Towards a school constitution for freedom -- a comparative analysis in Western and Eastern Europe

This article shows the recent European discussion on and developments in the reform of school government and administration. This reorganisation is directed at reducing state influence and widening self-responsibility of schools. It is a part of a general development towards decentralisation and deregulation, subsidiarity and plurality in civil society. This overview, with illustrations from different countries, shows a general agreement in Western and Eastern Europe that the humanisation of education must also be promoted through liberalisation and democratisation of decision-making. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

A fresh start II: Issues and challenges of education law in South Africa

In this second part of a two-part article some issues and challenges of education law in South Africa are discussed. With reference to recent case law it is shown that an educational jurisprudence is developing, after which the issues of academic freedom and the autonomy of universities are analysed within the framework of the Constitution and other legislation affecting universities. The constitutional distribution of powers between the national and provincial governments, and the effect on education of the fact that both spheres of government have legislative powers over education, are discussed at some length. The view is taken that outstanding issues in this regard may have to be clarified by the intervention of the courts. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

论教育客体的本位意识在学校思想政治工作中的应用

学校思想政治工作的方法是随着社会的发展而完善,这是由其学科的性质和特殊性所决定的,因此要不断探索新的工作方法来充实和丰富学校思想政治工作的方法体系。增强教育客体的本位意识是开展学校思想政治工作的必然要求,是时代发展和教育客体自身特点决定的,也是当前学校思想政治工作的现状和教育方针等的时代选择。     

The administration of remedial education in Spain Origins, influences and present situation

This article examines the regulation of remedial education in Spain that has emerged from a sweeping reform of the educational system, originating from and inspired by constitutional principles and the regulation of the right to an education. The components of this theme display certain similarities with (a) specific programmes in U.S. educational institutions; (b) the English system of priority areas for the improvement of the educational infrastructure and materials, and teacher incentives and (c) the planning, opening, and specific nature of Educational Priority Areas in France. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

To be continued . . . Syntheses and trends in follow-up of quality assurance in West European higher education

The authors report on West European trends in follow-up arrangements of national quality assurance procedures. They argue that external quality assurance ought to adopt a broader conception of quality than is now often the case. Next, the general public ought to have a guarantee that external quality assurance is valid (through meta-evaluation) and has consequences (through follow-up arrangements). Follow-up currently is not well developed in many European countries in a formal sense, but is receiving more attention as external quality assurance is maturing. Finally, the authors link national quality assurance to the European dimension; an international network could fulfil important functions in making quality assurance transparent and credible across Europe. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

审美教育与小学语文教学

审美教育是当代教育的重要课题。小语学科兼具实用性和审美性两重特点,语教学是培养学生审美素质的良好途径。语审美教育的实施,要以良好师生关系的建立为基础,对小语教学目的的重新认识和对小语标准化考试的改革也是小语审美教育实施中的重要问题。在小语审美教育的实施过程中还要防止在理论上过分夸大美育地位以及实践中将审美教育庸俗化、表面化、简单化的倾向。     

塑造终身体育理念构建大学体育教育新模式

大学体育教育一直处在不受人们重视的尴尬境地,这既源于人们对体育的内涵缺乏足够的认识,也源于大学体育教育的内容陈旧。大学体育教育如何改革现有的不合理的体育课程设置和观念,在教育理念上引入终身体育思想,让体育课摆脱“课”的窠臼,使学生们充分认识到终身体育在人生中的重要作用,使体育成为人们生活的必需,仍然是摆在高校体育教育和高校体育教师面前的一个重要任务。