Modes of Practice and the Dual Mission of Social Work

Abstract

This study examines the commitment of social work in various countries to its declared dual missionenhancing individual well-being and promoting social justice. It does so by examining the mode of practice preferences of graduating BSW students from seven countries. Based on cluster analysis, three distinct subgroups of students with particular patterns of preferences were found: a generic group, a direct/micro group, and a macro group. The distribution of students among these groups differs between country cohorts. While each of the clusters was to be found in all the countries studied, in three country cohorts, a majority of students belonged to the generic group and a considerable number sought to engage in macro practice, reflecting a commitment to the profession's dual focus. The majority of the students within the remaining country cohorts preferred micro practice and were far less willing to adopt macro level practices.     

Some tests for the power series distibutions in one parameter using the kullback-leibler information measure

The purpose of the article is, in case of one sample, to obtain tests concerning the parameter in the power series distribution in one parameter using Ku11back-Leibier information measure. The class of power series distibutions contains a host of discrete distributions. Ve illustrate the general results obtained in case of the geometric distibution.     

Mixed matters in Australia

ABSTRACT

Mapping attitudes toward intermarriage – who is and who is NOT considered an acceptable mate – offers an incisive means through which imaginings of belonging – ethnicity, nationhood, citizenship, race, and culture – can be critically evaluated. Looking specifically at Australia, despite a growing body of research on whiteness, and Mixedness, there is very little qualitative research on attitudes toward mixing among the different groups in Australia. Therefore, in this article, I document attitudes towards ‘mixed’ marriage through focus group interviews in communities across Australia to explore what boundaries, if any, exist and the attitudes of different groups toward intermarriage and ‘mixed’ families in Australia. Drawing from these 69 focus groups conducted across seven cities and the surrounding area of the six states of Australia: Darwin, Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide, and Melbourne with homogenous groups based on the ways Australians self-identify – indigenous (Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander), white (differentiating if applicable between those who identify as Australian as opposed to European or South African), African Australian, and other groups at various community locations, I argue that national discourses of multiculturalism and imaginings of who and what constitutes being Australian heavily influence attitudes toward mixing. Furthermore, there is a clear hierarchy of desirability in terms of who is considered marriable, with pattern in the narratives and counter-narratives offered by different groups. These findings are presented within a larger discussion of how the contemporary situation in Australia compares to the institutional, individual, and ideological practices that discourage mixing globally.     

大学生科学精神培养论

科学精神是一个民族推动社会向前发展的力量源泉。人类的物质越是向前发展,就越需要高度重视科学精神的培养和弘扬。大学生是专门接受高等教育的特殊群体,引导大学生弄清楚“什么是科学精神”、科学精神的“基本内核”和外在表现有那些?培养大学生具备科学精神、弘扬科学精神,应是高等教育的重任之一。     

"天人合一"观的现代生态伦理价值

中国传统“天人合一”观蕴含了丰富的生态伦理思想,具有重要的现代价值。它从整体论的原则出发,提供了理解人与自然关系的哲学构架和思维模式,放弃了近代机械自然观主客二分的思维方式,从整体和部分的关系来认识人与自然的关系。它所蕴含的基本生态理念与现代生态伦理学的基本生态理念惊人地相似,为构建中国自己的生态伦理学提供了极具现实意义的理论渊源和思想资料,进一步阐明了“天人合一”观的现实价值与作用。     

将街道办事处建成一级政府的依据和构想

我国的街道办事处作为市辖区人民政府和不设区的市人民政府的派出机关,在城市管理体系当中起到了不可替代的作用。随着我国城市化进程的加快,街道办事处承担了越来越多的政府职能,仅仅作为市辖区人民政府和不设区的市人民政府的派出机关的地位已不适应城市发展的需要,有必要将其改建成一级政府,实行"三级政府、三级管理"的城市管理模式。     

对“五位一体”中国特色社会主义事业总体布局的认识

中国特色社会主义事业总体布局从其演进历程看,可以分为总体布局探索时期、总体布局形成时期和总体布局的拓展时期;从其形成的动因看,对我国社会主义初级阶段基本矛盾的深刻认识,对我国社会经济发展基本特征的深刻把握,对新时代新要求的积极回应,推动了总体布局从形成、拓展到“五位一体”的确立;总体布局演进历程同时蕴含着促进人的全面发展和促进社会主义社会全面进步的重要意义;而深刻把握“五位一体”,即经济建设、政治建设、文化建设、社会建设和生态文明建设的丰富内涵,全面落实党的十八大的部署,则是总体布局的实现途径.     

解蔽与成圣:荀子认识论新探

荀子明确将自然对象排斥于人的认识领域之外 ,而把认识对象规定为三位一体的“五经”、礼义和道。荀子的认识方法 ,一是通过具有理性思维能力的心灵 ,以静观的方式来认识对象 ;二是认识主体以“行”即践履的方式来把握对象。荀子的认识目标有两个层面 :其一是知性层面的“解蔽” ;其二是德性层面的“成圣”。从上述认识对象、认识方法、认识目标的具体规定来看 ,荀子的认识论是一种“社会道德认识论” ,而不是所谓的朴素唯物主义反映论     

中央环保督察、地方政府回应与环境治理取向

中央环保督察以一种“高位推动”的跨层级治理方式增强了环保执法刚性约束力，由此刺激出各级地方政府多样化的回应方式与治理取向。基于府际关系理论建构的“督察—回应”分析框架对地方政府回应中央环保督察的行动逻辑考察发现:在环保考核的压力下，地方政府采取消极的“一刀切”回应方式，虽能在短时间内缓解中央环保督察所带来的问责压力，转移“治污”主体责任，降低公众对环保约谈的关注度与社会舆论的放大程度，但由此衍生出的多重次级风险不仅会弱化地方政府公信力，也会影响地方经济发展。而作为一种积极的“切一刀”回应取向，既实现了精准治理、典型治理和分类治理的有机结合，也有助于提升地方环境政策执行绩效，实现环境“治理有效”。“一刀切”转向“切一刀”意味着基层生态环境治理能力逐渐提升，更是环境治理体系和治理能力现代化的必然要求。     

“最后一公里”问题的原因与解决对策

农业信息化建设中的"最后一公里"问题,严重影响了农业信息化的经济效果。依据经济学中消费者最优决策的等边际理论,分析了农民不进行网络投资的合理性;在对比了计算机网络给农民带来的效用与为此支付成本的基础上,区别了信息的获取成本和消费成本两个不同的概念;在考察了农业信息系统现状的同时,提出了增加信息产品有效供给,采用商业化的运作模式,进行农业生产与经营相分离的农业组织化改革等对策。