A reciprocal global education? Working towards a more humanizing pedagogy through critical literacy

Dehumanizing tendencies within the present neo‐liberal era provide the backdrop against which the authors have developed an 11‐year partnership in the Global South. The economic context encourages competition over community and, while portending to bring people closer together through technological advances, it only facilitates the flow of commerce and capital while stemming the movement of consumers and workers. The authors provide a nuanced historical perspective leading up to the neo‐liberal moment, which notices the emergence of patriarchy, Christianity, racism, and capitalism as particular forms of social control, oppression and dehumanization. Recognizing the constructed nature of these forms, the authors propose community, consciousness, and courage as liberating ways forward towards the creation of an alternative form – a more reciprocal global education. While documenting some of their 11‐year partnership, the authors reveal the contribution of the following theorists who have impacted their praxis: Paul Kivel (social service vs social change), Paul Farmer (charity vs development vs social justice approaches to ‘service’ work), and Paul Gorski (decolonizing intercultural education). The authors conclude by (re)examining their desire to resist neo‐liberal globalizing tendencies towards a more reciprocal global education which expands upon relationships built and focuses on a critical literacy approach though the use of culture circles.     

电视传媒与农民工的素质养成

电视传媒是当代影响力巨大的第一强势媒体,也是农民工接触和使用的"第一媒介",但是目前电视媒体不仅对农民工的关注度严重不够,而且不无偏颇地把农民工的形象构建为刻板的、无力无助的弱势群体。这种媒介呈现扩大了城乡二元对立的矛盾,阻碍了农民工融入城市文化的步伐,电视媒体应该肩负社会责任和体现人文关怀,开辟更多的农民工频道或栏目,全方位地服务于农民工群体;而且政府有关部门应组织社会力量,注重对农民工电视媒介素养的培养,鼓励他们积极参与电视媒介文化实践,以促进其综合素质的养成,帮助他们完成角色转换、文化认同和文化融入。     

我国农民科学素质测评指标体系的构建

农民科学素质低下一直是制约我国社会发展的重要因素。国家意识到这一点,开始逐步重视对农民科学素质的研究工作。作为后续研究的基础和依据,如何科学准确地测量农民的科学素质是研究工作的首要问题。我国现行的农民科学素质测评中还存在着缺乏专用的农民科学素质测评体系、忽略农民的异质性、测评方法降低结果的科学性、单一视角的设计影响测评的全面性等不足。提出了构建科学合理的农民科学素质测评指标体系应遵循科学性、针对性、综合性、稳定性和与时俱进等5个原则。在界定中国农民科学素质的内涵与外延的基础上,探讨并建构了中国农民科学素质测评指标体系。     

契约法律文化与大学生诚信素养的培养

大学生违约严重凸显了高校诚信法律教育的紧迫性。借助于文化对心理、精神的浸润作用,以契约法律文化作为诚信法律教育的核心内容,着重解读契约内涵的社会、法律与自我实现的意义与价值,培植“契约必须遵守”的信念,并采取理论教学与实践活动结合的形式,加强内部思想与外部行为的双向指导,减少大学生的违约现象,并真正培养起大学生“尊重他人、遵守诺言”的诚信素养。     

信息技术现代化对高校思想政治教育队伍建设的影响与解决路径

回应现代信息技术对思想政治教育的影响,提高思想政治教育队伍的信息知识素养,合理运用现代信息技术手段,丰富大学思想政治教育,抗御信息时代"开放社会"所存在的风险,是对中国高等院校思想政治教师队伍建设提出的新的时代任务。为此,需要建立适应信息化教育的CIO管理体制,促使思想政治教育过程管理和队伍建设符合信息技术现代化的需求。     

党政干部媒介素养与突发公共危机事件的应对

当下中国正处在社会转型期,公共危机事件频发。根据近年来我国少数党政干部在突发公共危机事件中的态度和表现,将其分为消极回避型、反应滞后型、简单粗暴型、口无遮拦型四种类型。党政干部媒介素养缺失的深层次原因:党性修养不高,公仆意识淡薄;不了解新闻传播规律,驾驭舆论的能力不足;对现代新媒体技术不熟悉,难以占领"信息高地"。加强官德教育,提高党性修养,强化干部新闻学及网络新媒体知识的培训,建设一支德才兼备的新闻发言人队伍,是提升党和政府应对突发公共危机事件能力的必然选择。     

少先队活动中提升队员科学素养的探究

少先队员是祖国的未来,培养少年儿童的科学素养至关重要。当前少先队科技教育相对薄弱,为此,少先队组织本着普及队员的科学知识,增强队员的科学意识,培养队员的科学精神为宗旨,在学校科技节活动中,通过一系列丰富多彩的队活动努力提高全校少先队员的科学素养。     

媒介素养教育:媒介化时代中小学生素质教育的重要内容

随着媒介化时代的到来和素质教育的深入开展,在中小学生中开展媒介素养教育势在必行。学校、社会和家庭必须共同努力、多元合作,为中小学生构建开展媒介素养教育的良好媒介环境,保障媒介素养教育的有效开展,切实提高中小学生的媒介素养,使他们学会利用媒介来服务自我和完善自我,以促进中小学生的身心和谐健康成长。     

Demography of Indian Aging, 2001-2051

Summary

India is the second largest country in the world, with 72 million elderly persons above 60 years of age as of 2001, compared to China's 127 million. One of the objectives of this paper is to assess the emerging scenario of elderly for the first half of the 21st century. According to projections, the elderly in the age group 60 and above is expected to increase from 71 million in 2001 to 179 million in 2031, and further to 301 million in 2051; in the case of those 70 years and older, they are projected to increase from 27 million in 2001 to 132 million in 2051. Among the elderly persons 80 and above, they are likely to improve their numbers from 5.4 million in 2021 to 32.0 million in 2051. The increasing number and proportion of elderly will have a direct impact on the demand for health services and pension and social security payments. Mobilizing resources for geriatric care and providing sufficient maintenance for the elderly will emerge as a major responsibility for heath-care providers and pension economists.     

高校图书馆信息素质教育的途径与方法

信息素质教育作为素质教育体系的重要构成部分,是以提高受教育者的信息获取能力为目标的终身学习,对于提高在信息社会的生存能力具有重要意义.在对信息素质教育的内涵及限制高校开展信息素质教育的因素进行理论梳理后,从师资队伍、教学条件和教学模式等方面对目前高校信息素质教育的现状进行剖析,并从完善信息素质教育体制,构建多元化信息素质教育体系,加速评价标准体系的制定等三个方面提出优化建议.