The Factory: an Experimental Studio for Discovering the Other          下载免费PDF全文

Bihter Almaç 《The International Journal of Art & Design Education》2018,37(2):300-311

This article discusses the idea of otherness in design education and introduces a new approach that merges the potentials of collaborative and individual design. The aim is for each individual student to discover how others design to criticise and derive their own ways of designing. Therefore, the discussion here focuses on the process of becoming aware of other designers and the importance of being with others while designing. I call this state the Field of Otherness. It is something that cannot be described or taught; it is a relative and indeterminate zone based on the existence of others. It is a set of potentials in which designers oscillate and their design aspects merge into a multiplicity. In this article I argue that by discovering others, designers encounter each other in the Field of Otherness and this enables them to design diversely. To broaden the discussion within this context, an experimental one‐day project called the Factory is explored. The main idea of the project was to introduce students to the Field of Otherness, in which they would design by continual ‘as ifs’ and oscillations to meet the other; who is precisely unfamiliar, unexpected, unknown and inexperienced. Interviews with students three months after the project are used to investigate the effects. These interviews can also be seen as fragments of the otherness experience of the students.  相似文献   

Middle leaders and middle leadership in schools: exploring the knowledge base (2003–2017)     

Alma Harris  Michelle Jones  Nashwa Ismail  Dong Nguyen 《School Leadership & Management》2019,39(3-4):255-277

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The purpose of this article is to explore the development of the knowledge base on middle leadership in schools. Since the seminal reviews conducted by Bennett a contemporary scan only of the scholarly literature on middle leaders/leadership in schools has not been undertaken. Consequently, this article looks at outputs relating to this topic by examining research papers indexed in the Web of Science and in SCOPUS between 2003 and 2017. The prime purpose of this review is to offer some reflections on the development of the empirical base on middle leadership in schools since 2003 and to highlight some of the implications for future research. The article concludes that middle leadership in schools remains an ongoing focus of research inquiry in a growing number of countries but suggests that the knowledge base would benefit from more sophisticated empirical studies and greater theoretical analysis.  相似文献   

Discrete-time recurrent high order neural networks for nonlinear identification     

Alma Y. Alanis  Edgar N. Sanchez  Esteban A. Hernandez 《Journal of The Franklin Institute》2010,347(7):1253-1265

This paper focuses on the problem of discrete-time nonlinear system identification via recurrent high order neural networks. It includes the respective stability analysis on the basis of the Lyapunov approach for the NN training algorithm. Applicability of the proposed scheme is illustrated via simulation for a discrete-time nonlinear model of an electric induction motor.  相似文献   

The changing university: Fitness of purpose     

Desmond Swan 《Irish Educational Studies》2013,32(1):272-283

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Linking online course design and implementation to learning outcomes: A design experiment     

Karen Swan  Daniel Matthews  Leonard Bogle  Emily Boles  Scott Day 《The Internet and Higher Education》2012,15(2):81-88

This paper reports on preliminary findings from ongoing design-based research being conducted in the fully online Master of Arts in Teacher Leadership (MTL) program at a small, Midwest public university. Researchers are using the Quality Matters (QM) and Community of Inquiry (CoI) frameworks to guide the iterative redesign of core courses in the program. Preliminary results from the redesign of one course suggest that such approach can improve student learning outcomes. Results also support the efficacy of the QM and CoI theoretical frames, and the usefulness of design-based approaches in online learning.  相似文献   

A cross-disciplinary approach to teaching data literacy and proportionality     

Philip Vahey  Ken Rafanan  Charles Patton  Karen Swan  Mark van ’t Hooft  Annette Kratcoski  Tina Stanford 《Educational Studies in Mathematics》2012,81(2):179-205

The Thinking with Data project (TWD) expands on current notions of data literacy by (1) focusing on proportional reasoning as key to data literacy and (2) leveraging the non-mathematics disciplines to engage students in deep thinking about the context of data and the application of proportionality. A set of four 2-week, sequential modules for cross-disciplinary implementation in seventh-grade classrooms was designed and evaluated. Using a quasi-experimental approach, we found that student data literacy was increased through the focused integration of social studies, mathematics, science, and English language arts. In this article, we describe our theoretical approach to designing and implementing the modules, report on student learning gains in mathematics, and describe teacher reactions to the materials. In sum, our study provides evidence that the TWD approach has the potential to build data literacy while also allowing students to learn core discipline-based content standards.  相似文献   

Improving Schools in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Areas – A Review of Research Evidence     

Daniel Muijs  Alma Harris  Christopher Chapman  Louise Stoll  Jennifer Russ 《School Effectiveness & School Improvement》2013,24(2):149-175

Schools in difficult and challenging circumstances have received increasing policy and to some extent research attention in recent years. Improving schools in these circumstances is likely to prove a difficult process. This literature review has attempted to collect research on improving schools in these areas. Themes emerging from the literature include: a focus on teaching and learning, leadership, creating an information-rich environment, creating a positive school culture, building a learning community, continuous professional development, involving parents, external support and resources. The crucial issue of sustaining improvement is also discussed.  相似文献   

The effects of computer technology in assisting the development of literacy in young struggling readers and spellers     

Rolf B. Fasting  Solveig‐Alma Halaas Lyster 《欧洲特需教育杂志》2013,28(1):21-40

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effect of MultiFunk, a computer program designed to assist reading, on the reading and spelling proficiency of struggling readers. Fifty‐two below‐average readers and spellers, in grades 5, 6 and 7, were randomly assigned as experimental and control groups (N?=?26?+?26). In addition, 114 classmates, who read normally, were included to compare changes in basic literacy development during the intervention. A pre‐test, intervention, post‐test, control‐group design was used to evaluate the effects of the software, using texts to suit the pupils’ own choices and interests. The findings indicate that computerized assistive reading has the potential to aid and support the development of basic literacy skills in a broad group of struggling readers and spellers. Issues concerning the MultiFunk text‐to‐speech technology are discussed.  相似文献   

Speaking Out: On Leadership and Followership     

Alma T. Irvine 《Clearing house (Menasha, Wis.)》2013,86(4)

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Leadership succession     

Alma Harris 《School Leadership & Management》2013,33(5):421-423

In the year 2007 in Scotland, in common with countries elsewhere in the world, the difficulty of recruiting high-calibre school leaders was becoming an increasing concern. The recruitment and retention study, commissioned by the Scottish Government and undertaken by three universities (Cambridge, Edinburgh and Glasgow), was charged with exploring the reasons for the shortfall of appropriate applicants. The study involved a national survey of teachers and head teachers, discussions with local authority administrators and follow-up interviews with a sample of respondents. The study identified on the one hand a common core of ‘satisfiers’ and ‘dissatisfiers’ of headship together with incentives and disincentives to apply for the job. A range of strategies adopted to cope with the pressures of the job illustrate the degree to which individuals respond by simply drowning in excessive paperwork and multiple accountabilities or are able to be adventurous and risk-taking with an ability to ‘fly below the radar’.  相似文献