Developing mathematical thinking in the primary classroom: liberating students and teachers as learners of mathematics     

Brian Hudson  Sheila Henderson 《课程研究杂志》2013,45(3):374-398

This paper reports on a research study conducted with a group of practising primary school teachers (n = 24) in North East Scotland during 2011–2012. The teachers were all participants in a newly developed Masters course that had been designed with the aim of promoting the development of mathematical thinking in the primary classroom as part of project supported by the Scottish Government. The paper presents the background for this initiative within the context of the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence reform. Particular attention is given to the epistemological positioning of the researchers as this influenced both the curriculum design process and also the theoretical framing of the research study which are both described. The project was set up within a design research framework, which aimed to promote classroom-based action research on the part of participants through the course and also research by the university researchers into the process of curriculum development. The research questions focused on the teachers’ confidence, competence, attitudes and beliefs in relation to mathematics and their expectations and experiences of the impact on pupil learning arising from this course. Empirical data were drawn from pre- and post-course surveys, interviews and observations of the discussion forums in the online environment. Findings from this study highlight the way the course had a transformational and emancipatory impact on these teachers. They also highlight ways in which the ‘framing’ of particular aspects of the curriculum had an oppressive impact on learners in the ways that suppressed creativity and limited the exercise of learner autonomy. Furthermore, they highlight the ways in which a number of these teachers had experienced mathematics as a school subject in very negative ways, involving high levels of ‘symbolic violence’ and of being ‘labelled’.  相似文献   

Emotional arousal of beginning physics teachers during extended experimental investigations     

Stephen M. Ritchie  Kenneth Tobin  Maryam Sandhu  Satwant Sandhu  Senka Henderson  Wolff‐Michael Roth 《科学教学研究杂志》2013,50(2):137-161

Teachers often have difficulty implementing inquiry‐based activities, leading to the arousal of negative emotions. In this multicase study of beginning physics teachers in Australia, we were interested in the extent to which their expectations were realized and how their classroom experiences while implementing extended experimental investigations (EEIs) produced emotional states that mediated their teaching practices. Against rhetoric of fear expressed by their senior colleagues, three of the four teachers were surprised by the positive outcomes from their supervision of EEIs for the first time. Two of these teachers experienced high intensity positive emotions in response to their students' success. When student actions/outcomes did not meet their teachers' expectations, frustration, anger, and disappointment were experienced by the teachers, as predicted by a sociological theory of human emotions (Turner, J. H. (2007). Human emotions: A sociological theory. London, England: Routledge). Over the course of the EEI projects, the teachers' practices changed along with their emotional states and their students' achievements. We account for similarities and differences in the teachers' emotional experiences in terms of context, prior experience, and expectations. The findings from this study provide insights into effective supervision practices that can be used to inform new and experienced teachers alike. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Res Sci Teach 50:137–161, 2013  相似文献   

LIBERATING THE ENLIGHTENMENT: HOW A TRANSFORMED RELATIONSHIP WITH ANIMALS CAN HELP US TRANSCEND MODERNITY     

Cassandra D. Williams 《Religious education (Chicago, Ill.)》2013,108(1):95-107

Abstract The Enlightenment rejection of the Cartesian mechanistic understanding of animals was accompanied by a (re)new(ed) anticruelty sentiment. Compassion, however, fell victim to the triumph of reason leading Western culture toward an era of cruelty to animals on an unprecedented scale. What was absent in Enlightenment thought, even among proponents of humane treatment of animals, was a fundamental change in understanding of the relationship between human and other-than-human creatures. A new understanding of animals, as exemplified in Andrew Linzey s animal theology has the potential not only to liberate animals from cruel oppression, but to emancipate Western thought from the idols of modernity.  相似文献   

Harriet Martineau or ‘When political economy was popular’     

Willie Henderson 《History of education》2013,42(4):383-403

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Gerontological Education in Undergraduate Nursing Programs: An Australian Perspective     

Lily Dongxia Xiao  Jan Paterson  Julie Henderson  Moira Kelton 《Educational gerontology》2013,39(9):763-781

Literature reveals difficulties in preparing nurses to care for older people. This article reports a study that aimed to facilitate positive changes in gerontological education in an undergraduate nursing program by identifying barriers and effective actions. A critical research approach was applied to the study. Data were mainly collected through focus groups. A total of five barriers were identified in gerontological education in an undergraduate nursing program. Actions which may address these barriers were explored. Critical reflection on educational practice based on partnerships between education and service sectors has the potential of leading an educational reform in gerontological nursing.  相似文献   

Letters to the Editor     

Hugh Jones  Albert Henderson  Hazel Bell 《Learned Publishing》2000,13(3):197-201

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Creationism, evolution and baloney     

Niall Shanks  Cassandra L. Pinnick 《Metascience》2000,9(1):86-101

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Creating a more inclusive journal: the Journal of the Medical Library Association's evolving process for selecting editorial board members     

Margaret Henderson  John W. Cyrus  Erin R. B. Eldermire  Jill T. Boruff  Katherine G. Akers  Beverly Murphy 《Journal of the Medical Library Association》2022,110(1):1

The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) selects new editorial board members every year. In the spring of 2021, JMLA used a new process for reviewing and selecting applicants for the limited number of open editorial board positions. This reevaluation of the selection process was spurred by a desire to create a more diverse and representative board. Changes to the procedures for selecting new editorial board members included having an open call for editorial board members, creating an application form, creating a selection committee to screen applicants, creating a form for the selection committee to extract data from applications, and creating a two-step process for screening and then selecting board members. As part of construction of this new process, areas for continued improvement were also identified, such as refining the application form to allow more specific answers to areas of interest to the selection committee. The newly created selection process for editorial board members constitutes a significant change in JMLA processes; however, more can be done to build on this work by further refining the selection process and ensuring that new members are selected in a transparent and streamlined manner.  相似文献   

New media environments’ comparative effects upon intercultural sensitivity: A five-dimensional analysis     

Amy Jo Coffey  Rasha Kamhawi  Paul Fishwick  Julie Henderson 《Int J Intercult Relat》2013

An experimental 2 (channel) × 2 (gender) × 3 (time) mixed factorial design (N = 159) was applied to test and compare how individual dimensions of intercultural sensitivity might be affected by two channels: a virtual environment (i.e., Second Life^®) versus a Web environment. Using a modified version of Chen and Starosta's Intercultural Sensitivity Scale (ISS), the study sought to identify which of the five ISS dimensions played the most influential role in intercultural sensitivity outcomes: interaction enjoyment, interaction engagement, interaction confidence, interaction attentiveness, or respect for cultural differences. Results showed that one's willingness and effort toward understanding an intercultural interaction – interaction attentiveness – played the greatest and most statistically significant role in intercultural sensitivity outcomes, and that this effect was greatest within the virtual environment channel. Gender effects were also found, in which men experienced greater enjoyment but women expressed more attentiveness.  相似文献   

Report of the committee on science and the arts     

H. Pemberton  Luther L. Cheney  Nathan H. Edgerton  C.Hanford Henderson  Richard D. Baker  F.Lynwood Garrison 《Journal of The Franklin Institute》1890,130(6):417-423

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