French nursery schools and German kindergartens: effects of individual and contextual variables on early learning     

Youssef Tazouti  Caroline Viriot-Goeldel  Cornélie Matter  Anémone Geiger-Jaillet  Rita Carol  Dominique Deviterne 《European Journal of Psychology of Education - EJPE》2011,26(2):199-213

The present article investigates the effects of individual and contextual variables on children’s early learning in French nursery schools and German kindergartens. Our study of 552 children at preschools in France (299 children from French nursery schools) and Germany (253 children from German kindergartens) measured skills that facilitate the learning of reading, writing and arithmetic at primary school. We also evaluated educational family practices and parents’ expectations of their children’s pre-school education. In order to take into account the hierarchical structure of our data, multilevel models were used in the analysis, which was carried out using MLwiN software version 2.02 (Rasbash et al. 2005). Although French nursery schools emphasise academic learning, we did not find any significant differences in overall performances between the French and German samples. However, significant differences were obtained for some subscale results. In addition, our results indicate that individual and contextual variables have an impact on the differences observed between children from the two countries.  相似文献   

Walking Propositions: Coming to Know A/r/tographically     

Nicole Lee  Ken Morimoto  Marzieh Mosavarzadeh  Rita L. Irwin 《The International Journal of Art & Design Education》2019,38(3):681-690

This article explores walking as a form of inquiry within a study group at The University of British Columbia committed to a/r/tography. Three propositions are explored and as a result we think more deeply about being present, truly present, to that which we never anticipated. The first proposition, ‘Go for a walk outside, find an object and do something with it’, leads us to think more deeply about being present to possibility: kicking the rock. The second proposition, ‘Walk around your neighbourhood with another. When you find unfamiliar ground, pause, and ground yourself’, leads us to appreciating being present in‐between place and relationality. The third proposition, ‘Follow one another in a line without stopping or speaking’, invites us to explore being present to interiority. Walking in response to these propositions and coming to think deeply about the impact of being present to presence, became important to us as a community of a/r/tographers.  相似文献   

A Preschool Pilot Study of Connecting with Others: Lessons for Teaching Social and Emotional Competence     

Betsy L. Schultz  Rita Coombs Richardson  Catherine R. Barber  Daryl Wilcox 《Early Childhood Education Journal》2011,39(2):143-148

Social-emotional learning in early childhood sets the stage for students’ future behaviors in schools. The current study examined the effects of a social-emotional skills curriculum on the behavior of students in an early childhood program. The children received instruction in social and emotional skills using the Connecting with Others: Lessons for Teaching Social and Emotional Competence program. Pre-test and post-test scores for the BASC-2 Rating Scale and the Connecting with Others Rating Scale were used to determine if the children demonstrated progress in their behaviors by the end of the intervention. The results indicated that the social skills curriculum Connecting with Others: Lessons for Teaching Social and Emotional Competence was associated with positive changes in the children’s behaviors.  相似文献   

Extending understanding of service-learning projects: Implementing place-based branding for capstone courses     

Julia Daisy Fraustino  Geah Pressgrove  Rita Colistra 《Communication Teacher》2019,33(1):45-62

Numerous institutions encourage service-learning, but few have extended beyond nonprofit realms to include (1) larger budgets, (2) multi-faceted volunteer/staff/leadership constraints, and (3) elevated expectations with immediate impact on full towns. This study explores how strategic communication students construct knowledge in branding and relationship building while solving real-world problems. To do so, this research examines service-learning, place-branding projects for senior capstone students. Specifically, students in two courses developed and partially implemented strategic place-branding plans for two struggling towns. This work details the approach and, through quantitative and qualitative methods, extends understanding of service-learning outcomes for students, faculty, the university, and communities.  相似文献   

The national science foundation and undergraduate education     

Peter N. Warren  Rita Zürcher 《Academic Questions》1998,11(3):79-84

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Information seeking in pre-trial investigation with particular reference to records management     

Erva Kostiainen  Marjo Rita Valtonen  Pertti Vakkari 《Archival Science》2003,3(2):157-176

Information seeking is part of information science, and its aim is to study how people seek and use information in their work, for what purpose the information is sought, how this information influences the effectiveness of the work and what barriers people perceive in their search for, and use of, necessary information. This study examines information seeking in pre-trial police investigation. There has been no previous attempt to examine information seeking in pre-trial police investigation, of the earlier studies in information seeking only those concerning lawyers represent a somewhat similar field. In both fields the work is subject to confidentiality, which is strictly regulated by law. This study was carried out partly in cooperation with another study, which examines documentation in pre-trial investigation. During the research project it became obvious that information seeking with its different components is something also to be taken into account in documentation and records management.  相似文献   

The consequences of “diversity”     

Rita J. Simon 《Academic Questions》1996,9(4):20-23

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Farewell to reason: A tale of two conferences     

Rita Zürcher 《Academic Questions》1996,9(2):52-60

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Educational reforms,cultural clashes and classroom practices     

Xiao Lan Curdt-Christiansen  Rita Elaine Silver 《Cambridge Journal of Education》2012,42(2):141-161

This article presents an ongoing study of educational policy enactment in Singapore lower primary English classrooms. It explores how teachers react to and interpret educational reforms in their classroom practices against a backdrop of traditional cultural values. Using a prescribed coding scheme, the article presents the instructional organisational patterns and participation structures of the lessons. Through a systematic analysis of the enacted curricula, the paper examines classroom practices as well as teaching and learning activities in Primary 1 (7–8 years) and Primary 2 (8–9 years) English lessons in Singapore. The results suggest that there are cultural clashes between major educational reforms which emphasise independent/critical thinking and ‘Asian values’ which promote respect for authority and conformity.  相似文献   

Strategies for the Development of Public Libraries: A Survey of Selected Public Libraries in Lagos State,Nigeria     

Jide Owoeye  Rita John-Okeke 《Public Library Quarterly》2013,32(3):237-245

Public libraries serve as valuable assets in meeting a community's strategic goals. This article investigates strategies for the development of public libraries in Lagos State, Nigeria. Observation and questionnaire methods were used as research tools. The population of the study consists of librarians and users of public libraries in Lagos State. The eleven public libraries and twenty local government libraries in the state were surveyed. The major findings were that public libraries in Lagos State were not adequately funded and that the parent body has yet to meet the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) standard of public library establishment. The study highlighted the challenges facing public libraries in Lagos and offered some remedies.  相似文献