初中环境案例教学的实践和研究

环境案例教学是通过对一个具体的环境教学情境的描述,引导学生对案例进行观察、调查、分析、讨论、实践、思考和归纳的一种开放式教学方法。这种方法,不仅有教会学生“知识”的方法,还包括教会学生“学习”的方法,从而培养创新意识和实践能力,是教法和学法的有机整合。环境案例教学的具体做法选编环境案例：这是实施环境案例教学的基础和前提。选编环境案例,一是学习环境案例的编写知识;二是根据学生的实际、适应时代的发展需要和《环境教育》（苏教版）教材;三是在正确的原则指导下,符合环境客观实际,精选案例。环境案例的类型：…     

财务管理案例教学初探

案例教学作为一种新的教学方法,在激发学生创造性思维,提高分析、决策能力方面具有不可替代的优点。而在财务管理案例教学中真正要发挥其效果,必须精心组织,并注意师生关系等问题的协调。     

论案例教学在环境法教学中的运用

环境法教学中案例教学具有十分重要的作用,可以帮助学生提高理论学习的效率和实务操作的能力。案例教学不仅仅是由教师单纯的讲授案例,还可以让学生去进行案例讨论。在案例教学中,教师需要选择合理的方式,持有宽容的态度,并做好充分的准备工作。     

从“拱心石XL”油管项目看美国能源决策的特点

＂拱心石XL＂油管项目建设计划是21世纪以来美国能源政策改革进程中出现的典型案例,由于奥巴马政府的气候与能源＂新政＂是在美国能源市场重大变革尚未充分显现的情况下推出的,在新兴能源利益团体的牵制下,它体现出能源决策的矛盾性、不确定性以及随之而来的低效率特征。     

高职旅游专业《导游基础》课程教学研究

以调查问卷的统计结果为参考,运用定性分析和定量分析两种方法,结合学生在学习过程中存在的课程内容繁杂、识记困难等问题,从课程的特点和高职学生的特征出发,提出课程在教学过程中可通过就业驱动、多媒体手段、现场展示、案例分析、校外实践、网络化教学等方法来提高学生的学习兴趣和应用能力。     

CDIO工程教育模式在高职创业教育中的应用研究——以中国环境管理干部学院为例

创业教育现在已成为我国高等职业教育中的重要一环。高职院校往往开设一门创业教育课程,试图通过该课程达到创业教育的目的,课程过分迷信＂说教、讲授＂的力量,而毕业生创业能力并没有得到预期的培养。通过借鉴CDIO工程教育模式,提出了创业教育应该以创业能力为培养目标,参照CDIO模式的12项标准进行模块化课程开发,通过CDIO循环提高学生的创业综合能力。     

环境法学案例教学法的主要模式及其选择考量

环境法学教学应当面向环境法治的客观实践,重视案例教学法的应用。充分发挥案例教学的功能优势,共同推进我国环境法学教学质量不断实现新的飞跃。     

让环境教育案例生活化

环境教育是一个过程，它注重价值观教育，强调整体性和参与性。案例教学可以在中小学环境教育中发挥重要的作用，而生活化的案倒更是不可缺少。现在书本上能见到的案例都比较经典但太多已经“过时”，容易脱离各地的学习实际，对学生的吸引力和渗透力不够强。学生也许可以很快掌握，但在实际生活中未必能受到它的影响。     

案例教学法一种很有效的环境教育方式

在教师进行有关环境知识的教学时,经常将学生作为听众,把知识记忆当成是目标,但这样做,很可能丧失了更富有教育意义的“思维过程”,这一过程的意义在于：教师可以有效地培养学生分析问题的方法、技能和态度,而这些宝贵的东西也正是通过学生自己的参与实现的。下面介绍的案例教学法无疑为大家开启了一扇能有效促进学生学习角色转变和参与方法训练的新窗口。     

高职《给水工程》教学新设想

通过介绍《给水工程》课程的性质和作用,分析目前《给水工程》课程教学中存在的主要问题,对课程今后的教学思路提出了新设想,主要包括：依托学科建设优势,引入科学研究新成果,构架全新课程内容体系;尝试采取＂课堂＋网络辅助＂教学模式;采用多媒体教学和传统讲授相结合的理论教学手段和课堂演示与工程现场结合、教师演示与学生动手结合、经典演示与现代高科技结合、传统演示与多媒体结合的实践教学手段;采用变一考为多考和加重平时成绩的课程考核方式等。     

高职《园林CAD》项目教学的实践应用

介绍了《园林CAD》课程的项目化教学思路,从课程对应岗位群、教学内容的项目化处理、教学设计等3个方面阐述了项目化教学的实践应用。教学实践表明,该方法有效增强了学生学习专业知识的目的性,实现了理论教学和实践教学更好的衔接,有效提高了学生的岗位能力,取得了较好的教学效果,为类似专业课程的教学提供了参考。     

Mass media and environmental knowledge of secondary school students in Hong Kong

A postal survey on a random cluster sample of 1032 secondary school students in Hong Kong was conducted to investigate what and how much students know about the environment and how their knowledge is related to use of mass media. Results indicated that students were very knowledgeable on general and local environmental issues. The average score for environmental knowledge was 60.7 on a 100-point scale. There was some indications that students' environmental knowledge was shaped and limited by the reporting of environmental news in Hong Kong. Television news viewership had positive correlation with students' environmental knowledge while Chinese newspaper readership had a positive but weak correlation. Male students and students in higher forms were more knowledgeable about the environment. The study established a comprehensive measure for both general and local environmental knowledge with an acceptable level of internal consistency for subsequent studies.     

WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER DISPOSAL IN RURAL AREAS OF INDIA1

ABSTRACT: Piped water supply and sewerage have been taken almost for granted in the developed countries. However, most people in the United States have little knowledge of the condition of public health amenities in the developing countries. The paper reviews the importance, background and current status of water and wastewater facilities in India. The relative situation in urban and rural areas, conventional practices in environmental hygiene, the programs for improvement and the problems involved with possible solutions are given. The case history of a town is also included for illustrative purposes.     

Integrative research on environmental and landscape change: PhD students' motivations and challenges

The growing demand for integrative (interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary) approaches in the field of environmental and landscape change has increased the number of PhD students working in this area. Yet, the motivations to join integrative projects and the challenges for PhD students have so far not been investigated. The aims of this paper were to identify the understanding of PhD students with regard to integrative research, their motivations to join integrative projects, their expectations in terms of integration and results, and to reveal the challenges they face in integrative projects. We collected data by a questionnaire survey of 104 PhD students attending five PhD Master Classes held from 2003 to 2006. We used manual content analysis to analyse the free-text answers. The results revealed that students lack a differentiated understanding of integrative approaches. The main motivations to join integrative projects were the dissertation subject, the practical relevance of the project, the intellectual stimulation of working with different disciplines, and the belief that integrative research is more innovative. Expectations in terms of integration were high. Core challenges for integration included intellectual and external challenges such as lack of knowledge of other disciplines, knowledge transfer, reaching depth, supervision, lack of exchange with other students and time demands. To improve the situation for PhD students, we suggest improving knowledge on integrative approaches, balancing practical applicability with theoretical advancement, providing formal introductions to other fields of research, and enhancing institutional support for integrative PhD projects.     

Implementation of failure modes and effects analysis in detergent production companies: A case study

Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) is the most important method used by production companies to identify potential risks regarding occupational and health hazards and environmental hazards. This method is also useful in defining preventive actions to reduce the effects of these risks. Detergent production companies continually encounter many occupational and health hazards and environmental hazards, the management and reduction of which requires complex assessment in real‐world applications. This paper presents a framework for application of FMEA for managing and ranking identified risks in detergent production companies. A case study is presented to show the application of an FMEA to investigate the results of its application and the outcomes from the analysis. A risk priority number (RPN) is proposed for each distinct risk. The application of FMEA in the detergent production company resulted in grouping the RPN of the identified risks into four different categories. The main corrective actions, which are determined to reduce the RPNs, are presented in this paper. Improving the RPN of the main risks is observed after executing the corrective actions.     

Computer‐Aided Negotiations of Water Disputes: An Interdisciplinary Role‐Playing Course

This study examines the evolution of a microworld created in a stakeholder process into educational materials used in a classroom setting. Microworlds have been used to stimulate learning through engagement in classroom and professional settings, but to our knowledge this is the first example that demonstrates utilization of the same process in both settings in the field of water resources, involving collaboration between the educational and professional sectors. An interdisciplinary role‐playing course in Computer‐Aided Negotiations (CAN) of water disputes is used as a case study. Upper‐level undergraduate students of varied academic backgrounds interacted in both the CAN process and river basin management model used in the CAN process as microworlds for one semester. We found evidence of meaningful engagement with both the process and model by all students. This finding has implications for engaging stakeholders without technical backgrounds in CAN processes. Students reported learning gains on surveys and pre/posttest scores improved, although only one item showed a statistically significant increase. During and after the teaching of this course, there was feedback of work products from the students to river basin managers. The course also provides the opportunity to learn the art of collaborative modeling through example and practice. Course materials are available at http://www.hydrologics.net/CAN_Course/.     

加强中学生环境保护知识教育在教学中的实践

日趋严重的环境问题已成为世界性的问题,环境污染与人类生存、社会的发展和进步出现了尖锐的矛盾,已引起世界各国政府的高度关注。要解决环境问题,必须从教育入手,特别是在中小学中加强环境教育。怎样对学生进行环境教育呢？本文从三个方面进行了探讨,一是以讲座形式对学生进行环境教育;二是组织学生进行课外活动或参观;三是请有关专家对学生进行专题报告。学生通过这些活动可了解到化学物质对环境污染所造成的严重后果,了解到环境问题是和每个人息息相关的,保护环境是每个人义不容辞的责任,这将使中学化学教育在加强环境保护教育中起到应有的作用。     

提高“项目教学”实效性的实践研究

"项目教学法"是实施探究式教学模式的一种教学方法,适用于各类实践性和操作性较强的专业知识、技能的学习,可以帮助学习者提高学习效率,加强职业角色的塑造与职业能力的培养。"项目教学"被普遍认为是能将专业学科体系与职业行业体系紧密结合的教学模式,"项目捆绑教学模式"是实现高等职业教育"四个合作"的有效途径。研究影响这种教学模式开展的教师、学生、工程项目、教学管理等方面因素,以及总结该种模式在教学运行过程中的实效性手段,有利于提高高等职业教育的教学质量。