Social supports preferred by the teachers when facing school violence

Objectives

This study aims at examining whether the social support sources of teachers differ depending on the variables of gender and seniority when they encounter violence at school and investigating their opinions on precautions against school violence.

Methods

Data was collected via a questionnaire from a sample of 179 female and 166 male Turkish teachers. Chi-square and Mann-Whitney U tests were used for data analysis.Results: Male and female teachers preferred to share the experience of exposure to verbal (χ² (5) = 22.81, p < .01), physical (χ² (5) = 36.64, p < .01), emotional (χ² (5) = 26.13, p < .01) and sexual violence (χ² (5) = 37.43, p < .01) at school with different social support sources. Male teachers preferred their colleagues as social support sources whereas female teachers preferred their spouses/families. Social support sources which teachers prefer when they face any type of violence other than sexual violence differ due to the length of teaching experience. School administrators and counselors are not among the social support sources of teachers when they were exposed to violence.

Conclusions

Turkish teachers' preferences related to their victimization experiences indicate a need for prevention program encompassing teachers, school counselors and administrators.     

Readiness for independent living of adolescents in youth villages in Israel

Most Israeli children who spend their youth away from their birth parents live in youth villages. The majority of these children come from either the geographical or social periphery of Israel. Since the 1990s the youth villages have specialized in absorbing immigrants mainly from the former Soviet Union (FSU) and Ethiopia. The paper reports on a survey conducted among the professional staff in the youth villages. This study explores their perceptions of the readiness for independent living of adolescents on the verge of leaving youth villages and examines how readiness is associated with individual and familial characteristics. A structured questionnaire was mailed to youth villages asking professionals to anonymously complete the survey. The total sample include reports on 1256 adolescents who spent in the current setting on average 3.3 (SD = 1.8) years. For many of them this was the first out-of-home placement. Generally, workers have a favorable assessment of the youths' readiness for independent living. Still, they report that many of the youths do not have any of the necessary skills for independent living. Additionally, there are sub-groups that are more disadvantaged and at greater risk because they lack skills for a successful transition from care. The findings indicate that youth of Ethiopian origin are more disadvantaged with regard to skills related to school, the job market, finances, interpersonal relationships and normative behaviors, whereas youths from FSU present fewer skills pertaining to military service. The findings emphasize the important role Israeli youth villages have in supporting underprivileged adolescents in acquiring basic skills for adult life and suggest guidelines as to which sub-groups and in which area programs should be developed.     

Quality Testing and Product Rationing by Input Suppliers

Quality testing by suppliers has significant ramifications for downstream supply chain participants and retail consumers. This article focuses on such implications accounting for the fact that suppliers often enjoy discretion in quality testing and reporting. Under a discretionary testing and reporting environment, we show that a supplier can improve the market's perception of product quality by engaging in self‐imposed production cuts. Production cuts dampen supplier incentives to engage in excessive quality testing, putting the supplier and the market on a more equal information footing. This reduces the market's need to skeptically discount product quality to protect itself. The improved market perception, then, reduces quality testing demand, introducing cost savings. The result that costly production cuts can improve quality perceptions indicates that the groundwork for influencing market perceptions may have to be laid upfront, even prior to acquiring private information, providing a contrast to routine signaling models.     

运动鞋品牌形象对感知-满意-忠诚关系的影响研究

本文采用文献回顾和定性研究相结合的方法,提出了运动鞋品牌形象4维度测量模型,它包括:产品功能、产品外观、公司形象、品牌个性;并以此建立了品牌形象各维度对感知-满意-忠诚关系的影响机制模型;对该模型进行了实证检验。数据研究表明:品牌个性对质量、价值、满意和忠诚均没有显著影响;产品外观对质量和价值没有显著影响,而其对满意和忠诚有显著影响;产品功能和公司形象直接影响质量;产品功能对价值、满意均有直接和间接影响,而其对忠诚有间接影响;公司形象对价值、满意和忠诚均有直接和间接影响。     

父亲参与和母亲幸福感关系的中日比较研究

以中日抚养学龄前儿童双收入家庭父母为对象,探讨父亲参与育儿对母亲心理幸福感的影响,结果发现中日父亲参与育儿的影响模式一致,即父亲参与育儿通过母亲对父亲育儿支持的认知,间接影响夫妻关系满意度。但在中日之间在母亲对父亲育儿支持的认知影响健康关联QOL的途径存在差异。中国母亲对父亲育儿支持的认知直接或通过心理健康影响健康关联的QOL。日本母亲对父亲育儿支持的认知通过夫妻关系满意度间接影响健康关联QOL。     

转基因水稻发展的社会支持网络运行策略

转基因作物的研发和产业化的推进是一个复杂的系统工程。转基因水稻发展的社会支持网络能够照顾到相关的利益群体,缓解转基因水稻推进过程中面临的各种阻力。为使转基因水稻发展的社会支持网络的良性运行,策略上应该做到：技术创新要充分考虑社会需求;充分发挥政府的主导作用;积极塑造转基因水稻＂绿色、有机＂的社会形象;实行差异化价格策略;实施整合传播等。     

中小企业服务体系促进区域经济发展的实证研究——基于中国东中西部3个典型城市的数据分析

基于东中西部3个典型城市中小企业服务体系中服务提供商结构和类型数据,在对3个典型城市的中小企业服务体系模式研究比较的基础上,结合区域经济发展水平的相关指标,采用皮尔逊相关分析和多元回归检验,研究区域经济发展水平与中小企业服务提供商类型与比重的关系。研究表明,中小企业提供商中企业所占比重对地方税收有显著的正影响;中小企业提供商中政府机构比重对区域经济中的工业增加值和地方财政收入有显著的抑制作用。提出了应增加企业和行业协会组织等在中小企业服务提供商中的比重,政府机构应逐步淡出中小企业提供商角色等建议。     

中国社会工作本土化实践:督导人才培养研究报告——以珠江三角洲地区为例

社会工作督导是提高社会工作者的工作效率和生产率的关键因素,是社工人才队伍中不可缺少的中、高级人才.在政府购买社工服务、督导人才缺稀的背景下,珠江三角洲深、穗、莞三地初步呈现两种培养方式,即徒弟跟班式的深圳模式和学院式的广州模式,已产出本土督导约300余人,在推进本地社工人才队伍建设过程中逐渐向高级人才方向发展.这两种实践模式各有所长,成效显著,但都亟待建立督导身份与高级人才薪酬挂钩的激励机制.     

网络购物中信息搜索的感知价值对购物意愿的影响

结合消费者感知价值理论,对消费者在网络购物过程中信息搜索阶段的感知价值如何对购物意愿产生影响进行了研究。以具体的电子商务网站为例开展问卷调查并收集资料,建立了消费者购买决策模型,运用SPSS软件与结构方程模型验证了模型和假设。实证分析结果表明,消费者在信息搜索阶段的感性感知价值对购物意愿的影响更为显著,这说明企业可以通过提高消费者在信息搜索时的体验提升消费者的购物意愿。     

采用图像滤波的多特征JPEG盲检测

提出了一种采用锐化滤波的多种特征相结合的JPEG盲检测算法。通过扩展DCT系数的马尔可夫矩阵提取块内相关性和块间相关性;引入锐化滤波来增强图像的边缘,加强了分块特性度量的效果;并使用Jessica的校准技术来估计原始图像,得到两个图像特征向量之差作为分类特征,提高了特征的敏感度;最后运用支持向量机进行训练和分类。使用大量图像对该算法的性能进行测试和比较,结果表明该算法在低嵌入率下优于其他算法。