An educational model for child welfare practice with English-speaking Caribbean families

Implemented in New York City, the Child Welfare Fellowship Project is an international collaboration between social work educators in the United States and Jamaica, the West Indies, the public child welfare agency, and selected community-based agencies. This model educational program prepared selected Masters of Social Work (MSW) Fellowship students for exemplary child welfare practice with English-speaking Caribbean families by providing enhanced programs designed to support culturally competent skill development and a preventive approach to child welfare practice. These educational enhancements, combined with academic course work, increased professionalism, self-efficacy, and culturally competent skill development among participants and averted foster care placement for families seen over the duration of the project.     

Genetic Studies of Pathological Gambling: A Review of Methodology and Analyses of Data from the Vietnam Era Twin Registry

Twin studies represent an important and powerful approach to estimating the relative contributions of environmental and genetic factors to the expression of psychiatric illnesses. In this article, we first explain the rationale for using large populations of monozygotic and dizygotic twin pairs to estimate genetic and environmental contributions to a disorder and the statistical modeling associated with this approach. We then review results from studies of the Vietnam Era Twin Registry that use this methodology to examine the etiology of pathological gambling (PG) behaviors. The results provide strong evidence for genetic contributions to the development of PG in men and set the foundation for future studies aimed at identifying the manner in which specific genes and environmental factors individually and in conjunction contribute to PG.     

Promoting children's ethical development through social and emotional learning

In today's climate of increased emphasis on measuring achievement through high-stakes testing, academic subjects are too often divorced from the social context in which they are taught. We know that learning is a social process. In fact, many educators and other youth development practitioners recognize that social, emotional, and ethical development cannot be ignored in the name of better academic preparation, especially in the face of data showing that students are more disengaged than ever before. Social and emotional learning (SEL) offers educators and other youth development personnel a framework for addressing students' social and emotional needs in systematic way. SEL is the process of acquiring the skills to recognize and manage emotions, develop caring and concern for others, establish positive relationships, make responsible decisions, and handle challenging situations effectively. Research has shown that SEL has an impact on every aspect of children's development: their health, ethical development, citizenship, academic learning, and motivation to achieve. This chapter profiles one school in Illinois that has been implementing SEL programming for a number of years. The authors provide evidence of the impact of SEL on school climate, student behavior, and attitudes. Ultimately the authors see this as fostering the kind of understanding of the larger world that leads young people to make ethical choices. They propose that the lessons learned are applicable to a wide variety of settings, including other schools, after-school programs, and summer camps.     

正确的战略是企业成功的保证

当前，世界经济竞争十分激烈，给中国企业家带来的要求和不确定因素越来越多。为了变被动为主动，我国的企业家当务之急应是清醒头脑，抓紧时机，认真调整、制定适合自己的发展战略，以便在强手林立中，立于不败之地。正确的战略是企业成功的前提。今天，我们的企业已普遍陷入无战略危机。实践证明：谁拥有正确的战略，谁就拥有未来的市场。     

Unmet home care service needs of rural older adults with Alzheimer's disease: a perspective of informal caregivers

This study assessed unmet service needs of rural older adults with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and identified factors that were related to these needs. Data were collected from 109 informal caregivers of AD patients. Over half of the patients experienced unmet service needs in 1 or more areas of activities of daily functioning. Informal caregiver burden and patient's gender and functional status were significantly related to patients' unmet service needs. Patients' use of formal services was marginally related to their unmet service needs. To better address patients' service needs, a comprehensive needs assessment should be conducted with both patients and their caregivers.     

现代中国的学术精神与学科规训——以顾颉刚、陈寅恪为论述中心

［摘要］“现代中国的学术精神”曾经是学术史反思的热门话题之一。然而,由于谈论方式的局限,使得人们对这一问题的反思并没有获得什么实质性的推进。基于此,文章抛弃了以往那种历史现象描述式的、本质主义式的和知识社会学式的谈论方式,抛弃了种种有关“何谓学术精神”的先入为主的预设,以一种新的思想史的眼光指出：同样是标举“独立与自由”,现代中国学术精神内在地体现出了一种“张力结构”——结构的一方指向文化传统创生的本源性依据,结构的另一方则指向个体性的精神品质与生存态度。将这一张力结构放入思想史和文明史的背景中,不仅可以考察出它的理论内涵,还可以揭示它的文明史限度。