青年志愿者行动与学雷锋活动

20世纪90年代在中国大地上兴起的青年志愿者行动与60年代兴起的学雷锋活动有着内在的联系,青年志愿者行动在宗旨、精神、内容、原则等方面与学雷锋活动一脉相承.但青年志愿者行动相比学雷锋活动有着鲜明的时代特征,它是实行社会主义市场经济、加强精神文明建设、弘扬民族传统文化和加强国际交流背景下展开的.同时青年志愿者行动超越了学雷锋活动,它具有更强的生存力量、更大的活动空间、更有效的运作机制和更广泛的群众基础.     

新时期高校青年志愿者工作的思路与对策

对青年志愿者工作在高校思想政治教育中的作用以及当前青年志愿者行动活动存在的问题进行了分析,并就今后高校青年志愿者活动的思路和对策进行探讨。     

浅谈加强青年志愿者管理的重要性

青年志愿者队伍越来越成为一支建设和谐社会的重要生力军.青年志愿者来自不同的行业、不同的领域,用不统一的时间完成大量公益性社会工作,这需要以科学、规范的管理和培训作为保障.团组织在青年志愿者管理过程中具有十分重要的作用.     

青年志愿者服务的社会意义

青年志愿者的社会定位和社会构建,并不依赖于行政措施的力度,而是取决于有什么样的共同情感和精神追求及其相应的公众认可性。青年志愿者的动员程度和影响力越深入越广泛,则表明以青年一代为主体的、以权利责任意识与科学理性精神为核心的公民意识成为这个社会的主要的价值取向,更是表明了这个社会的组织架构已不再是以权力为中心,以管制为手段,而是视全体公民的相互合作为最为可靠也是最为稳定的社会组织基因。青年志愿者活动的社会价值应当具有促进和完善所有社会成员都享有共同参与机制的公正意义。     

高校青年志愿者活动的几点思考

青年志愿者行动是“跨世纪青年文明工程”的重要组成部分，是以“奉献、友爱、互助、进步”为宗旨，以倡导青少年志愿无偿地参与扶贫帮困和社会公益事业为主要内容的一项社会服务活动。青年志愿者行动把服务社会与教育青年有机结合，契合时代发展的要求，合乎社会进步潮流，符合青年成长的特点，已经成为共青团组织在社会主义市场经济条件下动员青年的有效手段，成为新时期青年思想政治工作的重要载体。     

青年志愿者社会动员方式的调查

以互联网为主要特征的全球信息化浪潮，正在引发当今世界的深刻变革，也改变着青少年的思想和行为方式。目前，青年志愿者行动主要使用组织动员的方式逐层发动．动员成本高、效果不理想。本研究通过对上海市闵行区青年志愿者活动的访谈和问卷调查．对在新的形势下在保持传统组织动员方式优势的同时，如何借助网络等新兴传媒平台进行青年志愿者的社会动员进行了探索，提出了相关的对策建议。     

中职学校青年志愿者工作运行机制的探索

青年志愿者活动是新时期下中职学校德育工作的重要载体,在构建和谐校园上发挥着越来越重要的作用。以中职学校青年志愿者工作的不足为切入口,探究如何结合新时期中职生的特点,就多元化招募—专业化培训—逐层式管理—全方位考核—适当性激励五位一体的运行机制作一些探索性的分析,使中职学校青年志愿者工作得到更有效地开展,逐步提高中职生的社会认知能力及综合素质。     

项目化推进：青年志愿者行动可持续发展的理性选择

青年志愿者行动作为青年与社会良性互动的有效载体、青年志愿者作为我国建设和谐社会的积极力量已经得到了社会普遍认可和越来越多的关注。但是,志愿者组织“身份”模糊、志愿服务领域既“无所不包”又“无力包打”、志愿者核心团队缺乏“稳定性”等方面的问题对志愿者行动持续发展的制约也初步显现。从我国国情和志愿者队伍的实际出发,整合社会资源、集中优势力量,采取项目化推进战略,着力打造中国青年志愿者行动“先锋品牌”,是实现可持续发展的理性选择。     

