An Evaluation of a Community Collaboration Approach to Psychosocial Rehabilitation

ABSTRACT

This article reports on the results of a multiagency collaboration demonstration project that was designed to replicate the salient features of an exemplary practice, single-agency program of psychosocial rehabilitation for persons with serious mental illness (SMI). The community collaboration extended over two phases for 2 years and involved over 20 mental health service providers. The demonstration project itself was designed to be a replication of the Village Integrated Services Agency (Village ISA) of Long Beach, California. Additionally, this article reports the results of a rigorous evaluation of the project. The treatment group outcomes were substantially superior to all control group measures at or beyond the 0.05 level of significance. With due regard for limitations imposed by a small sample size (n = 50), the project demonstrates that the replicated model of intervention can be effectively implemented through a collaborative organizational structure involving a coalition of agency service providers.     

Interpreting interviews

ABSTRACT

Realist evaluation (RE) is increasingly adopted to assess the effectiveness of social programs. RE goes beyond measurement of outcomes, providing insight into how and why programs work by focusing on how participants experience and respond to programs within certain contexts. A RE was conducted on Healthy Start-Départ Santé (HSDS), an early childhood development program in Canada, created to address the prevalence of overweight and obese children. The first step of the RE was to create an initial program theory (IPT) to identify key contexts and mechanisms relating to the success of the program. Realist methodology can be challenging, time consuming, and resource intensive and there are few practical examples of how to conduct a RE. This article aims to add to the realist methodological literature by describing the construction of the IPT, reflecting on the process used, and providing a starting point for future realist practitioners.     

Effects of fear of negative social evaluation in interaction with potential partners: experimental study of first encounters / Efectos del temor a la evaluación social negativa en interacción con parejas potenciales: estudio experimental de los primeros encuentros

Abstract

This study used an experimental procedure to evaluate the effects of fear of negative social evaluation (FNSE) on courtship strategies and the ability to interact with the opposite sex. 108 university students participated in this study with a mean age of 19.6. Prior to the experimental procedure, FNSE levels were measured. Then two photographs of people of the opposite sex were shown, one more attractive than the other, and the participants were informed that they would meet one of them. Levels of anxiety and self-presentation motivation (SPM) were measured before the planned interaction. Results show that people with low levels of FNSE have positive expectations of reciprocity when they are about to meet a person that they find attractive. Women, but not men, with high levels of FNSE report higher SPM with less attractive people than with more attractive people. High levels of FNSE are associated with a loss of calm in the situation of meeting a person of the opposite sex. Implications of these results are discussed in the context of courtship strategies.     

建筑安全氛围对安全行为的作用机理——基于DEA方法

针对当前建筑企业安全事故频发的现状,研究建筑安全氛围对员工安全行为的作用机理,以指导企业进行安全绩效改善。由于环境变量的干扰,安全氛围通常不会完全转化为安全行为,其影响过程总会存在投入的损失和浪费。基于数据包络分析（DEA）方法开发出一套三阶段半参数效率评价模型,能对安全氛围向安全行为转化的效率和环境变量的影响程度进行定量分析,并能指导企业进行安全工作的改进。对北京某知名建筑企业的实证研究验证了两类环境变量影响的显著性,识别出引发效率损失的因素（无效因素）,据此对参与调研的项目的安全绩效提出了改进建议。     

科技企业孵化器与创投合作绩效研究

促进科技企业孵化器与创业投资机构协同发展对于区域经济增长和实现科技创新具有重要的现实意义。在阐述孵化器与创投协同效应的评价指标体系基础上,采用问卷调查法对孵化器与创投协同效应的影响因素进行分析。同时,通过对调查问卷中得到的数据进行描述性统计与分析,运用SPSS18.0中的回归分析法研究孵化器与创投协作因素对合作绩效的影响。在归纳了协作因素的基础上,阐明了各协作因素对合作绩效的重要性,并提出了相应的策略。     

水电工程后评价的综合评价方法研究

传统的水电工程后评价大多针对工程的单个指标进行评价,指标权重的确定主观成分过多,且多集中在工程施工、经济效益和环境影响等方面,尚未形成全面综合评价指标体系。文章针对水电工程后评价中存在的不足,从系统的角度出发,建立了水电工程后评价的综合指标体系。该体系包含了经济因素、技术因素、生态环境因素、工程特性、社会政治因素和风险性等指标,使评价体系更加科学、合理和全面。利用熵权原理进行权重的确定,消除了人为干扰,使评价结果更加准确。     

基于模糊综合评价法的高新技术企业智力资本评价研究

智力资本逐步代替物质资本成为知识经济时代企业价值创造的核心资源,智力资本比重最高的高新技术企业如何正确评价和管理智力资本成为企业发展的关键。文章结合高新技术企业特点,提出高新技术企业智力资本构成应体现创新资本和信息资本,并据此构建了适用于高新技术企业智力资本评价的指标体系和模糊综合评价模型,以期能够为高新技术企业寻找影响智力资本的关键要素、诊断智力资本状况、有效管理智力资本提供理论指导。     

中国高等教育评价研究的主题及其演变分析

以中国知网(CNKI)中有关中国高等教育评估和评价的35 859篇中文论文为数据源,以共现理论为手段,从社会网络的视角分析该领域研究的现状、热点主题和研究主方向.发现整个领域的研究热度逐年攀升,且2000年后增长加速.该领域研究主题丰富,且非常集中,高校、教学质量、评估、教学、教学管理和评价指标体系等是研究较多的热点主题,除去平凡主题“高校”外,教学评估、教学管理、评价指标体系、高校教师和评估等与其他研究主题都有不同程度的共现,处于主题群的核心位置,具有较强的辐射性.通过聚类分析清晰地看到研究方向的三个聚集群;通过关键词的历时分析,看到评价研究主题不断拓展和深化的三个阶段.     

985高校专业建设质量分析——以2012-2013年本科专业评价结果为例

经过14年的发展,985工程稳步推进,使一批学科专业达到或接近国际一流水平,985高校专业建设质量的评价有利于弄清国内本科教育发展水平,对政府、高校制定更科学的发展路线和改革方针具有重要的现实意义。文章以2012-2013年本科专业评价结果为例,论述了评价对象、指标体系、数据来源与处理以及评价结果的表示方式,从985高校的专业优秀率与星级分布分析了985高校专业建设的宏观总体情况,进一步针对4种类型的专业进行分析,从微观层面反映出985高校专业的发展水平。     

中国人文社会科学跨学科研究成果评价探析

跨学科研究成果的评价是颇具挑战性的重点和难点问题,国内外人文社会科学跨学科研究成果评价在某些方面形成了初步的共识,但是总体上相关探讨尚在起步阶段。文章在已有研究的基础上,就人文社会科学跨学科研究成果评价的总体原则、评价指标、评价方法等进行探讨,以期为科研管理部门制定相关政策提供参考。