An examination of perceptions of parental influence on attitudes to language learning     

Brendan Bartram 《Educational research; a review for teachers and all concerned with progress in education》2013,55(2):211-221

Background The assumption that parents have some effect on their children's attitudes to learning is one that few educationalists would challenge. The ways in which this influence is brought to bear are a slightly more complex and contentious matter, however.

Purpose The paper uses data from a tri-national PhD study on pupil attitudes to examine perceptions of the ways in which parents influence children's orientations towards foreign language learning (FLL). The comparative element is useful in providing a contrasting range of settings in which to examine the issue. The paper thus aims to provide some indication of the similarity and importance of particular influences by identifying features that seem significant, irrespective of setting.

Sample A total of 411 learners of French, German and English (as foreign languages), represented in roughly equal numbers from across the ability range, took part in the survey. The pupils, aged 15 – 16, were drawn from two centrally located mixed comprehensive schools in each country—England, Germany and The Netherlands. The schools were similar in terms of size, social intake and their semi-urban location. Care was taken to ensure as close a gender balance as possible.

Design and methods The study was designed as a qualitative survey and involved three data collection instruments. The first stage of data was collected using a written word association prompt distributed to the whole sample. The second stage involved around half the pupils generating written accounts of their attitudes and the factors they perceived to be influential. A total of 80 pupils took part in the final stage, consisting of 14 focus group interviews. A system of open coding was applied to all the data to support the process of inductive category building used in their analysis.

Results The findings offer some evidence for an association between parental and pupil attitudes. Parental influence appears to operate in a number of ways, ranging from the role model potential of positive/negative behaviours and the communication of educational regrets, to the ways in which parents help to construct their children's understandings of language importance and status. The extent of parental language knowledge appears to be an important additional factor.

Conclusions The evidence suggests that the ways in which parents contribute to the construction of their children's understanding of language utility are particularly important, and that this may be a key factor in the more positive attitudes demonstrated by the German pupils and the more negative orientations among the English participants.  相似文献   

Teacher preparation for vocational education and training in Germany: a potential model for Canada?     

Antje Barabasch 《Compare》2013,43(2):155-183

Germany's vocational education and training (VET) and corresponding teacher-education programmes are known worldwide for their integrated framework. Government legislation unifies companies, unions and vocational schools, and specifies the education and training required for students as well as vocational teachers. Changing from the Diplom programme model to the Anglophone Bachelor and Masters degree model has raised concerns for VET teacher preparation. It is within this context that we explore Germany's VET teacher-education system and current academic debates. We further investigate challenges in the development of Canada's VET teacher-education programmes and suggest some policy borrowing from the German model.  相似文献   

Negotiating differences: cosmopolitan experiences of international doctoral students     

Başak Bilecen 《Compare》2013,43(5):667-688

Drawing on the literature on international student experiences and identities, this study discusses theories of identity from a social constructionist perspective. ‘Identification’ is the preferred term to describe a dynamic process through which students negotiate the meaning of their identities in different societies and communities. Based on interviews with 35 international doctoral students from two graduate schools in Germany, the article illustrates the significance of international mobility for education when external ‘differences’ are appreciated and contribute to cosmopolitan imaginations and when internal differences are created in relation to ‘Others’ in the host society. The article contributes to the literature on international student mobility by providing a fine-grained analysis of student identification, showing how the discourse of difference is used as a double strategy.  相似文献   