青年志愿者在城市文化氛围营造中的作用

城市文化氛围是城市文化思想、品格的文化表达,是城市精神的本质释放与呈现,也是市民对城市的直观感受与体验。青年志愿者通过活动参与到国家、社会、学校的活动中,通过志愿活动发挥专长,奉献爱心,服务社会,从某种角度讲也体现了社会主义核心价值观,而且还传承了中华民族流传下来互帮互助的优秀道德品质,弘扬了民族精神。     

充满活力的青年志愿者

很用心的秘书长 陈继红，天津市开发区社会志愿服务协会专职管理人员。一个晴朗的天气，她约了王勘、林婉渝等几位志愿者来与我交流。听她介绍协会的情况，介绍志愿者的服务活动以及志愿者之间的联谊沟通，感觉所有情况都融会在她心中，一切信手拈来。     

Young Fathers: An Analysis of Risk Behaviors and Service Needs

One hundred and twenty eight young fathers participated in an assessment of risk behaviors and service needs prior to entering a program for young fathers. Of this group, 73% were unemployed, 69% were school drop-outs, almost 40% had substance abuse problems, close to 30% had committed a felony, and less than half had declared paternity for their children. The majority of these young fathers desired employment services and educational/vocational training. Despite their risk behaviors, young fathers did not want substance abuse counseling, child support services, or help in obtaining a GED. There appears to be a discrepancy between the problems and needs, and the services which these young fathers requested. Many young fathers believed employment would be a panacea to all their problems. These findings suggest that more attention should be given to examining these issues in programs targeting young fathers. Services such as preventive health and mental health should be considered prior to the final goals of employment and establishment of paternity.     

Connecting and Strengthening Young Aboriginal Men: A Family Wellbeing Pilot Study

A significant proportion of young people in Australia are currently not being engaged in school and other social systems. This article presents the results of a mixed-methods study of a pilot Family Wellbeing intervention designed to enhance the social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) of young Aboriginal men and improve engagement in education, employment, and other social participation. A questionnaire incorporating the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale and respondent self-assessment SEWB questions was administered to program participants pre and post intervention (N = 30) and qualitative data were collected from program organisers (N = 6). The results suggest that the Family Wellbeing intervention has the capacity to make a marked contribution to the SEWB of young Aboriginal men; participants experienced strong improvement in capacity to manage relationships, engagement in education and employment, and mental and physical health. The factors that enabled the program to be adapted to the target group and setting are documented.     

大学生对教育环节的心理需求——以山东农业大学园艺学院1620名学生为例

本文以山东农大园艺学院1620名园艺专业在读学生为研究对象,运用赖克特量表等分析方法进行科学的分析研究,得到大学生对教育环节的关注点排序,明确大学生对教育环节的心理需求,目的在于为全面提高教育质量提供指导.     

The Prevalence of Problem Gambling Among U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults: Results from a National Survey

A random telephone survey was conducted with a representative sample of 2,274 U.S. residents aged 14–21. The prevalence of problem gambling, as measured by the SOGS-RA, was 2.1%. Sixty-eight percent (68%) of the respondents had gambled in the past year, and 11% had gambled more often than twice per week. Males had much higher gambling involvement than females, and gambling involvement increased among older respondents. Blacks were less likely than average to have gambled in the past year, but if they gambled, they were more likely to do so frequently. Low SES respondents were less likely to have gambled in the past year, but if they gambled, they were more likely to be problem gamblers. Life transitions that are associated with assuming adult roles (employment, living independently of parents, non-student status) are also associated with greater gambling involvement. The rates of problem and pathological gambling were lower than those in an adult survey conducted earlier, when measured with the same questionnaire.     

