The humanities in English primary schools: struggling to survive     

Jonathan Barnes  Stephen Scoffham 《Education 3-13》2017,45(3):298-308

ABSTRACT

This article surveys the state of the humanities in English primary schools drawing on evidence from serving head teachers, current literature and policy documents. The findings suggest that whilst the humanities are highly valued in schools, there are serious challenges which threaten the ‘broad and balanced’ curriculum. It is suggested that a greater focus on spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) education and engagement with subject associations and alternative learning environments can help to rectify this imbalance. Such an approach recognises looming social, cultural and environmental threats, which have the potential to support children’s psychological health and well-being.  相似文献   

A mixed-methods evaluation of the longer-term implementation and utility of a teacher classroom management training programme in Irish primary schools     

Yvonne Leckey  Lynda Hyland  Gráinne Hickey  Anne Lodge  Paul Kelly  Tracey Bywater 《Irish Educational Studies》2016,35(1):35-55

Inappropriate, aggressive and disruptive behaviour in the classroom can be detrimental to child and teacher well-being. This study involved a longer-term evaluation of the Incredible Years Teacher [Classroom Management] programme (IYTP) undertaken mainly within disadvantaged schools in south-west Ireland. The IYTP is designed to strengthen teacher classroom management competencies. Eleven teachers, who had previously participated in a group-randomised control trial (RCT), took part in a 12-month post-baseline follow-up assessment. Psychometric and observational measures were administered to assess teachers when interacting with children (n?=?217) in their classes. Qualitative data were collected from a sub-sample of teachers to explore their perceptions of programme impact and utility. The quantitative results showed some significant improvements in teachers’ classroom management, although few changes were recorded on teacher-child observation measures. Qualitative findings indicated continued implementation of proactive disciplining strategies and higher levels of teacher self-efficacy. These results suggest, albeit tentatively in view of the study limitations, that the IYTP can benefit teacher classroom management, as well as teacher well-being, particularly within disadvantaged schools where behavioural problems tend to be more prevalent. The IYTP could prove useful in improving teacher competencies and the classroom environment in the longer term, although a need for further research is indicated.  相似文献   

Coaching psychology: an approach to practice for educational psychologists     

Mark Adams 《Educational Psychology in Practice》2016,32(3):231-244

Coaching psychology is a distinct sub-discipline of academic and applied psychology that focuses on the enhancement of performance, development and well-being in the broader population. Applied in educational contexts, the practice of coaching psychology has the potential to have a positive impact by supporting children and adults to achieve enhanced standards of functioning and well-being. It therefore represents a way in which educational psychologists (EPs) might elect to diversify their practice. However, EPs are disproportionately under-represented in the development of this emerging field. This article charts the birth and evolution of contemporary coaching psychology, and presents a case study illustrating the application of this methodology in a school context. Suggestions are given regarding professional development activities that might be undertaken by EPs seeking to develop coaching psychology as a strand of their practice.  相似文献   

大学生主观幸福感与心理健康关系的研究   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

何树华  黄蕾  周云祥 《茂名学院学报》2007,17(2):1-4

采用实证调查的方法,研究大学生主观幸福感和心理健康的状况。结果表明:大学生的生活满意度水平较高,正性情感和负性情感则均处于中等水平;大学生主观幸福感和SCL-90有显著的相关关系,生活满意度和负性情感以及生活满意度的各因子与SCL-90及其各因子也均具有显著的相关关系;主观幸福感水平可作为心理健康的一个重要预测源,同样心理健康水平也可预测被试者的幸福感水平。  相似文献   

Examining the relationship between perceptions of teaching self-efficacy,school support and teacher and paraeducator burnout in a residential school setting     

Tia Navelene Barnes  Christina Cipriano  Kathleen McCallops  Cara Cuccuini-Harmon  Susan E. Rivers 《Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties》2018,23(3):284-295

Despite teacher self-efficacy and burnout’s influence on student outcomes, little research has been conducted on teacher self-efficacy and burnout in residential treatment schools. This study attempts to fill this need by examining the self-efficacy and burnout of teachers and paraeducators in a residential treatment school in the United States. We explore the relationships between educators’ perceptions of school supports and educators’ sense of self-efficacy and burnout Our results revealed that while educators’ perceptions of school supports were not related to educators’ sense of efficacy, there was a significant relationship between educators’ perceptions of school supports and reported levels of burnout. Educators who reported lower levels of school supports had high levels of burnout. We discuss implications for larger studies on this topic and for supporting educator well-being in residential treatment schools.  相似文献   

