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Exploration of Higher Education Delivery of Artistic Sport Curriculum in the UK and China

Author: Zhou Y.
Publication venue: College of Science and Engineering, University of Derby
Publication date: 01/01/2023
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This study explored the challenges and opportunities within the realm of artistic sports courses in China, primarily focusing on vocational outcomes for students in Chinese universities and addresses potential implications for enhancement in the context of teaching and learning practices. Through the insights garnered from higher education experts, on-campus students, and social professionals related to artistic sports, this research considered the potential of UK practices to inform the development of Chinese courses, adopting a rigorous and methodical approach to research design, informed by Saunders et al.'s "Research Onion" model. It comprehensively explored philosophical underpinnings, theory development approaches, research choices, strategies, and techniques with procedures. In addition, the research incorporated an in-depth review of pedagogic theory and contemporary literature to establish context. A series of semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants from both China and the U.K. The primary analytical strategy employed was thematic analysis, enriched by a template analysis approach. This comprehensive methodology facilitated a deep exploration, interpretation, and analysis of the data, culminating in a detailed understanding of the current state and potential improvements of artistic sports courses in China. Key findings from the research illuminate a range of expanded employment opportunities in artistic sports. This includes roles in artistic sports therapy, artistic sports health consulting, careers in health and social care, traditional Chinese artistic sports, artistic sports creativity, academic research, and positions requiring entrepreneurial skills. Further findings encourage a series of research implications for enhancing the teaching and learning practices within artistic sports courses, which span five critical dimensions in higher education delivery: course design, course content and learning experience, course implementation, course assessment, and quality enhancement. Among the key implications, the study highlights the expansion of course objectives, the need for course content diversification to cater to broader vocational outcomes, effective communication and cooperation strategies to improve course implementation, and comprehensive, diverse assessment approaches, especially including the innovative use of student portfolios. It also emphasises the importance of enhancing quality by updating university policies, enhancing the lecturer team, and shifting teaching methods to more learner-centred approaches. The above findings presented in this study offer significant contributions to developing artistic sports education in China. By aligning course design with societal and industry demands and addressing the distinctive interests and abilities of students, the study also offers the potential opportunity to enhance the quality, relevance, and impact of higher education in the realm of artistic sports courses

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Sotsiaalmeedia hariduses: sotsiaalmeediaga õpetamise kontekstualiseerimine keskhariduse tasemel

Author: Otchie Wilson Ofotsu
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Publication date: 05/04/2022
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Väitekirja elektrooniline versioon ei sisalda publikatsiooneSotsiaalmeediast on saanud võimas internetivõrgustike loomise, suhtlemise ja teabe levitamise vahend. Need lubavused (sh kasutusmugavus) teevad võimalikuks sotsiaalmeedia rakendamise erinevates kontekstides – asjaolu, mis äratab erinevates valdkondades üha suuremat huvi. Huvi sotsiaalmeedia kasutamise vastu õppetöös on küll kasvav, kuid selle kasutamise efekt on uuringute lõikes ebaselge ega kajasta sotsiaalmeedia tunnustatud lubavusi Näiteks on sotsiaalmeedia kasutamine õppetöös potentsiaalselt õpilasekeskne ja konstruktivistlik, ent see potentsiaal ei ole praktikas veel selgelt realiseerunud. Siinse doktoritöö eesmärk on ühelt poolt aidata õpetajatel mõista ja hinnata sotsiaalmeedia regulaarse kasutamise vajadust, et saavutada kontroll selle kasutamise üle ja tajuda ka selle pedagoogiliselt väärtuslikke lubavusi. Teisalt võimaldab doktoritöö õpetajatel nende vahendite kasutust enda jaoks sõnastada, kontekstualiseerides need lubavused oma õpetamistegevustes. Doktoritöö seisukoht on, et tehnoloogia tõhusaks kasutamiseks tuleb õpetajatel liikuda operatsiooniliselt kasutuselt sisulisele kasutusele, mis tähendab sotsiaalmeedias õpetamisvõimaluste nägemist. Doktoritöö raames intervjueerisime keskkooliõpetajaid. Ühelt poolt selleks, et koguda nende mõtteid, arusaamu ja probleeme sotsiaalmeediaga õpetamisel, teisalt soovisime lasta õpetajatel näidata, kuidas nad sotsiaalmeediaga õpetavad ja õppevara ette valmistavad. Leidsime, et pedagoogilisi lubavusi kirjeldatakse läbi avatuse määra, mis tähendab, et erinevalt operatsioonilisest kasutusest ei saa sisulist kasutust eelnevalt kindlaks määrata, vaid see ilmneb õpetaja ja sotsiaalmeedia vahelises suhtes. Järelikult on väga vajalik viia uuenduslikul viisil kokku operatsioonilised oskused ja kogemused, mis pärinevad sellistest regulaarsetest suhetest. Mõistete operatsioonilised lubavused (ingl operational affordances) ja sisulised lubavused (ingl contextual affordances) kasutuselevõtt on seega samm tehnoloogia tõhusa kasutamise nüansside mõistmise suunas. Samuti näitab meie välja pakutud raamistik praktiliselt, kuidas neid mõisteid operatsionaliseerida.Social media (SM) has become a powerful tool for online networking, communication, socializing, and information dissemination. These affordances (including ease of use) give SM usage leverage in different contexts, thus attracting growing interest in diverse disciplines. While interest in the educational use of SM is growing, the outcomes and benefits are unclear across studies and do not reflect its acclaimed affordances. For example, SM use in the classroom is potentially student-centered and constructivist-driven; however, such potential has not yet clearly materialized in practice. On the one hand, this doctoral research seeks to help teachers understand and appreciate the need for regular relationships with SM tools to both gain control of its operations and perceive its pedagogical affordances. On the other hand, the research aims at enabling teachers to articulate the use of SM by contextualizing its affordances in their teaching activities. For teachers to effectively use technology, the present work states that it is important to move from operational use to contextual use, which means seeing teaching options through the lens of SM. We conducted interviews with high school teachers: firstly, to collect their thoughts, insights and problems regarding teaching with SM, and secondly, to let teachers demonstrate how they prepare and teach with SM. We found that pedagogical affordances are characterized by a degree of openness, which means that, unlike operational use, contextual use cannot be determined beforehand but emerges in a regular relationship between the teacher and SM. Consequently, it is imperative to innovatively combine operational skills with the experience that comes from such regular relationships. So, our introduction of the terms operational and contextual affordances is a step towards understanding the nuances in effectively using technology. Also, our proposed framework practically demonstrates how to operationalize these conceptshttps://www.ester.ee/record=b549313

