Assessing the special education professional development needs of northern Malawian schoolteachers     

Elizabeth Hughes  Morgan Chitiyo  Ambumulire Itimu‐Phiri  Kristen Montgomery 《British Journal of Special Education》2016,43(2):159-177

This research examines special needs education professional development needs among both general and special education schoolteachers in northern Malawi. A semi‐structured questionnaire with open and close‐ended questions was used for the research. Quantitative and thematic analyses were conducted to determine the extent to which teachers believe that students with disabilities should be educated together with students without disabilities, the importance of professional development for teaching students with disabilities, prioritised professional development needs regarding special education knowledge, and self‐identified needs for successful special education classrooms. Results indicate that teachers are generally in favour of inclusive practices and identify a high need for special education professional development. Participants identified training and resources to teach students with visual impairments or auditory impairments as a high priority. Participants noted a need for improved infrastructure, more educational materials, and recognition by the government for work in special education.  相似文献   

School context and instructional capacity: A comparative study of professional learning communities in rural and urban schools in China     

《International Journal of Educational Development》2017

This study examines the teaching gap between rural and urban schools in China from the perspective of teacher professional learning communities (PLCs). Drawing on in-depth interviews with 36 primary school teachers, the study finds striking disparities between rural and urban schools in the working of Teaching and Research Groups (TRGs). These disparities in TRGs result in divergent patterns of instructional capacity building in rural and urban schools. The evidence shows that teaching and teachers are strongly shaped by the school organizational context. It suggests that strengthening school-wide PLCs is an important way of narrowing the rural-urban teaching and learning gaps.  相似文献   

武化教育的实质及其当代价值     

陈国荣  吕韶钧 《北京体育大学学报》2017,40(4):120-126

摘要：武术是中华民族优秀的文化遗产，有其特殊的文化内涵和价值功能，它不仅传达着一种文化，更传递着一种精神,而武化教育的实质就是倡导武术精神。主要采用文献资料等科研方法,围绕着武化教育的实质，以及武术精神的当代价值等方面展开论述，其目的是更加全面地了解武术所蕴含的精神价值，探讨其在时代背景下如何发挥其自身优势更好地服务当今社会。研究认为：武术精神与中国传统文化有着千丝万缕的联系，它不仅成为凝聚民族力量、彰显国家意志的利器，而且对于培养国民的尚武精神，唤醒民众对传统文化的自觉发挥了重要作用。当前应该大力弘扬武术精神中所表达的“忠、义、信、勇”的精神实质，更好地提振民族精神，团结民众，凝聚力量，为实现中华民族伟大复兴的“中国梦”做出贡献。对于进一步唤醒民众对传统文化的自觉，培养国民的尚武精神，更好地服务中华民族伟大复兴的“中国梦”都有着十分重要的现实意义。  相似文献   

Professional development in adapted physical education with graduate web-based professional learning     

Takahiro Sato  Justin A. Haegele 《Physical Education & Sport Pedagogy》2017,22(6):618-631

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Effectiveness of physical education to promote motor competence in primary school children     

Vítor P. Lopes  David F. Stodden  Luis P. Rodrigues 《Physical Education & Sport Pedagogy》2017,22(6):589-602

Background: Motor skill (MS) competence is an important contributing factor for healthy development.

Purpose: The goal was to test the effectiveness of primary school physical education (PE) on MS and physical fitness (PF) development.

Methods: Three classes (n?=?60, aged 9.0?±?0.9) were randomly assigned to three diverse conditions during a school year: two PE lessons/week (PE-2), three PE lessons/week (PE-3), and no PE lessons control group (CG). BMI, skinfolds, PF (9-min run/walk, sit-up, modified pull-ups), gymnastics, soccer, handball, basketball and track-and-field skills were evaluated. Effect sizes (d) were reported as magnitude of change.

Results: Skinfolds significantly increased only in CG (d?=?1.21). PF composite z-scores improved in PE-3 (d?=?0.61), but decreased in PE-2 (d?=?0.57), and had no changes in CG. Statistically significant improvement was verified in gymnastics and handball skills in both experimental groups (gymnastic: d?=?2.95 and d?=?2.61 for PE-3 and PE-2, respectively; handball: d?=?1.87 and d?=?0.57 for PE-3 and PE-2, respectively), and no changes were seen in CG. In soccer, there were improvements only in the PE-3 (d?=?0.55), and in basketball only in PE-2 (d?=?0.46). There were no changes in any group for track-and-field skills.

Conclusions: PE programs can effectively promote PF and MS development.  相似文献   

Heritage education in the Primary School Standard Curriculum of Malaysia     

《Teaching and Teacher Education》2017

Due to the importance of education for sustainable heritage preservation, it is imperative to pay attention to how heritage is taught in the education system. As a multicultural country with a rich cultural heritage, Malaysia is home to four world heritage sites. This paper investigates Malaysia's new primary school curriculum to determine to what extent the core curriculum cultivates an awareness of and sense of respect for heritage. The results reveal a focus on Malaysian intangible cultural heritage in some core subjects, such as history, Bahasa Malaysia, art, and music education.  相似文献   

Do the physical and environment PETTLEP elements predict sport imagery ability?     

