Basic education clusters in Cambodia: looking at the future while learning from the past

School clusters have been adopted as an education policy by most Asian countries since the 1960s. In Cambodia, primary schools have been organised in clusters since 1993. Clusters were considered a mechanism for quality improvements of education and a way to facilitate sharing and interaction between schools. Primary school clusters have been partially successful. Today there is a growing interest among Cambodian policymakers for integrating primary schools (Grades 1–6) and lower secondary schools (Grades 7–9). This article provides a policy suggestion by arguing for extending the cluster mechanism to these integrated basic education schools with all grades from 1 to 9.     

Practical lessons from gender audit of an education sector plan in Lao PDR

In 2013, the Laos Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) commissioned a mid-term review of the Education Sector Development Plan 2011–2015 (ESDP, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Ministry of Education and Sports 2010). Plan International, a United Nations Girls Education Initiative partner, worked with MoES to lead a gender audit for the mid-term review. The gender audit strengthened the mid-term review and contributed to the design of the new ESDP. A MoES gender and inclusion working group was established, providing an institutional structure to support focused policy dialogue and address recommendations. This note recommends the inclusion of gender audits within mid-term reviews and final evaluations of sectoral plans to ensure that investments adequately address gender equality.     

Strategic planning through a participatory learning and action framework: a Kenyan study

This paper reflects on the use of a participatory learning and action (PLA) framework in a strategic planning process (SPP) at a primary school in rural Kenya. Successes and challenges are discussed, focusing on the barriers to fully implementing the PLA framework. Additionally, lessons learnt and ways forward for participatory SPPs are outlined. The PLA framework allowed the project stakeholders to engage in a planning process that gave participants a voice in the process. Although PLA methodology faces shortcomings, the application of this model is a step towards making community development more sustainable.     

Community rehabilitation workers as catalysts for disability: inclusive youth development through service learning

This paper explores access to health and education for disabled youth in sites with and without community rehabilitation workers (CRWs). A cross-sectional survey using a structured questionnaire was undertaken in nine sites in South Africa, and a snowball sample of 523 disabled youths of both sexes, aged between 18 and 35 years, was selected. The survey found that a significantly larger proportion of disabled youth living in sites with CRWs were seen by health care workers at home, and that there was a large difference in educational access between sites with and without CRWs. CRWs are well positioned to promote equal citizenship for disabled youth through service learning with occupational therapy final year students to improve access to health and education, so that barriers to their participation in economic development are removed.     

正确对待高校的体育教学和课余训练

体育教学与课余训练是全体与个体、普及与提高、面向全体与发展特长的关系 ,在高校体育工作中都必须加以重视 ,不能只重视某一个方面而疏忽另一个方面。在教学过程中 ,要协调好两者的关系 ,实现以教学带动训练 ,以训练促进教学的良性循环 ,全面完成学校的体育工作。     

让学生在实践操作中消化专业理论

录音技术训练课教学应强调在学生掌握课本理论知识的同时,还须学会专业操作,以培养学生的动手能力,使学生在实践操作中消化专业理论。     

公安院校计算机基础课程改革设想

计算机应用水平已成为衡量大学生应用能力的基础性标志。当前计算机教学存在学生起点差别较大、课程跟不上实际需要等问题,为此,应在调整教学内容、建立教学平台、注重能力培养等方面进行改革。     

增强生态思想政治教育实效性的途径

当前我国的生态思想政治教育严重滞后于社会发展的需要,存在着教育效果弱化,实效性不强的问题。我们必须采取有力措施,增强生态思想政治教育的有效性,为环境友好型社会的构建提供强大的精神动力和观念支持。     

中英青少年毒品预防教育比较研究

当前,禁毒形势日益复杂严峻,青少年染毒呈现逐年递增的趋势。青少年作为一个特殊群体,其身心特点决定了他们容易受到毒品的侵害。青少年禁毒教育作为禁毒斗争的组成部分,已经越来越尖锐地表现出迫切性、长期性和复杂性。本文结合英国青少年毒品预防教育工作的经验和特点,提出整合社会相关资源,探索符合中国国情的青少年禁毒教育道路。     

加强公安机关建设亟需解决的几个问题

加强公安机关建设是近年来一项重要而迫切的任务,要正确处理公安机关领导干部编与配的关系,要处理好机关干部配备与素质结构的关系,还要处理好选人与育人的关系及选用机关干部与选用基层干部的关系。