Group Work Gets Physical: Self-Defense Class and Social Work

SUMMARY

This article examines how a self-defense class is a social work group when it incorporates basic group work principles. The ways in which stages of group development, member roles and mutual aid are used in a self-defense class will be explored. The article also highlights how a self-defense class can be a legitimate intervention for women who have been victimized.     

浅析社区在弱势群体救助中的重要作用

弱势群体是一种普遍的社会存在,文章从经济状况、社会地位、自身素质及心理承受能力四个维度界定其范围,分析现有的弱势群体救助机制的局限性,并阐述了社区在救助弱势群体中的重要作用。     

The Essential Power of Group Work

SUMMARY

For almost two decades, leaders in the field of social group work have been warning that the foundational principles and practice of group work as a modality are in danger of being absorbed into generalist social work practice. This paper expands upon the appeal of leaders in the social group work field to generate an environment in which group work is recognized as an integral method in social work practice and education. This paper examines group work as a powerful methodology in social work practice with a specific theoretical framework and skill base that is fundamental to the social work profession. The characteristics of group work's strengths are explored with a comprehensive overview that inspires renewed commitment to preserving, practicing and promoting social group work as a viable and integral part of social work practice.     

Eastern Donors and Western Soft Law: Towards a DAC Donor Peer Review of China and India?

The international system is still governed by a normative framework designed mainly by OECD countries, especially with regard to soft‐law standards in the field of development co‐operation. However, the growing relevance of ‘Eastern donors’ is weakening its efficiency and raises the question of how compliance with these standards can be assured in a changing donor landscape. Despite efforts to integrate emerging countries into the traditional approach of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) to monitoring compliance through peer reviews, the aid architecture of the future might turn out to be a synthesis of established and new approaches.     

THE DILEMMA OF CO-LEADERSHIP

No abstract available for this article.     

Building an Asset-Based Bridge to Higher Education: The American Savings for Personal Investment,Retirement, and Education Act of 2010

Over the last two decades, social research has identified various socioeconomic and psychological effects of asset holding on educational outcomes. Based on empirical studies, a structured savings program, Child Development Accounts (CDAs), was proposed as a promising financial aid strategy. Subsequently, the American Savings for Personal Investment, Retirement, and Education (ASPIRE) Act was developed as a representative asset-building policy that proposes universal CDAs. This article presents the limitations of current financial aids and discusses how the ASPIRE Act could be a novel policy solution for raising college accessibility for low-income children.     

关于提炼社会主义核心价值观问题

“社会主义核心价值观”的本义是指中国人民践行的、具有中国特色社会主义性质的、处于核心地位的价值观.这一价值观的提炼和培育应当注重特质性,兼顾普适性;注重根基性,兼顾引领性;注重现时性,兼顾久远性;注重民族性,兼顾世界性.“共富”“互助”“自强”应列为社会主义核心价值观的基本范畴.     

村级发展互助资金组织治理：问题、结构与机制

村级发展互助资金组织的成员既是所有者和管理者,又是客户。针对此类组织内部不同角色之间的多重委托代理关系,需结合其组织目标与客观环境的特殊性在组织治理方面做出相应设计。通过建立一个贯穿治理问题、治理结构与治理机制的分析框架,比较分析了仪陇、霍山两种互助资金组织的治理模式。研究表明：以民主协商为准则的组织结构、相对清晰界定的产权结构、灵活方便的抵押担保制度以及对贫困群体赠股等制度设计有效缓解了组织内各相关利益主体之间的冲突,但仍存在管理人员激励不足及大户主导等问题。     

对艾森豪威尔时期美国在不发达地区开展经济援助外交的历史考察

冷战时期美国对第三世界国家实施的经济援助外交是其遏制战略的重要组成部分。尽管领袖个人因素和国内因素对美国外交政策选择起到一定作用,但美苏争霸的国际背景和对第三世界的争夺态势,从根本上影响着艾森豪威尔政府的战略考量和决策,因此美国在这一期间对不发达地区的经援外交经历了初期收缩援助——中期重视经援外交——末期加大援助力度这一起伏发展历程。尽管这一时期的经济援助外交成效并不明显,但推进和固化了美苏从意识形态战争到经济冷战的新边界,也为肯尼迪时期将发展援助确定为长期国策打下基础。