Health Technology and U.S. Medicare Policy in the Late 20th Century

Much of the history of the American Social Welfare movement has been directed to the identification and development of entitlement programs needed to strengthen the health and economy of even the neediest members of the society. The emergence of health technologies have precipitated and supported policy advances. The Medicare Act （Title XVIII the United States Social Security Act of 1935） as such an entitlement program, was originally directed to resolving the health coverage concerns of the elderly without families or finances to afford coverage. The program entered crises periods over rising costs and continuity of funding concerns. Many have been assisted, in the U.S., in addition to the aged population, by the development of Medicare entitlements. These entitlements have emerged during periods of social need often accompanied by health technology or service delivery innovation. The program benefits more than its constituents and contributes to the health of the overall society. This paper will provide both a historical overview of the conflicts and uncertainties weathered by the Medicare Act in the later quarter of the 20th Century in the U.S. （United States of America）. The paper will also explore the implications of changes in the technology of federal and state funding mechanisms along with demographic changes that offered the greatest challenges to the continuation of the Medicare Act as a mainstay of stable health coverage to millions of needy Americans, into the 21st century.

Accreditation System of Distance Higher Education in the U.S. and Its Implications for China

Distance higher education is an important component of the Chinese higher education.How to enhance the quality of distance higher education is one of the key issues to be addressed in the research areas of distance education and higher education.As a crucial step to quality improvement,the constitution of accreditation system in distance higher education balances the benefits of all parties involved.This paper explores the American accreditation system of higher education and distance education and concludes with suggestions for the constitution of the Chinese quality assurance system:1)establishing third-party institutions to share part of the government roles;2)constituting the accreditation system;3)setting up appropriate standards;4)publicizing results of quality assurance work;and 5)building internal quality assurance mechanism.This paper is aimed to provide some reference to the constitution of accreditation system of distance higher education in China,facilitate the solution of quality problems in distance education,and promote the continuous improvement and development of distance education in China.

Just in Time Education: Educational Technology for Professional’s Health

Objective: Verify if the educational technology based on Just in Time Education is relevant to Permanent Health Education in Workers’ Health. Method: This study is exploratory and descriptive qualitative research. Were performed semi-structured interviews were carried out with the worker’s health team of a large company from the South of Brazil region. The collected data were carried out in 2021, between January and May, through the virtual environment, with eight participants from the Work Health Team of Eletrosul, located in Florianópolis, who agreed to participate in the research by signing the Free and Informed Consent Term, in accordance with the data saturation criterion. The research was approved by the Ethics Committee (n. 4079133) and the data were submitted to Bardin for thematic content analysis. Result: The results are presented from three categories: 1) Expansion and inclusion in Permanent Education needs;2) Tools adopted in educational processes;3) Just in Time Education: educational technology for workers’ health. Conclusion: The active methodology Just in Time Education helps the processes of Permanent Education in Health, which moved from a face-to-face model to e-learning and required the knowledge renewal in the technology area to maintain efficient communication. This methodology allows quick and accurate access to information from a reliable, adequate, and up-to-date source, causing a positive impact on the qualified and problem-solving work process, in line with the needs of the employer and the company. Therefore, Just in Time Education can provide standardization, organization, and informational and operational quality necessary in this context, in addition to serving as an indicator and data generator (management tool).

Evaluation of Technical Education by Using a Modern Structured MOODLE Laboratory Course, in Relation to Recent Data

E-learning platforms support education systems worldwide, transferring theoretical knowledge as well as soft skills. In the present study high-school pupils’, and adult students’ opinions were evaluated through a modern structured MOODLE interactive course, designed for the needs of the laboratory course “Automotive Systems”. The study concerns Greek secondary vocational education pupils aged 18 and vocational training adult students aged 20 to 50 years. The multistage, equal size simple random cluster sample was used as a sampling method. Pupils and adult students of each cluster completed structured 10-question questionnaires both before and after attending the course. A total of 120 questionnaires were collected. In general, our findings disclosed that the majority of pupils and adult students had significantly improved their knowledge and skills from using MOODLE. They reported strengthening conventional teaching, using the new MOODLE technology. The satisfaction indices improved quite, with the differences in their mean values being statistically significant.

Impact of the World’s New Technological Revolution on Economic Development and Educational Reform in the Information Age

The fourth industrial revolution of human society is also known as the“world’s new technological revolution,”which has brought human society into the information age and has had an extremely important impact on economic development and educational reform.In the information age,economic development and wealth creation are dominated by the acquisition,mastery,distribution,and utilization of information instead of capital.Therefore,the cultivation of talents is very important,and educational reform is imperative with the rise of the world’s new technological revolution.

