Unit 1 Origin & History of Education 教育的起源和历史 1 Text A The History of Compulsory Education in Europe 1 Text B A History of American Higher Education 6 Useful phrases and expressions 13 Unit 2 Education & Social Development 教育与社会发展 16 Text A Open and Distance Education: a Better Way of Competence Building and Sustainable Development 16 Text B Higher Education within a Knowledge-based Society 23 Useful phrases and expressions 30 Unit 3 Education & People’s Overall Development 教育与人的全面发展 33 Text A Role of Education in the Developmental Process 33 Text B Social Skills Development in Primary Education 38 Useful phrases and expressions 45 Unit 4 Educational System & Educational Law 教育制度与教育法 47 Text A E-learning and Evaluation in Modern Educational System 47 Text B Legislation and Equality in Basic Education 52 Useful phrases and expressions 58 Unit 5 Educational Justice 教育公平 60 Text A Educational Justice in Schools 60 Text B Efficiency and Equity of European Education and Training Policies 65 Useful phrases and expressions 71 Unit 6 Educator & Educational Thoughts 教育家与教育思想 74 Text A Disciples of Confucius 74 Text B Educational Thought and Teaching 79 Useful phrases and expressions 85 Unit 7 Educational Objectives 教育目的 87 Text A Aims and Objectives of Education 87 Text B Education, Basics of Education and Educational Objectives 96 Useful phrases and expressions 104 Unit 8 Teacher & Student 教师与学生 107 Text A The Teacher, the Student and the Classroom 107 Text B Teacher-Student Attachment and Teachers’ Attitudes towards Work 117 Useful phrases and expressions 127 Unit 9 School & Family 学校与家庭 129 Text A School and Family Cooperation Models for Reducing Social Problems 129 Text B The Effects of Family, School, and Classroom Ecologies on Changes in Children’s Social Competence and Emotional and Behavioral Problems in First Grade 139 Useful phrases and expressions 146 Unit 10 Moral Education 道德教育 149 Text A Education as a Moral Enterprise 149 Text B Moral Education of Youth in the Information Age 154 Useful phrases and expressions 161 Unit 11 Extra-curricular Activities 课外活动 163 Text A Extra-curricular Activity and the Transition from Higher Education to Work 163 Text B Extra-curricular Physical Activity and Socioeconomic Status in Italian Adolescents 171 Useful phrases and expressions 180 Unit 12 School Management 学校管理 183 Text A What is School-based Management? 183 Text B Comparative Case Study on School Management Practices in Two Schools in the United States and Türkiye 192 Useful phrases and expressions 201 Unit 13 Teaching Methods 教学方法 204 Text A Refuting Misconceptions about Classroom Discussion 204 Text B Brainstorming: a Creative Way to Learn 212 Useful phrases and expressions 219 Unit 14 Materials & Test 教材与考试 221 Text A Materials and Media 221 Text B In Defense of Teaching “Outdated” Material 229 Useful phrases and expressions 236 Unit 15 Educational Evaluation 教育评价 238 Text A Integration of Technology and Educational Assessment 238 Text B Sustainable Assessment and Evaluation Strategies for Open and Distance Learning 246 Useful phrases and expressions 253 Keys to Exercises 练习答案 255 References 参考文献 265