Starting School: Welcoming Young Children and Families into Early School Experiences     

DeAnna M. Laverick 《Early Childhood Education Journal》2008,35(4):321-326

Throughout the world, young children and their families anticipate the start of school with expectations and hopes, as well as concerns. Although the approaches and customs differ from one nation, region, or culture to another, one constant is the recognition that a collaborative effort is needed to welcome young children and their families into formal schooling experiences. The transition process should be proactive and responsive to the children’s needs. This article addresses four key components of appropriate support for young children who are starting school: (1) a consideration of the developmental characteristics of young children, (2) a recognition of factors that affect adjustment to new situations, (3) the establishment of relationships with families, and (4) the implementation of strategies that assist young children in making this important transition. Strategies for assisting children who are beginning their school careers are shared.  相似文献   

An ecological approach to psychological adjustment: A field survey among refugees in Germany     

《Int J Intercult Relat》2019

The situation of refugees in Germany and other countries is a current and important matter. The present study adopts an ecological approach to investigate how refugees perceive the welcoming climate in Germany and the consequences of this perception. To further explore the refugees’ situation, we examined several predictors of their psychological adjustment and acculturation attitudes. In a field study in Eastern Germany with N= 94 refugees as participants, we assessed the perceived context of reception, and perceived acculturation attitudes as contextual variables, discrimination and contact as intergroup variables and, on the individual level, psychological adjustment as well as the personal acculturation attitudes as dependent variables. The results revealed that more perceived discrimination resulted in an increase in reported psychological problems. Refugees living in asylum centers reported more psychological problems and more perceived discrimination than those living in independent housing. The perceived context of reception positively predicted refugees’ desire for maintenance of intergroup relations with the host society. Positive intergroup contact lowered their desire for cultural maintenance. In sum, this study gives us rare and valuable insight into refugees’ perspectives in the context of recent immigration to Germany. In doing so, it emphasizes the importance of a welcoming climate. The study shows how meaningful the assessment of the perceived context of reception is. Practical implications for fields such as the accommodation of refugees are discussed.  相似文献   

Intercultural adjustment and friendship dialectics in international students: A qualitative study     

Jean Hotta  Stella Ting-Toomey 《Int J Intercult Relat》2013

Despite the accelerating increase of international students on American campus, there is still a lack of in-depth understanding of how these individuals make sense of their adjustment journey or how they construct meaning concerning their friendship development experience. Existing adjustment research tended to focus primarily on the motivational goals of adjustment or the type of friendship network patterns (e.g., host national network, co-national network, or multi-national network) but did not probe deeper into the narratives of international students’ identity-change adjustment processes or the quality of their friendship networks. Using identity negotiation theory as a guide, this study utilized an interpretive methodology to examine the adjustment narratives and friendship stories of 20 international students. The findings revealed three themes: a variety of intercultural adjustment patterns and with a predominant upward trend or M-shaped adjustment trend, the role of cultural expectancy and personal time sense in intercultural friendship development, and identity shock issues and friendship dialectics. The findings have implications for the study of intercultural adjustment process and friendship development pattern especially concerning the intercultural friendship dialectics of feeling visible versus invisible, communication openness versus closedness, and feeling like a guest versus feeling like an alien.  相似文献   

论毕节试验区“十二五”期间的产业结构和经济发展方式     

漆国江  张晓玲 《毕节学院学报》2010,28(3):58-71

毕节试验区"十二五"期间的产业结构调整和经济方式转变问题已日益凸显,在"十一五"期间经济社会发展取得重大成效的基础上,必须着力加大产业结构调整步伐,切实转变经济发展方式,以发展生态经济为突破口,承接全国性的产业转移,大力发展"四色经济",鼎力实施"四E集成",进一步增强全区经济发展实力,推动毕节试验区经济社会的跨越式发展。  相似文献   

镀锌线钝化系统中干燥装置的优劣势及性能改进调整     

蒋桂芹 《辽宁科技学院学报》2006,8(3):14-15

文章介绍了钝化系统中干燥装置的工艺过程,分析了冷轧厂2#镀锌线干燥装置优劣势及性能改进的调整方法和效果.  相似文献   

2000A移频轨道电路的测试、调整与故障处理实例     

莫义泉 《大众科技》2012,(1):21-22,13

ZPW-2000a型无绝缘轨道电路,是在引进法国um71无绝缘轨道电路技术基础上,结合我国铁路的实际情况而自主研发的铁路轨道电路系统。在轨道电路的传输安全性、传输长度、系统可靠性以及提高技术性能价格比、降低工程造价上有很大提高。目前在全路已经全面推广,成为我国行车自动闭塞制式的主流。作者通过实地调研对ZPW-2000A无绝缘移频轨道电路测试、调整与故障处理方面进行一些探讨,力求理论与实践相结合,着重实用性和可操作性,希望能给大家在工作中得以借鉴。  相似文献   

我国乒乓球运动员在11分新赛制的比赛中心理状态调控     

郑长弓 《四川体育科学》2012,(6)

随着乒乓球比赛11分制的实行,在11分赛制的影响下,运动员产生各种不同的心理压力,由此在比赛过程中产生各种心理问题,从而影响原有技战术水平的发挥。通过对运动员产生的压力以及不良心理状态的分析,找出导致运动员产生心理压力的原因并根据相应的原则制定解决问题的有效措施,为乒乓球运动员适应11分赛制所进行的心理调控提供参考建议。  相似文献   

教师的课堂情绪和教学效果浅谈     

王倩阳 《贵州教育学院学报》2009,25(5):73-75

从教学实践出发，指出教师自身情绪对课堂教学的重要影响，分析教师不良情绪的产生原因，并结合自身的教学感悟，总结出保持教师良好课堂情绪的策略。  相似文献   

中国体操队运动员训练过程的负荷调控     

张云贵  熊景斌  徐勇  文春荣 《武汉体育学院学报》1998,(4)

本研究通过对国家体操队训练资料的分析,概述了训练负荷的原理及现代运动训练负荷调控的特征,论述了体操训练中对高水平运动员训练负荷进行科学调控的一般规律。  相似文献   

Influence of stick stiffness and puck weight on puck velocity during slap shots in women’s ice hockey     

Kajsa Gilenstam  Karin Henriksson-Larsén  Kim Thorsen 《Sports Engineering》2009,11(3):103-107

Previous studies have found that reduced stick stiffness increases puck velocity in young male ice hockey players. This study investigates the hypothesis that female players are disadvantaged by using equipment that is designed for taller and stronger players. The purpose of this study was to investigate if stick flexibility and puck weight affect puck velocity in standing slap shots performed by female ice hockey players. There was a significant increase in puck velocity (4.1%, p = 0.037) when stick stiffness and puck weight were reduced. ANOVA revealed that there was a significant correlation between stick, puck and the participant herself (R ² = 0.987). Spearman’s correlation analysis revealed that participants with higher puck velocities benefitted the most when the stick flexibility and puck weight were reduced (r = 0.648, p = 0.043). It was concluded that decreased stick stiffness and puck weight increased puck velocity in standing slap shots for female ice hockey players.  相似文献