戒毒人员与普通人群幸福感指数对照研究   总被引：3，自引：1，他引：3  

赵建新  赵锋 《云南师范大学学报(哲学社会科学版)》2003,35(1):130-134

本研究对正在戒毒人员与普通人群的幸福感指数作了对照考察和分析。研究显示，同一性别、同一年龄阶段的正在戒毒人员幸福感指数均显低于同类普通人群的幸福感指数。研究认为，婚姻状况、父母亲婚姻状况、智力状况等因素是影响正在戒毒人员幸福感指数显低于普通人群幸福感指的重要原因。在对此进行分析的基础上，本研究提出了相应的对策和建议。  相似文献   

煤矿工人的主观幸福感与生存质量及其关系     

王惠萍  张美峰  孙晓晴  高芳芳 《中国特殊教育》2012,(1):90-96

本研究采用幸福感指数量表、情感量表、总体生活满意度量表、生存质量问卷对309名煤矿工人进行测试,以考察煤矿工人主观幸福感与生存质量的现状及其关系.研究结果表明:(1)煤矿工人的主观幸福感总体水平较低,其主观幸福感在学历方面存在差异,高学历者的主观幸福感高于低学历者;(2)煤矿工人的生存质量总体状况较差,其生存质量在学历、工种两个因素上存在差异,高学历者的生存质量显著高于低学历者,测绘人员的生存质量显著高于采掘人员;(3)煤矿工人的主观幸福感与生存质量存在显著相关,主观幸福感对其生存质量有明显的预测作用.  相似文献   

The teacher educator’s role in promoting institutional versus individual teacher well-being     

《师资教育杂志》2012,38(4):391-408

This article addresses the teacher educator’s role in defining and facilitating teacher well-being. It does so by first exploring the literature on teacher well-being, resilience, resistance, morality and professional dispositions. It then examines the policies and rhetoric of two countries, the USA and England, as examples of a global tilt towards the excessive promotion of institutional well-being at the expense of individual teachers. It concludes with specific recommendations at the university programme and teacher educator levels for bringing individual and institutional well-being into better balance. These include: innovating sustained and reciprocal university–school partnerships; helping new teachers become ‘mindful’ rather than solely resistant; analysing cases of teaching to become more aware of macro vs. micro influences; and facilitating skills in taking oppositional stances, including within the teacher educator’s own classroom.  相似文献   

大学生物质主义价值观、自尊与幸福感的关系     

蒋奖  宋玥  邱辉  时树奎 《中国特殊教育》2012,(8):74-78

为了探讨物质主义价值观和幸福感之间的关系,以及自尊在其中的中介作用,本研究采用问卷法对1455名大学生进行调查。结果表明:(1)大学生物质主义价值观在性别、年级上存在显著差异;(2)物质主义价值观与幸福感之间呈显著负相关,即物质主义价值观水平越高,幸福感越低;(3)自尊在物质主义价值观与幸福感的关系中起到部分中介作用,说明物质主义价值观在一定程度上削弱个体的自尊,最终影响其幸福感。  相似文献   

A new approach to evaluating the well-being of PhD research students     

Bridget Juniper  Elaine Walsh  Alan Richardson  Bernard Morley 《Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education》2012,37(5):563-576

This study describes the development of an assessment to evaluate the well-being of PhD researchers using a clinically approved methodology that places the perceptions and experiences of the subject population at the heart of its construction. It identifies and assesses the range and relative importance of seven distinct dimensions which are shown to impact adversely on the perceived well-being of student researchers across all stages of their studies. According to the findings, the well-being of doctoral students comprises needs relating to development, facilities, home and health, research, social, supervisor and university. The instrument was found to demonstrate good content validity and internal reliability. Its use offers new insights into the experiences of early career researchers and may inform efforts to better support them. This, in turn, may have a positive impact upon retention levels and future career choices for this research population.  相似文献