从巴西世界杯看“足球移民”现象的产生机理 及其影响——以部分欧洲主要移民国家为参照          下载免费PDF全文

浦义俊  吴贻刚 《体育科研》2015,(1):60-65

以国际移民问题为重要线索,以巴西世界杯为主要视角,运用文献资料法和逻辑归纳分析等研究方法,对“足球移民”现象进行理论探讨。简要阐述“足球移民”现象的当代表现;分析该现象的产生机理,认为不可逆转的世界移民大潮为“足球移民”现象的生长提供了环境,欧洲国家移民政策的特点为足球移民现象的形成塑造了基本雏形,身为世界足球中心的欧洲足球自身发展的需要是足球移民现象得以发生的内驱动力;论述了足球移民现象对世界足球发展的影响,表现为深刻影响足球移民输入、输出国的足球发展走向,加速世界足球运动发展不平衡现象的发生,并对非欧盟国家的足球人才培养体系产生种冲击等;指出了足球移民对我国足球发展的启示,应谨防我国对外移民中足球人才资源流失,并通过改善移民政策吸引优秀海外足球人才来华,充分利用国际经验和移民资源构建青训系统。  相似文献   

美、德、日、中四国体育教学论的比较研究   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

董取胜  李可可  张景 《吉林体育学院学报》2008,24(2):94-95

通过文献资料法等多种研究方法,对美德日中四国体育教学论的研究现状进行比较与分析,发现现阶段四国体育教学论的研究特点存在明显差异。本文对体育目标、体育教学大纲、体育教学内容、体育教学评价、体育思想、教学模式等六个方面的研究特点进行比较,旨在为我国体育教学论发展提供借鉴。  相似文献   

从价值观析德国绿党的崛起及其对德国政治的影响     

王镇  蒋锐 《济宁师范专科学校学报》2008,29(2):59-64

德国绿党的迅速崛起主要得益于其先进的价值观,并且随着这些价值观在实践中的不断完善,绿党在德国政坛上发挥着越来越重要的作用,对德国的政党政治、传统政治格局、各政党政策的调整和社会政治文化等都产生了重要影响。  相似文献   

非营利科研机构的外部监督机制探讨     

郭军灵 《科学学研究》2008,26(2):311-317

 外部监督机制是我国非营利科研机构管理模式的一种重要探索。本文首先对非营利科研机构外部监督进行理论分析,指出了非营利科研机构外部监督机制的主要内容;然后介绍以美国和德国为典型代表的发达国家的模式,从总体上看,发达国家在非营利科研机构的外部监督方面的经验主要是：监管规范化和社会化;最后对我国非营利科研机构的外部监督的障碍和模式进行分析和探讨。  相似文献   

德国科技期刊运行机制和发展环境研究   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

王英雪  陈月婷 《图书情报工作》2006,50(3):59-64

德国的出版管理体制主要由联邦政府与联邦法律、州政府与州法律以及行业协会三个方面组成,其中起主导作用的是法律管理,其次是政府的行政管理和行业协会的自律管理。政府不设立专门的管理机构,出版业在法律体系的主导下,在行业规范的自律下,作为一种商业化行为良性运作。行业协会作用突出是德国出版业的显著特点之一。  相似文献   

The Enduring Nature of the Tripartite System of Secondary Schooling in Germany: Some Explanations   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Hubert Ertl  & David Phillips 《British Journal of Educational Studies》2000,48(4):391-412

This paper suggests explanations for the enduring nature of the tripartite system of secondary education in Germany and the failure to develop the comprehensive school (Gesamtschule) over a long period.  相似文献   

群体阅读参与动力形成机制构建——以德国“阅读童子军”项目为例     

卿倩  李桂华 《图书情报工作》2018,62(18):83-89

[目的/意义]以德国"阅读童子军"项目为对象展开个案研究,结合相关理论构建观察框架,通过案例分析探索群体阅读参与动力形成机制,为群体阅读推广活动提供理论指导。[方法/过程]采用个案研究法,对"阅读童子军"项目展开网络和文献调查,总结影响公众参与群体阅读的要素,梳理各要素之间的逻辑关系,建立群体阅读参与动力系统模型。[结果/结论]形成主要由需求系统、中介系统、引力系统及支持系统4个子系统构成的群体阅读参与动力系统,其中需求系统属于内生驱动要素,中介系统、引力系统及支持系统属于外在驱动因素。结合"阅读童子军"项目的成功经验及参与动力系统模型,从内生驱动力和外部驱动力两方面为我国群体阅读活动的开展提出建议。  相似文献