The 2012 TRIP survey of international relations in Australia: one problem to rule us all

This article analyses the results of the most recent and largest cross-national survey on the international relations discipline. Completed by scholars in 20 countries, the survey covered the areas of teaching, research, foreign policy, the profession, and the relationship between policy and academia. From an Australian perspective, the key findings include the strong link between what academics teach and research; the narrowing epistemological gap between the USA and Australia; the curious pessimism of scholars on a wide range of foreign policy issues; and the ability of scholars to define research quality independently of other national settings. The most significant and alarming finding, however, concerned how the present structure of the field is undermining scholars'attempt to forge closer, more influential ties with policy makers in Canberra. In fact, it is clear from the results that what academics research and how they go about it is actually counterintuitive to this goal. The article concludes with three recommendations aimed at rectifying this problem.     

我国人文地理学研究生课程教学改革初探——基于与美国研究生课程的比较和感知

扩招之后的我国研究生教育质量受到质疑。这种质量下降的起因可能是多方面的,但课程教学不规范则是很重要的一个方面。本文对我国人文地理学研究生课程教学进行了个人思考,以期认清可能存在的相关问题,并参照被世界各地当作楷模的美国研究生课程教学的长处,提出了作者的研究生课程教学改革建议:编制详细的课程教学大纲、以讨论课为主、引导学生读书、拓宽视野和知识基础。在此基础上,有望建立以学生为中心的研究生教学模式,进而缩小与欧美发达国家研究生教育的差距,并为知识经济发展提供必需的高素质人才。     

Teaching and Social Reform in the 1960s: Lessons from National Teacher Corps Oral Histories

Abstract: This article draws on oral history narratives to examinethe beliefs and expectations that brought a group of young peopleto the field of teaching in the 1960s through the National TeacherCorps (NTC). The oral histories address the identities, politics,aims, and backgrounds of a dozen NTC participants. By situatingthe voices of these young people within a larger social andhistorical context, the article uses oral history testimonyto reconsider existing accounts of social reform movements andteaching in the 1960s and early 1970s. Specifically, the oralhistories allow Teacher Corps participants to emerge as individualswho represent an important if largely unexplored populationthat took part in 1960s movements toward greater equality andsocial justice and who embraced the unique perspective thatteaching in ordinary schools serving poor and minority studentscould offer meaningful opportunities for grassroots, socialreform activity.     

从教谕文献看古代埃及的伦理教育

关于言行和品性的教导是比较为人熟知的教谕文献的重点内容,但是实际上教谕文献当中还包含着伦理教育其他方面的重要内容.首先,文献中暗含着教导方式问题,即一种劝导或者说教的方式.其次,教谕文献的主旨在于以"明智"取代"无知",所以文献中也陈述遵从教导的益处以及忽视教导的害处.另外,和其它涉及伦理内容的文献相比,教谕文献真正地诠释了作为古代埃及伦理学中心概念的"玛阿特"的具体内容,"玛阿特"无疑就是伦理教育的原则.通过对伦理教育相关问题的探讨,可以更为深刻地了解古代埃及伦理教育的基本原理以及社会价值的取向.     

多媒体教学模式在大学英语教学中的应用

多媒体教学模式在大学英语中的综合应用有助于提高教学效果,并为探索新的教学方法提供新的契机。传统教学模式和多媒体教学模式有很大的差别,如何在大学英语教学中合理利用多媒体技术,提高教学质量,是本文探讨的中心。     

如何提高成人外语课堂教学的有效性

本文从成人外语学习的认知特点入手,探讨了外语教师应以科学的教育教学理论为指导,采取切实可行的教学策略,使成人学习者具有可持续发展的潜力,具备以外语作为工具进行有效交际的能力。     

Engaging students and maintaining quality in the era of massification: strategies and approaches for teaching large first-year courses

This article examines the nature of first-year international relations (IR) teaching in Australia. Cost pressures in the university sector have been met by economies of scale with foundational classes becoming very large, often with hundreds of students. The article critically reflects on current strategies for teaching these courses to meet the challenge of providing an engaging and high quality learning environment in large classes with widely fluctuating student entry scores, university preparedness, and educational capital and language competence. The article argues that a successful approach to improving the quality of first-year IR teaching and to accommodating the diverse learning needs of all students is to run these courses in multiple streams, with one dedicated to providing a richer, more active IR learning experience. In the era of ‘massification’, allowing students a level of guided autonomy in aligning their learning preferences with teaching methods is likely to increase engagement and motivation, thereby improving retention and degree progression.     

Research-based learning for undergraduate students in soil and water sciences: a case study of hydropedology in an arid-zone environment

This article reports the efficacy of a research-based learning (RBL) exercise on hydropedology of arid zones, with guided and open research projects (OPR) carried out by teams of undergraduate students in Oman. A range of activities and assessments was used to support student learning during the three-month course. Assessment included monitoring of field trip and lab activities, attendance recording, scrutiny by a panel of written reports and open oral presentations. Students’ feedback through teaching evaluation is compared with other courses in the Department-College, illustrating high level of students’ satisfaction. OPR best fit the scaffold of RBL.     

Geography,GIS and employability in Turkey

Although higher education in Turkey does not have especially well-advanced systems and resources for addressing graduate employability, two developments are making it particularly important for Turkish geography departments to give increased priority to this agenda. One is the country’s new Higher Education Qualifications Framework and the other is a major increase in geography student numbers, which means that geographers seeking school teaching posts (traditionally seen as the natural career pathway) now hugely outnumber the posts available. Against this background, this paper proceeds to explore the potential of geographic information systems (GIS) to contribute to geographers’ employability in Turkey through a study involving the views and experiences of academic staff, students and employers. The paper reveals a mixed picture of both opportunities and challenges. It ends with a series of employability recommendations for geography and GIS in Turkey, a number of which could also be of wider relevance elsewhere.