When community becomes an agent of educational support: communicative research on Learning Communities in Catalonia

Educational support is a key component of any inclusive school. However, many traditional forms of support have been proven ineffective and even exclusionary for the most vulnerable students and their families. This article presents the results of a study conducted over four years by a diverse research team of university professors, PhD students, teachers and head teachers of schools operating as Learning Communities in Catalonia, Spain. The communicative and dialogic approach of these schools offers an alternative understanding of educational support, which is influenced to a great extent by the creation of networks that include participation by diverse agents. The current article provides a theoretical grounding for this approach to support. The article describes the role of different agents from the community and analyses the main effects of this approach and students’ experiences. Finally, a proposal for a dialogic orientation for educational support is discussed.     

Credential inflation and educational strategies: A comparison of the United States and the Netherlands

This paper analyzes the trend in the effect of education on social class attainment, and uses this information to test hypotheses on the impact of credential inflation on educational decision making in the United States and the Netherlands. After having shown evidence for credential inflation of three educational transitions, it was shown that credential inflation between two generations increased the likelihood of making a transition into tertiary education in the Netherlands, and into high school completion and into 4-year university degrees in the United States. This supports the theory that education functions as a positional good, and if education loses value people need more of it in order to reach the same social class as their parents. Cross-national variation is explained with the theory that education in the United States functions more as a positional good than it does in the Netherlands.     

Parental Expectations and Educational Outcomes for Young African American Adults: Do Household Assets Matter?

African American children are more likely to be poor and live in households that are “asset poor,” with no or very little net worth. Using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and its Child Development Supplement, this article explores whether living in a household with net worth above the sample median seems to promote educational success and the development of human capital over time, irrespective of income. Controlling for parental income and education, as well as gender, household wealth in the form of net worth was the best predictor of parental expectations, high school completion, and college enrollment for young African American adults. A brief discussion of possible asset-building policy options follows.     

爱资哈尔大学教育和学术功能探析

清真寺既是穆斯林礼拜之所,又是传承穆斯林母族文化之地,爱资哈尔清真寺亦如此。由爱资哈尔清真寺衍生出的爱资哈尔大学,以其独具深蕴的教育科研能力、独到的科学理念引领着伊斯兰文化的发展,承载着其千年传承,并最终成为享誉世界的千年学府。爱资哈尔由清真寺至高级学府的功能转换,成为管窥清真寺教育学术功能的最佳范式之一。     

埃及高等教育所面临的挑战及应对之策

埃及是阿拉伯世界高等教育比较发达的国家,相继培养出多位诺贝尔奖获得者.20世纪八十年代中后期,在埃及较早进入高等教育大众化阶段的同时,其高等教育系统也面临着许多严重的问题与挑战,如高等教育中央集权管理体制与大学自治的矛盾,以世俗教育和宗教教育为中心的双轨教育体制所带来的不平等和混乱等.针对其高等教育的历史与现状,埃及政府坚持实施教育兴国的现代化发展战略,积极探索应对之道,努力摆脱困境.但如何使教育和经济社会协调发展,依然是摆在埃及政府面前的一道难题.     

群策群力促进高等教育科学发展——《国家中长期教育改革和发展规划纲要》研讨会纪要

国家教育行政学院第36期高校领导干部进修班全体学员在认真听取专家学者专题报告的基础上,于2010年3月8日下午针对《国家中长期教育改革和发展规划纲要（2010—2020年）》进行了研讨与交流。研讨会指出,《规划纲要》对中国教育改革和发展将产生积极、深远的影响,将推动我国高等教育在新的历史起点上科学发展。针对《规划纲要》中关于高校＂去行政化＂的问题、体制改革方面的问题、人才培养方面的问题、教学评估方面等问题提出了完善《规划纲要》的若干对策与建议并期望今后出台更具体的措施和相关细则,推进我国教育事业取得更大的发展和进步。     

生态校园环境理念下的高校工会建设与学校发展

建设生态校园理念是在建立现代大学制度,中国高等教育发展新的形势下,高校对自身行为的审视,对教育环境的担忧和对未来持续发展的思考而提出的全新的高等教育发展观;是将生态和谐理念作为学校的基本价值取向,立足于一流大学的创建和学校的长远发展。     

高校处分权的行使及其完善

高校处分权是一种行政权力,它的不当行使将导致静态的校规侵权和动态的管理中的具体侵权,包括侵犯学生的实体权和程序权。为减少教育纠纷,需要确立法律保留原则、合法性原则、正当程序原则、比例原则以及高校抽象行为和具体行为的司法审查。     

农业工程类专业本科人才培养模式的研究与实践

针对面向21世纪人才培养的要求,从如何转变教育思想观念、构建和优化农业工程人才培养目标和培养方案、优化课程体系、更新教学内容、改进教学方法和教学手段等方面出发,介绍了在教学管理实践中所取得的经验和效果。     

建立营销型教育期刊社（企业）的策略探讨

我国目前的教育期刊社大多为省级教育行政管理部门主管。虽已管、办分离,但期刊社仍然是“事业单位、企业管理”,处于“准企业”状态,并借助于“行政推动力”的余威和经营惯性力在各自“割据”的地盘里“垄断”市场。随着我国文化产业的兴起和WTO规则在我国的全面实施,教育期刊社几十年来享有的市场“特权”将面临严峻挑战。因此,及早建立营销型、企业性质的教育期刊社就成为摆在我们面前的一项重要任务。