Modes of Practice and the Dual Mission of Social Work

Abstract

This study examines the commitment of social work in various countries to its declared dual missionenhancing individual well-being and promoting social justice. It does so by examining the mode of practice preferences of graduating BSW students from seven countries. Based on cluster analysis, three distinct subgroups of students with particular patterns of preferences were found: a generic group, a direct/micro group, and a macro group. The distribution of students among these groups differs between country cohorts. While each of the clusters was to be found in all the countries studied, in three country cohorts, a majority of students belonged to the generic group and a considerable number sought to engage in macro practice, reflecting a commitment to the profession's dual focus. The majority of the students within the remaining country cohorts preferred micro practice and were far less willing to adopt macro level practices.     

大学生专业操作能力优化教学模式的构建——以人力资源管理专业课程为例

高校人才培养与企业实际需求存在匹配度较低的问题,因而有必要构建新的大学生专业操作能力优化教学模式.新的教学模式涵盖目标描述、目标支撑、流程管理、经验教训、工具与表单五个方面.它可以让学生的学习从抽象到具体,从理论到实践,从宏观到微观,从被动接受到主动思考,达到对该模块更深刻的学习、掌握与运用,从而更加适应企业与社会的需求.     

《.NET框架设计与应用》课程教学方法的改革实践

为了提高高职学生的职业技能与能力,本文结合《.NET框架设计与应用》课程教学实践,着重探讨了4学时一课制、＂做中教、做中学＂等教学方式方法。     

How Japanese Families Cope with Fragile Elderly

Coping with caring for ill, fragile elderly is taxing the families in Japan, where longevity statistics predict early in the twenty-first century it will have the highest percentage of aged in the world. Interviews with 20 families revealed that although the culture mandates families care for their elderly, many are having considerable ambivalence and conflict, and caretakers suffer in the process unless they have assumed the defense of a martyr stance. Most do not seek nursing homes but are turning to government for supportive services. The trend in Japan, in spite of tradition, is for adult children to delay taking parents into their homes until they are unable to care for themselves.     

A Different Kind of Holding Environment: A Case Study of Group Work with Pediatric Staff

ABSTRACT

This paper reports a nearly two-year intervention with staff at a major urban pediatric facility. The authors worked as trainers and consultants for two groups–the Emergency Department (ED) and Chronic Care units (CC). Following two days of training about grief and loss, highlighting skill building for work with traumatized and grieving children and parents, the consultants worked to develop teams which could provide a Winnicottian holding environment for staff. The efficacy of this staff training is analyzed and support needs of staff members are identified. Findings include varied willingness to make use of group support. Chronic care participants are more likely to express willingness to engage in on-going support for one another, while ED staff members seem to prefer structured, educational training and episodic support. The holding environment of the processing groups must be adapted to fit the needs of the medical sub-culture.     

Technology at the planning table: Activity theory,negotiation and course management systems

Abstract

This paper presents results from a qualitative inquiry into how online courses in UK and US HEIs are shaped by stakeholder negotiations around course management systems. The investigation used a multi-theory framework composed of Cervero and Wilson's (1994) negotiation of power and interests model and activity theory. Forty-six stakeholders from seven sites participated in the study. The findings identified four primary benefits that prompt stakeholders to employ specific course management systems and described two types of relationships that exist between the stakeholders and their CMS.     

信念愿望意图逻辑探析

在理性主体寻求达成其目的的过程中,信念、愿望和意图起着重要的作用。由 Rao 和Georgeff 提出的信念愿望意图逻辑是建立在分支时间可能世界模型的基础之上的。说明了该逻辑框架对意图的重要成分（比如：信念、愿望、意图和承诺）是如何进行形式化的。另外,不同类型的理性主体可以通过添加特定的条件来进行建模。     

“一带一路”战略下重庆商务英语专业外贸人才从业能力调查研究

以问卷和面谈相结合的方式,调查了重庆地区21家外贸企业对商务英语专业外贸人才从业能力的要求,并进行分析研究。结果表明：高校商务英语专业应该培养国际化应用型外贸人才;国际化应用型外贸人才应该具备英语语言应用能力、跨文化交际能力、国际贸易专业实践能力、批判性思维能力才能适应“一带一路”战略的需求,并为重庆高校国际化应用型外贸人才培养提出建议。     

小学新任教师职业自信问题及对策

刚步入小学教师岗位的新任教师,在角色转换中往往会产生诸多的不适应,难免陷入自卑的泥潭,丧失职业自信,甚至产生辞职想法。为此,要客观认识新任教师阶段,建立教育信念与信仰,全面看待学生成绩的“进退”,做好SWOT分析与教学笔记,利用网络资源和线下交流学习,提升职业自信与职业能力。