Perceived professional standards and roles of public relations in China: Through the lens of Chinese public relations practitioners

As the first quantitative examination of perceived public relations professional standards in China using an online survey, this study was designed based on the standards of professional standards inventory Cameron, Sallot, & Lariscy (1996) constructed and tested among practitioners in the U.S. The survey results suggest six dimensions of perceived standards of professional performance: (1) role and function in organizational strategic planning, (2) sufficiency in professional training and preparedness, (3) gender and racial equity, (4) situational constraints, (5) licensing and organizational support, and (6) participation in the organizational decision-making team. Four dimensions of public relations roles were also identified by the survey participants: (1) brand promotion facilitator, (2) public information specialist, (3) media relations counsel, and (4) conflict management expert. Primary practice area was found to affect how Chinese practitioners perceive the six clusters of professional standards and the four identified public relations roles. These findings provide insights for both practitioners and researchers on how Chinese public relations practitioners view public relations as a profession and how the profession currently holds its professional standards in China.     

Statistics in Latin America

Statistics is a relatively new discipline in Latin America. At present only sparse information is available about the state of the statistical profession in Latin America. We present and summarize the available information about the job market; training, education, and research; professional societies and their activities; and so forth. We also share our hopes, concerns, and suggestions for the future.     

Professional stances and personal values in the realm of transnational family reunification with older parents: social work practice in an emerging field

National rules for family reunification take place in an increasingly transnational context. Social workers in Switzerland, whether they work in services for migrants or for elders, are confronted with requests for transnational family reunification with older parents. Such requests, while relatively rare, elicit responses which must be viewed as largely founded on professionals' values and norms regarding the care of elders, family cohabitation, the influence of cultural factors, and examined against a backdrop of increasing suspicion of motives for migration—especially in fields where migration issues have not been at the forefront of professional debate and practice. The militant stance of some services for migrants can thus be contrasted with the relative inexperience of professionals active in social services for elders, who rarely encounter recent migrants. The latter are more likely to reflect their own private—and unexamined—views when advising clients in a field characterised by complexity and instability. The authors interviewed social workers and families in two Swiss cantons. Their results point to ways in which distinct professional cultures could enrich each other and provide social workers with tools to critically analyse their own practice in a very difficult field, the contours of which remain largely unexplored.     

职业社会工作者的专业标准与考核评价体系研究

我国社会工作职业化进程方兴未艾。实际社会工作从业人员如何转变为专业社工,高校的社会工作专业教育和社会培训机构如何把握专业社会工作者的标准,解决这两大问题的关键在于,尽快制定和建立职业社会工作者的专业标准和考核评价体系。作为整个社会工作者职业制度体系的核心机制,职业社会工作者的专业标准和考核评价体系,为职业社会工作者提供了从业标准和实践规范,从而为打造一支高水平、强素质的社会工作人才队伍提供了科学的制度保障。     

中国古代师德观的主要特征及其现代价值

中国古代师德观的主要特征是“学而不厌, 诲人不倦”、“以身作则, 为人师表”、“热爱学生, 关心学生”、“因材施教, 循循善诱”、“严于律己, 宽以待人”。中国古代师德观对当前师德建设具有重要价值, 师德建设应该吸取中国古代师德观的有益内容。     

企业营销道德水准测试的指标体系及评价方法研究

本文是“企业营销道德水准测试及评价系统”课题的前期研究成果。作者首先通过探测性调研确定了影响营销道德水准评价的企业营销行为,并在定量调研基础上将其归并为七个评价营销道德水准的维度,同样还根据定量调研的结果确定了企业营销道德水准的测评方法,为营销道德水准测试与评价系统的建立构筑了重要基础。     

“文革”农村小说：女性命运观照及伦理探索

"文革"农村小说对"社会主义"伦理道德的探索,是通过对如下几种女性命运进行观照而完成的:一种是出身于没落地主、富农家庭,在婚姻、"贞节"、生育等方面饱受封建伦理道德摧残的人格萎缩型女性;一种是经受过旧社会的煎熬,但在新社会终于获得了新生的妇女;还有一种是长在红旗下的年轻人,她们"家庭出身好,文化程度高,又有丰富的斗争实践经验",因而成为无产阶级革命事业当然的接班人。     

试论老子政治理论的基础是道德而非权术——从《管锥编·老子七章疏》对老子的误解谈起

本文共分为四小节,第一小节对钱钟书先生《管锥编》中疏释《老子》七章, 以“老子操持权术”为结论,提出商榷意见。第二小节对传统观念以《老子》三十六章为阴谋权术观点,提出反驳意见。第三小节对韩非通过增字和改字篡改《老子》原文,将《老子》理论改造成君王御臣之术的做法,进行了清理和批判。第四小节通过对老子“三宝”观念的疏释,结合王弼的注,论述老子理论中醇厚的道德内涵。     

上海青少年社会工作者专业能力建设的行动研究

本文是上海X区青少年社会工作站的社会工作者专业能力建设的行动研究的初步成果。全文从研究背景、研究方法、研究历程、初步成效、反思等方面对行动研究项目作了介绍。在总结了社会工作者专业能力建设的行动研究四阶段特征的基础上,本文提出社会工作者专业能力的建设必须与社会工作知识观、社会工作服务内容与形式的创新,以及社会工作专业管理机制的不断改善直接相关。     

论设计艺术的道德精神

设计艺术是人类的一种社会性行为,道德精神是设计创作和理论研究默认的前提。然而,由于学术界长期对此存而不论,道德精神几乎已经淡出当前设计艺术视野,这种状况对创作实践和理论研究都造成了深刻的负面影响,倡导和重塑设计艺术道德精神已十分必要。道德情怀是完美设计的必要元素,良好的设计艺术道德精神,可以从现实生活、美学理论和传统哲学中陶冶。