On-line writing: a link to learning in a teacher education program

This paper examines the use of on-line discussion as a medium for learning in a pre-service teacher education program. As part of an Education Studies course student teachers engaged in a discussion of issues related to technology and equity in schools. The design of the task and the subsequent analysis of the on-line text were part of a research project investigating whether and how communications technology can be used to integrate and extend the learning of teacher education students. The main argument developed in the paper is that through the on-line activity distinctive sets of writing practices were created. These practices enabled students to make connections between the often disparate parts of teacher education programs-theory and practice, campus and school, research and experience. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Aligning school reform and teacher education reform in the middle years: An Australian case study

This paper discusses the development of a new Bachelor of Education (Middle Years of Schooling) at The University of Queensland. The middle years of schooling have increasingly been the focus of education reform initiatives in Australia, but this has not been accompanied by significant increases in the number of teacher education institutions offering specialised middle schooling-level teacher preparation programmes. Considering the rapidly changing social and economic context and the emergent state of middle schooling in Australia, the programme represented a conceptual and practical opportunity and challenge for The University of Queensland team. Working collaboratively, the team sought to design a teacher education preservice programme that was both responsive and generative: that is, responsive to local school contexts and to current educational research and reform at national and international levels; and generative of cutting-edge theories and practices associated with middle schooling, teachers' work, and teacher education. This paper focuses on one component of the Middle Years of Schooling Teacher Education programme at The University of Queensland; namely, the practicum. We first present the underlying principles of the practicum programme and then examine "dilemmas" that emerged early in the practicum. These issues and tensions were associated with the ideals of "middle years" philosophy and the pragmatics of school reform associated with that new approach. In this paper, and within this context, we explore what it means to be both responsive and generative, and describe how we as teacher educators negotiated between the extremes these terms implied.

Body proportions in three Nigerian tribes

Prediction equations of body composition based on measurements of whole-body bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) have been found to be population-specific. It was hypothesised that this may be, in part, due to differences in proportional limb lengths between ethnic or racial groups. As a preliminary to a survey of body composition in urban Nigerians using BIA, the relative limb lengths of the three major tribal groups (Hausa, Yoruba and Ibo) were determined. We found small (5-9%) but significantly longer limb lengths in Nigerians compared to a Caucasian population, but no significant differences between tribes. This implies that BIA prediction equations generated in a Caucasian population are inappropriate for use in a Nigerian population.

The effectiveness of aphasia-friendly principles for printed health education materials for people with aphasia following stroke

Background: Provision of health information to people with aphasia is inadequate. Current practice in providing printed health education materials to people with aphasia does not routinely take into consideration their language and associated reading difficulties. Aims: This study aimed to investigate if people with aphasia can comprehend health information contained in printed health education materials and if the application of aphasia-friendly principles is effective in assisting them to comprehend health information. It was hypothesised that participants with aphasia would comprehend significantly more information from aphasia-friendly materials than from existing materials. Other aims included investigating if the effectiveness of the aphasia-friendly principles is related to aphasia severity, if people with aphasia are more confident in responding to health information questions after they have read the aphasia-friendly material, if they prefer to read the aphasia-friendly brochures, and if they prefer to read the brochure type that resulted in the greatest increase in their knowledge. Methods & Procedures: Twelve participants with mild to moderately severe aphasia were matched according to their reading abilities. A pre and post experimental design was employed with repeated measures ANOVA (p

Historical and dialectical perspectives on the teaching of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musics in the Australian education system

Indigenous studies (also referred to as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies) has a double identity in the Australian education system, consisting of the education of Indigenous students and education of all students about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and histories. Through explanations of the history of the inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musics in Australian music education, this article critiques ways in which these musics have been positioned in relation to a number of agendas. These include definitions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musics as types of Australian music, as ethnomusicological objects, as examples of postcolonial discourse, and as empowerment for Indigenous students. The site of discussion is the work of the Australian Society for Music Education, as representative of trends in Australian school-based music education, and the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music at the University of Adelaide, as an example of a tertiary music program for Indigenous students.

Boletim eletr??nico de bibliografias especializadas: igualdade racial

Indicadores socioecon??micos apontam que as expressivas diferen??as raciais existentes no Brasil t??m reflexos na educa????o, sa??de, renda, viol??ncia, expectativa de vida etc. Diante desse conjunto cada vez mais evidente de desigualdades, o debate p??blico sobre essa tem??tica tem se intensificado, assim como as iniciativas no campo das pol??ticas p??blicas. A Organiza????o Internacional do Trabalho (OIT) afirma que, para combater o comportamento social provocado pelo racismo, ?? necess??rio demonstrar sua exist??ncia e os mecanismos pelos quais ele opera. Tendo em vista tal conjuntura, o presente Boletim divulga as publica????es do acervo da Biblioteca Graciliano Ramos, da ENAP, que trazem contribui????es ao tema da Igualdade Racial

A questão racial pensada entre o “método científico” e a paixão : um estudo comparado entre José Ingenieros e Manoel Bomfim – Argentina e Brasil (1900-1920)

Esta dissertação de Mestrado tem como objetivo analisar comparativamente a forma pela qual a temática da Raça foi discutida pelo ítalo-argentino José Ingenieros e pelo brasileiro Manoel Bomfim nas duas primeiras décadas do século XX. A hipótese deste trabalho é que ambos os autores buscaram definir qual seria o “legítimo povo” dos seus respectivos países a partir de um critério racial. Esta pesquisa está dividida em três partes. O primeiro capítulo busca traçar o perfil intelectual de Ingenieros e de Bomfim para que os leitores possam visualizar a trajetória profissional destes homens e entendê-los melhor; o segundo capítulo demonstra as concepções de mundo em meio a qual estes autores cresceram e como elas repercutiram em seus escritos; o último capítulo é dedicado a fazer a análise das fontes Sociologia Argentina, de Ingenieros, e América Latina: males de origem, de Bomfim, para que seja possível refletir sobre como estes intelectuais pensaram a questão da raça e como eles a relacionaram às suas concepções de “povo ideal” em seus respectivos países.