Using evidence-based accreditation standards to promote continuous quality improvement: the experiences of the San Mateo County Human Services Agency

Following a difficult period of service provision, an agency determined that drastic changes were needed to improve agency-wide capacity and functioning. The agency engaged in an organizational level self-assessment aimed at identifying areas for improvement and beginning work towards determining professional standards for service. Results of this organizational self-assessment paved the way for pursuing accreditation of its services, and the agency became the first public agency in its state to be accredited by the Council on Accreditation in all eligible services. This case study describes this agency's efforts in engaging in an organizational self-assessment, the analysis and codification of their practices, and their eventual development of a systematized process for capturing, evaluating and improving practice.     

Mental health status of the Hmong Americans in 2011: three decades revisited

This article provides a comprehensive overview of the Hmong in America and encompasses their mental health status for the past 35 years. Since their mass arrival to the United States in 1975, limited research has been compiled to track the specific mental health issues that affect this collective community alone. Major chronological research findings were compiled for this article and specific findings concerning the Hmong and their mental health issues were compared to findings for other Southeast Asian groups. In conclusion, the findings of this article indicate that the Hmong still have higher rates of being diagnosed with depression, the lowest help-seeking behaviors in utilizing Western medicine, and the lowest arithmetic average of "happiness" scaled on an assessment tool. The purpose of this article is to better steer future research projects that entail tracking and differentiating the specific mental health domains of the Hmong.     

长吉区域一体化的城际轨道交通出行表征

区域一体化进程中,城际轨道交通客流成为城市区域功能联系的重要表征,本研究选取长吉城际动车出行为研究对象,通过对乘客群体问卷访谈式的实证调查,从微观个体的角度分析城际轨道交通所表征的空间一体化。研究发现：（1）在总体的客流属性方面,乘坐动车的人群以高学历白领群体为主,表征了一体化进程中城际轨道交通作为流动空间物质基础的社会极化效应;（2）在到发客流空间分布方面,长春与吉林的中心城区都属于城际出行强度集中区,郊区县市属于客流稀疏区,空间分布的极化效应非常明显,同时相对于前往吉林市的客流来说,更多比例的客流以长春市为目的地：（3）在功能性活动空间交互方面,若固定户籍地考察居住、工作和消费等功能性活动的偏移,更多的乘客属于户籍地在吉林、其余基本活动在长春的情形,说明一体化进程中城际轨道交通客流表征了区域发展的空间不均衡。     

浅谈叶舟诗歌的审美特征

叶舟作为近年来活跃于诗坛的西部诗人,他的诗作所呈现的独特的风格特色被许多批评家所提及,本文试图以叶舟诗歌的创作文本,从宗教性、民俗性、地域性、现代性和语言的速度感等方面分析其诗歌创作的审美特征,以期对其诗歌做一个宏观分析。     

白居易元稹对杜甫理解的差异

白居易和元稹在理解杜甫时存在审视标准上的差异.白居易注重杜甫的现实主义精神和乐府传统,由此推崇杜诗的价值、意义,而忽视其艺术性;元稹注重杜诗新题乐府的新变形式即题与义之间的关系,及其艺术的多样性、丰富性,但不甚注重杜诗的价值追求.     

跨国公司进入中国生产性服务业的动因、空间和模式研究

进入21世纪,资源与环境问题日益困扰着全球经济的发展。在资源和环境的硬约束条件下,发展服务经济是摆脱资源和环境问题的有效途径。就跨国公司而言,同样面临着资源短缺和环境恶化的种种约束。加速进入生产性服务业是跨国公司未来发展的必然选择。在此背景下,近年来跨国公司开始加速进入中国的生产性服务业。本文对跨国公司进入中国生产性服务业的动因、空间和模式进行了研究,提出了跨国公司进入中国生产性服务业的三大动因、二大空间和三种模式。     

体育专业学生对网球选修课认识与评价的调查分析

本研究旨在调查包头师范学院体育专业网球选修课学生对网球课的认识与评价.调查结果表明,学生的认识与动机是积极的,但在课的某些方面还有待改进.本研究试图为我们进一步探索网球选修课的教学改革之路,促进网球教学的最优化提供了可靠依据.     

侗族鼓楼的社会功能和美学内涵

鼓楼是“南侗”地区侗寨的标志性建筑，它造型精美、结构古朴，具有很高的建筑学价值；它还集财富和人文展示、聚会议事、民俗风情以及休闲娱乐等诸多社会功能予一身，对于侗族社会的雏系和进步、侗族文化的传承与发展均不可或缺，有其独特的美学内涵。