Nurwina Anuar  Sarah E. Williams  Jennifer Cumming 《European Journal of Sport Science》2017,17(10):1319-1327

The present study aimed to examine whether physical and environment elements of PETTLEP imagery relate to the ability to image five types of sport imagery (i.e. skill, strategy, goal, affect and mastery). Two hundred and ninety participants (152 males, 148 females; M_age?=?20.24 years, SD?=?4.36) from various sports completed the Sport Imagery Ability Questionnaire (SIAQ), and a set of items designed specifically for the study to assess how frequently participants incorporate physical (e.g. ‘I make small movements or gestures during the imagery’) and environment (e.g. ‘I image in the real training/competition environment’) elements of PETTLEP imagery. Structural equation modelling tested a hypothesised model in which imagery priming (i.e. the best fitting physical and environment elements) significantly and positively predicted imagery ability of the different imagery types (skill, β?=?0.38; strategy, β?=?0.23; goal, β?=?0.21; affect, β?=?0.25; mastery, β?=?0.22). The model was a good fit to the data: χ² (174)?=?263.87, p?<?.001, CFI?=?.96, TLI?=?.95, SRMR?=?.09, RMSEA?=?0.05 (90% CI?=?0.03–0.05). Findings displayed that priming imagery with physical and environment elements is associated with better skill, strategy, goal, affect and mastery imagery ability. The findings extend models of imagery use by indicating that how athletes images may influence their imagery ability.  相似文献   

高原体能训练对我国高水平优秀篮球运动员身体机能与形态的影响研究     

卓金源  吴赵昭  徐旻霄  罗安民  王卫星  赵杰修  米靖 《北京体育大学学报》2017,40(3):93-100

摘要：以2015年中国男篮高原期间体能训练为研究对象，在高原训练过程中对中国男篮队员进行体能训练干预并进行追踪测试，并对高原前后身体机能与身体形态的变化进行深入研究，以期对高水平篮球运动员的高原体能训练进行科学化探索。方法：使用韩国Bio Space公司Inbody3.0体成分测试仪分别在上高原和下高原前测试身体成分；使用贝克曼库尔特公司GEN.S血细胞分析仪等仪器分别在上高原、高原中和下高原前测试身体机能。结果： HB、RBC和HCT在高原训练后都发生了显著的变化（P<0.01）；BUN与CK呈现先升高、再降低趋势；T与C则先降低、后升高；T/C则呈逐步上升趋势，但无显著性差异；身体成分中除了脂肪含量、腰臀比和体脂百分比有显著降低外（P<0.05），其他指标没有显著变化（P>0.05）。结论： 1）高原体能训练可以显著提高篮球运动员血液携氧能力，这种能力在高原训练第11天的测试中发现有明显的提高，并于第21天达到非常显著水平。因此要改善篮球运动员机能水平，高原体能训练应至少持续21天。2）BUN和CK呈先上升后下降的趋势，且与高原体能训练负荷量的变化密切相关，因此BUN和CK可以作为今后高原体能训练负荷量控制的参考指标。3）T和C呈先下降后上升趋势，T/C则呈升高趋势，说明此次高原训练负荷安排科学合理，运动员没有发生疲劳现象，机体合成代谢能力得到提高。4）高原体能训练可以降低篮球运动员的体脂含量，但对肌肉围度的影响则与高原训练的高度、形式及负荷有关。5）此次高原体能训练模式可以作为其他高水平篮球队进行高原体能训练的参考。  相似文献   

协同导向：美国青少年体质健康政策的演进与启示          下载免费PDF全文

郇昌店 《河北体育学院学报》2017,31(4):21-29

协同导向是美国青少年体质健康政策的突出特征,主要体现在政策文本协同和政策制订协同两方面.在政策文本协同方面,通过梳理历年来体质测量、体育、教育、校园卫生和营养等方面的政策演进过程,发现其体现出较明显的健康促进导向作用.在政策制订协同方面,除了政府相关部门外,社会组织和社会精英人物也都积极参与政策制订,形成了国家政府部门和各界参与的有机融合.我国青少年体质健康亦面临类似问题,可借鉴美国经验,注重体育与营养政策的协同作用,注重跨界政策制订主体的协同参与,强化学校和社区等场域的协同连接,凸显学生校园营养行为的国家责任.  相似文献   

高等体育教育供给侧结构性改革的发展理念与策略研究     

叶欣  陈绍军 《武汉体育学院学报》2017,51(7):85-89

围绕为什么进行高等体育教育供给侧结构性改革，契合"适应和引领新常态发展的重大创新，适应我国新常态发展的必然要求"这一理论问题，从供给侧结构性改革的导向、目标和内容等方面就如何实施高等体育教育的供给侧结构性改革提出发展理念，继而在教育活动主体结构、教育场域结构和教育创新层次结构等方面对高等体育教育的结构性改革进行策略研究，以期有效改善存在于我国高等体育教育中的结构性问题。  相似文献