A measure of community members’ perceptions of the impacts of research partnerships in health and social services

Currently, there are no psychometrically sound outcome measures by which to assess the impacts of research partnerships. This article describes the development of a 33-item, survey questionnaire measuring community members’ perceptions of the impact of research partnerships addressing health or social issues. The Community Impacts of Research Oriented Partnerships (CIROP) was developed using information from the literatures on health promotion, community development, research utilization, and community-based participatory research, and from focus groups involving 29 key informants. Data from 174 community members were used to determine the factor structure, internal consistency, and test–retest reliability of the four CIROP scales, and to provide evidence of construct validity. The CIROP informs research partnerships about the extent of their impact in the areas of Personal Knowledge Development, Personal Research Skill Development, Organizational/Group Access To and Use of Information, and Community and Organizational Development, allowing them to demonstrate accountability to funding bodies. As well, the CIROP can be used as a research tool to assess the effectiveness of knowledge sharing approaches, determine the most influential activities of research partnerships, and determine structural characteristics of partnerships associated with various types of impact. The CIROP provides a better understanding of community members’ perspectives and expectations of research partnerships, with important implications for knowledge transfer and uptake.     

Causal inferences on the effectiveness of complex social programs: Navigating assumptions,sources of complexity and evaluation design challenges

This paper explores avenues for navigating evaluation design challenges posed by complex social programs (CSPs) and their environments when conducting studies that call for generalizable, causal inferences on the intervention’s effectiveness. A definition is provided of a CSP drawing on examples from different fields, and an evaluation case is analyzed in depth to derive seven (7) major sources of complexity that typify CSPs, threatening assumptions of textbook-recommended experimental designs for performing impact evaluations. Theoretically-supported, alternative methodological strategies are discussed to navigate assumptions and counter the design challenges posed by the complex configurations and ecology of CSPs. Specific recommendations include: sequential refinement of the evaluation design through systems thinking, systems-informed logic modeling; and use of extended term, mixed methods (ETMM) approaches with exploratory and confirmatory phases of the evaluation. In the proposed approach, logic models are refined through direct induction and interactions with stakeholders. To better guide assumption evaluation, question-framing, and selection of appropriate methodological strategies, a multiphase evaluation design is recommended.     

影视作品对青少年的影响分析及思考

随着现代科学技术手段的发展,影视作品以丰富的视听觉感官刺激、生动的剧情演变以及深刻的情感互动,对青少年形成强烈的吸引力并对其产生深刻的影响。文章在分析影视作品对青少年教育影响的基础上,提出了相应的对策。     

试论国际互联网对知识产权传统特性的影响

国际互联网对知识产权传统特性产生了广泛而深刻的影响 ,具体体现为 :对地域性产生淡化影响 ,对时间性产生延长或缩短保护期限的双重影响 ,对专有性的影响为强化与弱化并存 ,对复制性的影响则是扩充了“复制”的涵义。这都需要从法律上对有关的问题进行深入的研究 ,并通过立法加以调整国际互联网络环境下社会各方利益的协调平衡     

论网络对当前高校思想政治教育的影响

随着信息的全球化和直通化 ,网络日益显露出它快捷、灵通和多功能的优越性 ,并且其发展变化异常迅猛。不容置疑 ,网络确实扩大了人们的视野使整个世界成为了一个小小的地球村 ,但它对我们产生的影响也应引起我们的重视 ,尤其重视它对当前高校思想政治教育工作的影响     

Effects of Remanufacturable Product Design on Market Segmentation and the Environment

Despite documented benefits of remanufacturing, many manufacturers have yet to embrace the idea of tapping into remanufactured‐goods markets. In this article, we explore this dichotomy and analyze the effect of remanufacturable product design on market segmentation and product and trade‐in prices by studying a two‐stage profit‐maximization problem in which a price‐setting manufacturer can choose whether or not to open a remanufactured‐goods market for its product. Our results suggest that it is optimal for a manufacturer to design a remanufacturable product when the value‐added from remanufacturing is relatively high but product durability is relatively low and innovation is nominal. In addition, we find that entering a remanufactured‐goods market in and of itself does not necessarily translate into environmental friendliness. On the one hand, the optimal trade‐in program could result in low return and/or remanufacturing rates. On the other hand, a low price for remanufactured products could attract higher demand and thereby potentially result in more damage to the environment. Meanwhile, external restrictions imposed on total greenhouse gas emissions draw criticism in their own right because they risk stifling growth or reducing overall consumer welfare. Given these trade‐offs, we therefore develop and compare several measures of environmental efficiency and conclude that emissions per revenue can serve as the best proxy for emissions as a metric for measuring overall environmental stewardship.     

原始酒文化的现代迷失性错位--兼论基诺族小康文明建设

作者对基诺族原始酒文化特别是现代嗜酒问题进行了系统研究,认为嗜酒是脱胎差异的小民族在社会大转折时代出现的迷失性文化错位,是一种综合性的人类贫困问题,有碍小康社会的全面建设;认为酒消费是随着时代而变迁的,基诺族现代酒消费的文化定位应是:健康节酒,并建议实施悖恩格尔系数递减法,把嗜酒问题作为基诺族小康文明建设的难题与突破口。     

简论中国人民救济总会的角色、作用与社会影响

中国人民救济总会是新中国建立初期由政府组织成立的、具有过渡性质的、特殊的民间组织。在国内,救总负责团结、领导全国从事救济福利事业的团体和个人,协助政府组织群众进行生产劳动;在国际上,救总作为一个群众性质的救济组织,代表中国人民向朝鲜、越南、印度、日本等国家遭受自然灾害、战争灾难的人民提供救济。在建国初期特殊的历史背景下,救总既为国内赈灾救济事业做出了非凡的成就,也是新中国的民间对外交流窗口。     

终身教育对传统教育的冲击及其超越

终身教育是一个人一生所接受的培养的总和,体现了教育终生化和学习的生活化、社会化.它的产生和发展对落后于时代的传统教育的目标、地位、课程及教学等方面形成了冲击.与传统教育相比,终身教育是一种整合性的教育,是一种体现个性和培养完人的教育,它形成了新的学习观并实现了教育价值判断标准的多元化,体现出对传统教育的超越.     

2002年SCI收录中国农业大学论文统计与分析

文章通过对以中国农业大学为通讯作者被SCI扩展版收录的论文进行统计分析表明,2002年中国农业大学被SCI所收录的科研论文数量有较大幅度增长,但论文整体质量还有待于进一步提高;生物学院不论是在论文的数量还是质量上都有着明显的优势。建议学校有关方面在重视提高SCI收录论文数量的同时,还应注意提高论文质量。