Intensive Family Preservation Services: The Perceptions of Client Families

This qualitative study seeks to understand the correlation between intensive family preservation services and family functioning in those families who have participated in services. The focus is on the perceptions of client families with respect to the impact of services on family functioning including communication, family dynamics, and parenting skills. The discussion centers on the responses of client families to a narrowly constructed survey instrument designed to capture their perceptions with respect to the services provided by case workers.     

The use of intensive family preservation services with adoptive families

With the increase in special needs adoption, there is growing concern about the adjustment of these children and families beyond legalization. The purpose of this study was to explore in greater depth the use of intensive family preservation services with adoptive families and the factors related to the family’s ability to stay intact beyond services. Multiple regression analyses were used to determine factors that were predictive of the family’s ability to remain intact at 6 and 12 months post services. Potential predictors of family intactness included child characteristics, family characteristics, previous placement history and service characteristics. Results at 6 months found no significance in the full model; however, the individual factors of ethnic origin of the child, full‐time employment of the primary parent and initial placement reason were significant predictors of family intactness. At 12 months post services, the full model was highly significant, with service characteristics being the greatest predictor of the family’s ability to remain intact.     

坚持效益平衡 实施街坊改造

街坊改造是苏州实施古城保护的重要举措。文章以苏州古城37号街坊的改造实践为例,就街坊改造的环境效益、社会效益与经济效益的统一与平衡,进行了探讨,为街坊改造总结几点经验。     

消费者“搭便车”行为影响下的双渠道供应链定价和促销策略研究

在制造商主导的二层双渠道供应链背景下,考察由于实体店促销努力而新进入市场消费者的“搭便车”行为,刻画供应链定价和促销策略发生的变化,并设计一个制造商分担实体店促销努力成本的协调机制来改善供应链运作效率。研究发现：（1）促销成本分担机制的介入将同时提高实体店零售价格和网店直销价格,但无论是否存在促销成本分担机制,网店直销价格均显著低于实体店零售价格;（2）新进入市场消费者的“搭便车”行为将会显著降低实体店促销努力水平和供应链整体利润水平;（3）促销成本分担机制可以实现制造商和实体店双方利润水平的Pareto改进。最后用数值仿真验证了促销成本分担机制作为供应链协调机制的可行性。     

考虑绿色偏好和销售努力的绿色供应链定价和产品绿色度决策

考虑消费者绿色偏好和零售商销售努力情形下,通过建立Stackelberg博弈模型研究了由一个风险中性制造商和一个风险中性零售商组成的两级供应链产品定价和绿色度决策,并通过数值分析进行验证分析。研究发现:1.集中决策时,相比无消费者绿色偏好时,存在消费者绿色偏好时的销售价格和销售努力较高;2.两种决策模式下,分散决策时销售价格较高,集中决策时产品绿色度和销售努力较高;3.在集中和分散系统中,消费者绿色偏好与销售价格和批发价正相关,零售商销售努力仅与销售价格正相关。     

Parental empowerment and child behavioural problems during youth care involvement

The aim of this study was to examine changes in parental empowerment and child behavioural problems during a period of youth care and how changes are related to the kind of services provided. We compared a preservation service that was family‐centred (FCS) with out‐of‐home services that were primarily child‐centred (CCS). The sample consisted of 621 families who were supported by FCS (n = 434) or CCS (n = 137). Information about parental empowerment and child behavioural problems was gathered at the start and end of youth care. Significant changes during treatment were identified with t tests and effect sizes. Significant improvements emerged on all empowerment scales for FCS but only on the behavioural control subscale for CCS. Moreover, significant improvements emerged on all child behavioural scales for both FCS as CCS. Cross‐lagged analysis showed that the kind of service, in favour of FCS, predicted parental empowerment but not child behavioural problems. Parental empowerment and child behavioural problems were negatively related. This paper discusses the potential for parental empowerment and FCS elements in CCS out‐of‐home care and the need for follow‐up research on this subject.     

基于粮食安全的耕地保护外部性补偿途径与机制设计

从耕地保护和粮食安全的外部性出发,可以将耕地保护的外部性补偿界定在粮食主销区对粮食主产区的经济补偿,从而建立一套切实可行的补偿机制。(1)粮食主销区的土地产出效率高于粮食主产区,因而具有对主产区进行经济补偿的现实条件和意愿;(2)通过GDP增长提成、机会成本税及市场调节的途径,可以实现基于粮食安全的耕地保护外部性的有效补偿;(3)在补偿机制运作上,要合理界定税费收交主体与额度,制定可行的征收办法。要强化基于市场途径的产销区补偿中政府的调控作用。     

限制欠税人出境的法律检讨

限制欠税人出境的目的在于保全税收.我国税法虽然确认了这项制度,但对限制出境构成要件的规定较为模糊,免责条件显得过于苛刻,行政裁量的标准也完全缺位,对公民自由可能造成不必要的侵害.因此,除了考虑国家税收的保全之外,也有必要从纳税人权利的角度,重新审视限制出境措施的合法性,并从程序和实体两个方面对其加以规范.     

论"西部大开发"中的音乐文化保护与发展

西部大开发战略为西部少数民族传统音乐文化的繁荣和发展带来了难得的历史机遇,但同时也使其不可避免地受到多方面的冲击,尤其是商业的冲击,导致各少数民族音乐文化面临着新的破坏和生存危机。音乐界与文化界应该加强对西部少数民族传统音乐文化的保护与发展,正确引导西部少数民族传统音乐紧跟时代的节拍,突破自我封闭,拓宽发展空间,借鉴、吸收现代文化的多元形式,使其焕发出新的更强大的生命力。     

《五哥放羊》三题

大量事实证明现在国内所流行的《五哥放羊》是陕北民歌,说是山西民歌或内蒙民歌缺乏依据。从原民歌《五哥放羊》到"打坐腔"《五哥放羊》再到"二人台"《五哥放羊》,让我们看到了《五哥放羊》的发展衍变过程。重新聆听民间"打坐腔"艺术家丁喜才五十年代演唱的《五哥放羊》,让人们想起了中国民歌传统唱法的那段黄金时代,现在该是"实现传统唱法的复兴"的时候了;让民歌在不断变革中保种。