Social Work Field Educators' Views on Student Specific Learning Needs

Each year a significant proportion of students withdraw from placement in time to avoid penalty, while others fail. This article reports on a small field education research project that identified common learning issues for first placement students. Eighteen experienced supervising field educators (FEs), participated in semi structured focus groups, and identified repeat areas of difficulty in student learning that they had managed as supervisors. They also identified strategies that had been efficacious in supporting student learning. The research undertaken in 2010–2011 identified three specific themes relating to difficulties in student learning: specific student characteristics that required additional support; the university/FE partnership; student proficiency in using supervision. The findings suggest that a students' right to privacy must be considered in the provision of educational support, and that support is most effective when there is a strong partnership between the FE and university. In addition, further development of field education pedagogy may be needed to embed theory and skills related to the use of supervision and reflective learning.     

精神残疾群体的社会保障需求与供给:现状、问题与发展建议

精神残疾人多生活困难,构成社会最为弱势的群体。本文采用实地研究与文献研究的方法,对精神残疾人的社会保障需求与供给进行专门考察。研究发现,精神残疾群体的主要需求包括治疗、基本生活支持、康复、长期照护与监管以及社会参与。对此,我国政府已通过多项社会保障制度安排予以回应,基本满足了精神残疾人的基本生活与治疗需求,但还存在社区康复服务匮乏、替代性照护服务供给不足、就学、就业难等问题。基于以上发现,本文认为精神残疾人的基本生存权虽得到较好保障,但是对其发展权和参与权依然关注不足。原因在于当前精神残疾人社会保障存在三个不平衡:经济保障与服务保障发展的不平衡,医疗服务与社会服务发展的不平衡,以及卫健、民政、残联不同部门能力与投入的不平衡。针对这些问题,笔者对未来政策的完善提出了参考建议。     

黑暗生存:街角青年新时代街头生活研究

新时代背景下,街角青年的街头生活状态已有了新的变化。鉴于此,笔者使用田野调查的方法,通过参与式观察和深入访谈,对街角青年的街头生存状态进行调研。研究发现:街角青年处于“黑暗生存”状态,呈现出“黑暗的家庭生活、黑暗的街头空间、黑暗的帮派文化、黑暗的资产经营及黑暗的犯罪手段”等五大特征。     

Exploring the Needs of Socially Excluded Young Men

In recent years, social exclusion has gained the attention of governments around the world. This paper reports on a qualitative study involving 27 young men aged 14–19 years experiencing particular forms of exclusion in the context of Northern Irish society. The study used a focus group methodology to elicit their views with the aim of exploring both emotional and psychological needs and the structural factors that may contribute to their experiences of social exclusion. The findings reveal a range of unmet social and psychological needs, the impact of sectarianism and segregation, and a paucity of support systems in place. The paper concludes by making recommendations about how policy‐makers and practitioners could find more imaginative ways of engaging such vulnerable young men to reduce social exclusion.     

Meeting the Needs of Vulnerable Young Men: A Study of Service Provider Views

This article uses a qualitative approach to elicit the views of 31 professionals who provide services to vulnerable young men. The findings reveal six key themes following focus group interviews: (i) the importance of masculinity in explaining problematic behaviour; (ii) the misuse of alcohol and drugs; (iii) alienation and social isolation; (iv) concerns about suicide and self‐harm; (v) the quality of existing services; and (vi) recommendations for changes to services. Service providers generally acknowledged the social context in explaining these behaviours and argued for enhanced services and a more developed skills base in working with vulnerable young men.     

Volunteers work for lesbian,gay, bisexual,transgender, and queer rights: Motivations at a Rochester social justice organization

The reasons volunteers contribute to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) social justice organizations are multifaceted and need further exploration. This pilot study (N = 35) sought to understand volunteer motivations at a Rochester, New York social justice organization fighting for LGBTQ rights. Understanding motivations for volunteerism and volunteers' perceptions about the relative advantages and obstacles of current volunteer experiences at their agency were the primary goals of the study. The study found that these volunteers are motivated primarily by their personal values, mission of the organization, and desire to develop and maintain social relationships with the LGBTQ community. Implications for volunteer resource management and research are explored.