Programmes and policies for foreign students and study abroad: the search for effective approaches in a new global setting     

Alan Wagner  Klaus Schnitzer 《Higher Education》1991,21(3):275-288

This paper provides an overview of the issues raised during a 1990 seminar on the effects of programmes and policies for foreign students and study abroad. The seminar was organised by the Hochschul-Informations-System in co-operation with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In particular, this paper addresses those concerns related to national policy and institutional responses in the light of changing patterns of foreign student flows and against the background of the new global economic and political setting.The views expressed are those of the authors and do not commit the organisations or governments concerned.  相似文献   

A text to speech interface for Universal Digital Library   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

PRAHALLAD Kishore BLACK Alan 《浙江大学学报(A卷英文版)》2005,6(11):1229-1234

INTRODUCTION The objective of Universal Digital Library (UDL) is to capture all books in digital format (Universal Digital Library, 2005; Digital Library of India, 2005). Most of the digital information present in the digital world is accessible to a few who can read or under- stand a particular language. Language technologies can provide solutions in the form of natural interfaces so that digital content can reach the masses and fa- cilitate the exchange of information across differe…  相似文献   

Transforming what they read: helping eleven‐year‐olds engage with Internet information     

Alan Pritchard  Victoria Cartwright 《Literacy》2004,38(1):26-31

This article explores an issue of great current concern: how do we help primary aged children to engage with, and to benefit from, information from the Internet? The notion of ‘engagement’ is considered in the context of constructivist learning theory. A short case study based on a small‐scale research project in a primary school classroom in England is presented in order to illustrate the difficulties that arise when children undertake information handling work involving access to vast amounts of information. The end products from two groups of children are found to be far from what might have been expected from children of their ability, background and experience. Engagement with the ideas contained in non‐fiction texts is isolated as a crucial factor. Approaches, including the EXIT model, are presented and considered as ways in which engagement might be encouraged.  相似文献   

Time-Varying Effect Sizes for Quadratic Growth Models in Multilevel and Latent Growth Modeling     

Alan Feingold 《Structural equation modeling》2019,26(3):418-429

Multilevel and latent growth modeling analysis (GMA) is often used to compare independent groups in linear random slopes of outcomes over time, particularly in randomized controlled trials. The unstandardized coefficient for the effect of group on the slope from a linear GMA can be transformed into a model-estimated effect size for the group difference at the end of a study. Because effect sizes vary nonlinearly in quadratic GMA, the effect size at the end of a study using quadratic GMA cannot be derived from a single coefficient, and cannot be used to estimate effect sizes at intermediate time points with backward extrapolation. This article formulates equations and associated input commands in Mplus for time-varying effect sizes for quadratic GMA. Illustrative analyses that produced these time-varying effect sizes were presented, and a Monte Carlo study found that bias in the effect sizes and their confidence intervals was ignorable.  相似文献   

The improtance of selected textbook features to science teachers     

Dr. Alan Cook  Mr. David Tulip 《Research in Science Education》1992,22(1):91-100

This paper reports the results of a study of teacher opinions about the features considered important in an ideal textbook. A survey of Queensland high school teachers revealed that they favoured texts that focus on student cognition and which provide useful features such as exercises and practical activities. Differences were found between the preferences of Queensland teachers and the preferences of teachers reported in two American studies. The significance of these differences for writers and publishers is discussed. Specializations: communication and cognition in science. Specializations: science education.  相似文献   

The Effects of a School‐wide Behaviour Management Programme on Teachers’ Use of Encouragement in the Classroom     

Alan Bain  Stephen Houghton  Sally Williams 《Educational studies》1991,17(3):249-260

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a whole school behaviour management programme on teachers’ use of encouragement in the classroom. Given that the performance of the school has become an important dependent variable in school effects research, it follows that interventions which address behaviour management and the improvement of academic performance, have also taken on a school‐wide focus or orientation. In Australia, where this study was conducted, there has been an increased interest in the use of school‐wide behaviour management and discipline programmes, which are characterized by their focus on improving teachers’ classroom management skills. In the present study randomly selected teachers from schools involved in a school‐wide behaviour management programme participated in an experimental evaluation of the effects of the programme. Continuous data collection indicated that the majority of teachers made increases in their use of encouragement over the course of the intervention. However, observations conducted during a follow‐up phase revealed reductions in levels of encouragement following the withdrawal of the intervention.  相似文献   

Discussing the Possibility of Education for Sustainable Development     

Alan Reid 《Environmental Education Research》2002,8(1):73-79

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Jarvis,Peter, and Colin Griffin (eds.). 2003. Adult and Continuing Education: Major Themes in Education     

Rogers  Alan 《International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue internationale l'éducation》2004,50(1):77-79

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Aesthetic experiences in the Cerrado (Brazilian savanna): contributions to environmental education practice and research     

Valéria Ghisloti Iared  Haydée Torres de Oliveira  Alan Reid 《Environmental Education Research》2017,23(9):1273-1290

In this paper, we reflect on a study in Brazil’s Cerrado that attempts to address a lack of attention to an aesthetic dimension in environmental education practice and research. We start by tracing this lack to the overvaluing of the cognitive sphere in the educational process, noting its echo in the low aesthetic value attributed to the Cerrado biome. Then, through reflecting on an empirical, interview based study of sensations, perceptions and feelings evoked by aesthetic experiences in the Cerrado, we draw on insights from a hermeneutic phenomenological approach to identify key themes for environmental education research and practice in this regard. These include: recognising the singularity of experience; attending to the qualities of experience; acknowledging the value/s of ‘lighter’ and ‘darker’ experiences; and deepening emotions and verbal communication. In our final considerations, we discuss the limitations of the study, alongside new directions in studies of perception, experience, aesthetics and pedagogy that may also advance attention to an aesthetic dimension in environmental education practice and research.  相似文献   

Bookreviews     

Gilbert de Landsheere  Marten Groen  John Biggs  John F. Willatt  David Thomas  Clare Burstall  Robin Russell  J. R. Barr  Gerhard Pause  Donald E. Super  John B. Biggs  Alan C. Purves  Klaus Schleicher  Herbert A. Thelen  Neville Postlethwaite  Börje Holmberg  Kenneth Austwick  Sven Hilding  A Group of Scottish Physics Teachers 《International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue internationale l'éducation》1967,13(1):90-123

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