Huazhong University of Science and Technology(H.U.S.T)

1.Origins and DevelopmentHuazhong University of Science andTechnology(H.U.S.T.)is one of the leadinguniversities in China directly under the StateCommission for Education.H.U.S.T.was founded by gathering thefaculty and students as well as the equip-

教育硕士产教融合“U-G-S&E”育人模式探析

产教融合是教育与产业的深度合作,我国产教融合的政策经历了从职业教育到普通教育的发展。产教融合符合教育硕士人才培养的逻辑,“U-G-S&E”育人模式以高校为主导,政府提供政策引导和资金支持,中小学和企业协同参与教育硕士的培养。通过实践探索发现,“U-G-S&E”模式可以更好地激发学生提升职业能力的动力,助力学生职业生涯规划和就业,提升以赛赋能的效果,帮助高校校内导师、中小学和企业的校外导师加深对教育链、人才链与产业链、创新链有机衔接的理解,助力孵化本地企业参与遴选国家产教融合型企业,推动本地企业更好的融入国家现代教育体系建设。

全程·融合·协同:教育硕士U-G-S协同培养模式的创新实践研究

教育硕士是职前教师培养的重要对象,是高素质研究型教师队伍的重要来源。教育硕士U-G-S协同培养是我国教师队伍建设政策的主旨所向,更是卓越教育硕士培养的现实所需。以J大学教育硕士为研究样本,以利益相关者理论为理论基础,厘清U-G-S协同培养模式中各利益主体之间的互动关系及利益诉求,形成U-G-S协同培养模式的运行程序,并依据“计划、行动、观察、反思”的步骤开展行动实践。研究结果显示,U-G-S协同培养模式在导师团队建设、人才素养提升、研究成果产出等多方面取得显著成效。

高校、地方政府与中小学合作模式统合研究——以北京师范大学物理学科共同体为例

多方合作促进教师专业发展是当代教师教育的核心模式.近年来,在传统的高校与中小学的双边合作模式的基础上,更关注现实工作层面开展所需的属地支持,高等学校、地方政府、中小学三方合作成为了当前的发展方向.本文综述多方合作促进教师专业发展的相关研究,梳理并比较现有的大学与中小学合作模式,分析合作的起因、特征、要素、模式,并结合北京师范大学物理学科共同体的建设案例,探讨合作模式的统合.

科技革命演进中的世界高等教育中心转移及其特征

每一次科技革命的发生都必然带来高等教育的大发展,而每一次高等教育的大发展又进一步推动科技革命的新突破。纵观人类科技革命史和高等教育发展史可以发现:世界高等教育中心经历了从欧洲到北美洲的转移过程,且在新一轮科技革命背景下呈现多中心的新趋势。其中,第一次科技革命以机器替代手工为标志,引领世界高等教育的内外变革,奠定了以欧洲为中心的近代大学主旋律;第二次科技革命以电气的广泛应用为标志,高等教育成为推动第二次科技革命的主阵地,德国和美国相继主导世界科技的发展,世界高等教育中心开始从欧洲向北美转移;第三次科技革命以信息技术、新能源技术等为突破口,美国成为国际人才流动与集聚的世界高等教育中心,科技与教育深度互动的政产学研战略协同机制成为新的变革方向。在新一轮科技革命背景下,中国迅速崛起,多中心格局成为时代趋势,努力建成世界主要科学中心和创新高地成为中国实现创新驱动发展战略与教育强国战略的共同目标。从演变过程看,科技革命与高等教育的关系经历了从单向推动到双向联动的系统深化过程,世界高等教育中心的形成呈现动态演变的历史特征,受到教育内外部系统的多重因素影响。面向新时代,世界各国竞争趋势加剧,高等教育在国家发展和科技创新中的战略性地位得到进一步彰显,世界高等教育发展呈现竞合共存的局面。以中国为首的后发型国家在科技革命与高等教育的双向互动中将逐渐由“边缘”走向“中心”,成为影响世界高等教育发展的重要力量。

教师教育高质量发展:内涵、困境与推进策略

推动教师教育高质量发展是推进我国教育现代化建设的前提基础,是优化教育生态、推进教育改革的必经之路。新时代,推动教师教育高质量发展,要厘清教师教育高质量发展的内涵要义,明确教师教育高质量发展的基本要求,认真审视教师教育发展质量缺乏保障、区域教师教育的不均衡发展、教育发展机构职能的弱化、教师教育实践基地不完善等教师教育面临的现实困境。基于此,探寻出以“构建发展体系”“优质均衡发展”“强化机构职能”“建设U-S-G联合实践基地”为主的推进策略。

高质量的“U-G-I-S-C”教师教育模式构建研究

“U-G-I-S-C”教师教育模式能满足教师教育一体化发展、大学和中小学共同利益实现与优势发挥最大化、实现中国式现代化和教育强国建设培养卓越中小学教师的需要。为进一步提高我国教师教育质量,可从以下几方面优化“U-G-I-S-C”教师教育模式运行策略:明晰合作理念和共同利益目标,合作关系从松散走向共生;建立平等协商和高效工作机制,合作效果从单兵作战走向互惠共赢;共同发展教育作为爱的事业,从利益联合走向文化融合;增进技术赋能,促进教师培养从断裂式走向全程浸入式并基于循证的教师教育过程;完善保障机制,汇聚各方组织的巨大合力。

