A qualitative study investigating adolescents' understanding of aggression,bullying and violence

There is a general consistency across the research literature regarding the definition of bullying. This has filtered down into the construction of governmental and school anti-bullying policies around the world. However, research suggests that children and adolescents are failing to accurately identify cases of bullying. This in turn has implications upon the accuracy of our perception of the extent of the problem of bullying within schools. The current study aimed to investigate how 11–17 year olds understand and differentiate between terms relating to interpersonal peer aggression, violence and bullying. Fifty-seven (twenty male, thirty-seven female) participants were recruited via an opportunity sample. Participants took part in focus group interviews within which they were asked to provide a definition for a list of words relating to both traditional and cyber forms of aggression, bullying and violence. Thematic analysis revealed that the participants held a shared understanding of the terms relating to aggression, bullying and violence. Participants defined each term by describing the behaviors involved, their perception of the level of control the perpetrators of each type of negative peer interaction have and the perception of those involved. The implications of these findings for both policy and future research are discussed.     

政治过程视域下的中国利益集团研究

以政治过程为研究视角,探究我国利益集团的现状及存在问题,指出在当前转型期的背景下,我国利益集团呈现不平衡发展,并且在不断分化、重组,对政治的参与也呈现出各自的特点,并提出规制方法,以促使我国政治理论的研究发展。     

Effect of Gender Composition on Group Performance

The effect of gender composition on group performance was investigated over three years using the MARKSTRAT 2 simulation. Senior undergraduates formed groups and competed within five‐firm (group) industries over 10 weeks, as well as submitting group reports on their performances. Performance and report marks were independent of group size and individual performance in other course assessment. Women per group (numbers, percentage, gender ratio) was positively related to simulation performance, with few women‐dominated groups ranking lower than first or second within each industry. Very few all‐men groups achieved first or second rankings. There were no significant correlations between group gender compositions and marks for the group written report. Women's more interactive, people‐oriented and co‐operative work styles apparently facilitate the MARKSTRAT 2 group process and, when combined with men's more analytical decision‐making tendencies and competitive orientation, appear to explain the superior performances of mixed groups. The emergence and utilization of these tendencies within groups are discussed in terms of Social Contact Theory and Competition Theory. Although generalizations from student‐based studies to the workplace is problematic, the results indicate that groups may be more effective when women outnumber or equal men, especially in complex management activities requiring extensive information management and processing, planning and decision‐making over protracted periods.     

Formative research methods to understand patient and provider responses to heart attack symptoms

Formative research is often required for program planning, and for reducing uncertainty about generalizability of program effects. This article describes and justifies methods of formative research conducted for the REACT study (Rapid Early Action for Coronary Treatment), a multi-center collaborative randomized community trial aimed at reducing patient delay in seeking care for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Formative research cast light on patient and community members’ decision-making process in seeking help for AMI, as well as barriers and facilitators of this process. Investigators at all five REACT Field Centers participated in the formative research. The process consisted of: (1) developing a common theoretical framework for the study intervention; (2) conducting a literature review and qualitative research to identify and address gaps in knowledge; and (3) developing a common protocol for the REACT study that accommodated the diversity of the target communities in terms of services, resources, history, and ethnicity. Analysis employed triangulation, defined as an explicit search for heterogeneous data sources to reduce uncertainty about forces at work and opportunities for intervention across settings and populations. Because the collection and interpretation of data went in stages, staff of several REACT Field Centers had independent input to the overall synthesis, then shared and revised the results. Advantages and limitations of this approach are discussed.     

北朝元氏与勋臣八姓婚姻研究

勋臣八姓是平城时期元氏最主要的婚配对象,其中穆氏子弟所占比例要大大高于其他部族子弟,是元氏最固定的婚姻群体。元氏与勋臣八姓的婚姻也是可以达到民族融合的,而这种融合和迁都后相比是隐性的和有限的。这些婚姻带有浓郁的政治色彩。     

以专业建设为核心，不断提升办学水平

通过回顾总结成都理工大学改革开放以来学科专业建设与发展情况,分析了学校四大学科专业群和特色专业的优势,指出了专业建设中存在的主要问题,就学校下一阶段进一步优化学科专业结构、加强专业的建设提出了建议。     

关涉教育公平的一项重要举措——以社区教育帮扶弱势群体的做法为例

叙述了社区教育对进城务工农民工、城市失业下岗人员以及老年人群等3类弱势群体进行教育培训的一些做法与进展情况,从一个方面反映了我国社区教育在构建和谐社会中的地位、作用与价值取向。     

论语气三角和句末点号

文中用普遍联系的观点重新审视了句类,在此基础上建立了语气三角模型,说明了句末点号和陈述、疑问、祈使、感叹四种语气类型之间的网状关系,为正确运用句末点号提供了依据。     

需要层次理论在弱势群体思想政治工作中的运用

马斯洛的需要层次理论着眼于人的需要的研究,与思想政治工作有相通之处。弱势社会群体是社会发展过程产生的特殊群体,他们需要的满足对于控制重大社会风险、稳定社会有着重要影响。我们应该充分了解弱势群体需要的层次性,运用发展的,变化的观点准确把握弱势群体的需要,要特别重视弱势群体的无意识需要,要注意运用需要次序的变动性激活弱势群体的精神动力。