed only in terms of immediate developmental outcomes to target groups rather than on long-term impact. The study concluded the following: (1) The projects had raised community awareness of HIV/AIDS; (2) Basic knowledge of HIV/AIDS was for the most part accurate; (3) There was anecdotal evidence of behavioural changes in terms of partner-reduction as reported by the projects, though the evidence was sometimes conflicting; and (4) There was evidence that certain traditional practices, which contributed to the spread of the virus (e.g. sexual cleansing and scarification), were becoming modified over time. The programmes were also instrumental in protecting human rights and enabling people living with HIV/AIDS to maintain human dignity.     

An Interview with Georg Lind

Georg Lind is being interviewed by Helen Haste about his work in moral psychology. In the interview, he discusses the meaning and measurement of moral competencies, which he sees as crucial to bridge the gap between moral ideals and action, and to maintain modern democracies, which rely on the enactment of shared moral ideals. Lind has carried out and inspired one of the largest research programs in moral psychology, including longitudinal, cross-cultural, intervention, and experimental studies. His new methodology, the Moral Judgment Test, has been translated and adapted into many languages. Lind has also contributed much to the improvement and dissemination of educational methods to foster moral competencies. The intellectual and biographical roots of his interests are explored.     

构建基于4C模式高校新型师生关系的探讨

随着教育改革的不断深入,建立与时代相适应的新型师生关系非常有必要.建立新型的师生关系,是构建和谐校园的坚实基础,是全面提高教育质量,实现高校可持续发展的重要条件.文章在分析师生关系现状的基础上,研究构建新型师生关系的动因,对如何构建基于4C模式的新型师生关系进行了探讨.     

面向基础教育课程改革的教师教育职前培养模式探析

在师范教育转型的过程中，师范院校应转变传统的人才培养观念。针对基础教育课程改革，积极进行教师教育职前培养模式创新探索，培养具有综合的学科知识和专业化教育水平的新型教师，适应基础教育课程改革的需要。     

融医学人文素质教育于生理学教学的探索

探讨如何把医学人文教育贯穿到生理学课程教学过程中．通过教师的引导和示范作用，培养适应时代需求具有高尚情操的高素质医学生。     

浅谈舞蹈教育在审美教育中的地位

从审美教育的本质入手,采用理论和实例相结合的方式以及依托个人在亲身工作体验中的感受,阐述了舞蹈教育中所体现的审美教育以及怎样在舞蹈教育中培养学生的审美能力等几方面的问题,说明了舞蹈教育在审美教育中所占有的相当重要的地位。     

STTEPping in the right direction? Western classical music in an orchestral programme for disadvantaged African youth

This article looks at STTEP, an outreach project currently housed at the University of Pretoria, which concentrates on the teaching of western orchestral instruments, plus background areas such as music theory, to disadvantaged children and youth from a variety of townships around Pretoria, South Africa. STTEP’s direction can well be described as ‘right’ – pupils are already surrounded by all kinds of global phenomena, and their formal music studies in western classical music are not making them forget their roots. In fact, the contrary has been found to be the case and some interesting cultural fusions are already seen – always a sign of a living culture.     

高职任务驱动式教学改革实践初探

高等职业教育的改革对传统课堂面授知识的教学模式提出了挑战，高等职业教育应打破传统的单一课堂教学模式，把课堂搬到企业中，针对企业的需求进行教学与实践，以“企业的需求”为任务驱动教与学，并贯穿于教学的全过程。     

“善治”中的教育构建——亚里士多德《政治学》解读

亚里士多德在《政治学》中,构想了善治下的教育制度,将人的美好生活方式、城邦善治与教育融合在一起,据此出发将教育作为国家的重要公共事业,同时设定了自由教育的精神和传统,确立了体、德、智和谐全面发展的教育观念。这些教育思想不仅代表古希腊教育发展史上的最高成就,而且对西方教育发展产生了深远的影响。