数字化转型推动教育变革的主要趋势——《2022全球教育科技报告》要点解读

随着数字技术的不断发展和普及,数字化转型已成为推动教育变革的关键手段。《2022全球教育科技报告》聚焦推动数字化学习领域发展的七大关键趋势,从行业专家视角描摹出数字化学习的现状和未来图景。研究将该报告内容与2021-2023年地平线报告对比,剖析了数字化转型推动教育变革的核心路径。

展教合一视野下科技馆儿童展厅设计初探——以安徽省科技馆“童趣乐园”展览为例

科技馆中的儿童展厅作为儿童科学教育的重要场所,注重生动有趣的展示方式和丰富的互动体验项目,有利于激发儿童对科学的兴趣和好奇心,为儿童提供更丰富的科学教育体验。本文以安徽省科技馆“童趣乐园”展厅为例,探讨了展教合一视野下关于儿童展厅内容设计及教育活动开发的思路,从儿童展厅的内容选题、展厅框架、设计理念等方面进行阐述,结合分主题展区概括了设计策略和配套教育活动开发的基本原则和方法,旨在深入了解儿童的心理和认知特点,为儿童展厅实现科学教育功能提供实践经验和未来发展的借鉴。

成效·局限·改革:“G-U-S”三位一体协同育师机制审思

“G-U-S”三位一体协同育师机制是指,政府、高校、中小学(含幼儿园)三方各司其职,责任共担、协同培育教师的一种制度形式与工作方式。现有的三位一体协同育师机制尽管促进了教师培育成效提高、教师教育资源整合、区域教育均衡发展及教师专业水平持续提升,但仍然存在相关决策主体单一、三元主体权责不明、培育方案不够成熟、协同培育管理不够协调等局限。为进一步提升“三位一体”协同育师机制的成效,理应构建具有一定行政职能的协同育师主体联盟,明晰“三位”主体各自的权责,完善协同育师培育方案,促进协同培育管理更加协调。

基于Internet的远程教学系统研究与设计

以远程教学中心为背景,以先进的计算机网络技术为基础,采用当今流行的B/S模式,对于提高远程教学的工作效率、扩大教学中心的影响力、提高教学中心的设备利用率、丰富和方便学生的学习等都具有重要意义。

活动理论视域下职前教师ICM专业品性发展模式构建

专业品性是教师达成教学目标的行为倾向性以及运用恰当的知识与技能的自我意识和语境意识,体现了教师的职业态度、价值观与信念,是内在师德的外化行为表现。基于活动理论,职前教师ICM专业品性发展模式以侧重ICM三个维度的多样化任务和品性评估为中介,以U-S教师教育共同体为专业品性示范与共建平台,以分工协调U-S教师教育共同体在ICM专业品性发展活动中的任务,以规则促进职前教师与U-S教师教育共同体的交互,旨在探索能持续促进职前教师专业品性发展的元素,提高职前教师师德建设与发展的实操性和实效性。

基于产教融合的全日制教育硕士“U-G-S”育人体系改革与探索——以学科教学(物理)专业为例

首先分析了现行全日制学科教学(物理)教育硕士育人体系存在的共性突出问题,再根据研究高校、政府、产业三者合作与利益关系的三重螺旋理论,建构了以人才培养质量为主线,对接物理基础教育行业需求,强化专业实践能力培养,突出高校、政府、中小学育人主体地位的“U-G-S”产教融合育人体系,并提出了“U-G-S”育人的实施路径:政府应转变角色定位,制定政策机制,推动各方主体主动参与,落实育人主体责任,发挥育人协调作用;高校应改革育人体系,完善育人机制,践行育人主体担当,发挥育人主导作用;中小学应认同育人价值,树立育人主体地位,履行育人主体职责,发挥育人深度参与作用。

教育数字化转型背景下教师负担的风险分析与纾解策略

教育数字化转型是当前教育改革的热点,也是未来教育创新的发展趋势。新兴技术与教育的深度融合,给教师职业带来新机遇的同时,也使教师面临新挑战,不可避免地给教师带来工作负担加重的风险。在教育数字化转型背景下,教师面临技术焦虑、技术异化以及角色迷茫等新型负担风险。应警惕数字化转型带来的教师“增负”问题,并从政策引导支持、提升教师数字素养、制定教师减负清单、优化智能教育装备等方面纾解教师负担。

全日制教育硕士“U-T-S”协同培养模式的创新研究——基于关系主义理论的思考

以协同教育、合作指导为基本框架的培养模式是师生之间、生生之间群体化交往和社会化学习的重要途径。“U-T-S”协同培养模式是由大学、教育研训机构、中小学作为主导机构,以促进全日制教育硕士的知识技能成长以及教师专业发展为最终目的,具有关系平等性、经验共享性、利益互惠性、全程参与性四个特征。当前,“U-T-S”协同培养中存在合作共识缺失、合作价值偏移、合作话语分歧以及合作效果欠佳等问题。以关系主义理论为基础,从明确关系性行为,培养合作共识;加强尊重与理解,构建可持续发展的关系网络;建立多方关系协商机制,妥善化解矛盾冲突;重构关系理性,创新培养模式四个方面对“U-T-S”协同培养模式进一步优化,确保育人过程更为科学有效运行。