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Civics and citizenship education in NSW secondary schools : case studies of the impact of authoritative expert content and multimedia technology in the classroom

Author: Innes J. G.
Publication venue: Sydney Law School
Publication date: 01/01/2011
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This study examines teachers’ perspectives and experiences with civics and citizenship education (CCE) in secondary school classrooms in NSW. It investigates the pedagogical approaches of teachers of History and Geography in CCE and the ways in which technology is used in teaching practice. It is a study based on qualitative research methods and design. The research methodology adopts a multiple case study approach that incorporates an action research orientation. Sixteen teachers participated in the study in five NSW secondary schools. The research findings revealed that teachers approached CCE with reference to the NSW syllabus in a diverse range of ways. These approaches were categorised as follows: empathetic, rights and responsibilities based, values based, community based, and critically inquiring. While teachers tended to adopt a mix of these approaches in classroom teaching practice, the above approaches were discemable. Teaching approaches to CCE depended on several factors including school context, levels of student literacy and language skills, access to technology, and length of teaching experience. The research revealed the complex nature of the challenges facing CCE teachers in response to changing contemporary local, national and international events. The findings identify a continuing need for pre-service training, inservice training and professional development in CCE for secondary school teachers. Data gathered on teachers’ use of technology in classroom teaching showed differences in the pedagogical approaches adopted by CCE teachers in different schools. Differences in teaching approaches were shaped by teachers’ access to equipment and facilities, communication networks, and maintenance and support of technology for classroom teaching. The ‘digital divide’ revealed by the data influenced the ways in which participating teachers approached the use of technology for classroom teaching. The wider opportunities that existed in some schools to engage technology appeared to extend teacher’s ability to build knowledge of content and teaching (KCT) and knowledge of students and content (KSC) with respect to the use of technology. Limited and unequal access to technology for classroom teaching practice holds implications for the development of teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). A technological ‘digital divide’ has the potential to be mirrored in a ‘pedagogical divide’ in approaches to teaching with varied possibilities and outcomes for teachers and students in different schools. In addition to investigating existing teaching practice, in secondary schools this study explored different pedagogical approaches to CCE in the classroom. The action research orientation adopted relied on the earlier investigation of classroom practice with participating teachers. The methods that were applied combined authoritative expert content (AEC), instructional strategies, and video technology. The study explored the perceived impact of these methods on teacher knowledge and student knowledge in classroom settings. The research design facilitated the use of AEC in classrooms with participating teachers and over 800 secondary school students from 2002- 2005. Participating teachers perceived student involvement with AEC in the classroom as beneficial to student motivation and knowledge building in civics and citizenship within the NSW syllabus. The impact of AEC on teacher knowledge suggested an enhancement of teacher content knowledge with particular emphasis on specialised content knowledge (SCK) in CCE. Teacher’s participation in the study was perceived to have enhanced pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) in CCE to some extent. The pedagogical methods based on AEC and the use of video technology demonstrated a capacity to stimulate learning and build knowledge through collaborative teaching partnerships in CCE

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