Becoming a Race-Conscious Social Studies Teacher: The Influence of Personal and Professional Experiences

In this interpretive case study the researchers examined the beliefs of 13 self-identifying race-conscious secondary social studies teachers from diverse racial or ethnic, gender, and school-context backgrounds. The researchers found that the teachers' beliefs and views of practice were generally aligned with the main assertions of critical race theory. The teachers described their personal and professional experiences as a major influence on their race-conscious beliefs and views of practice. Moreover, teachers in diverse contexts described having to learn how to navigate the different racial experiences of the students in their classrooms, while teachers in racially segregated contexts (predominately White, Black, or Latino) emphasized the importance of teaching their students about others. Finally, despite the teachers' regular integration of race-related issues into their required and elective courses, they expressed a desire to have more opportunities to teach about race.     

Complexity: Some Remarks about a Classical Aesthetic Concept

The connection between autonomous art and complexity has been extensively and deeply studied in literary theories in the 20th century. The rise of aesthetic autonomy implies the complexity of literary work as the concept of a sealed container arises from the relationship between the parts that make it up. In this model, the interpretation subject works to directly face literary texts. Instead of pursuing the author’s intention, it aims to reproduce the richness and subtlety of the aesthetic state, and consider the richness and subtlety revealed in the maximum amount of text details in literary works, even if procedurally deviating from the way of mainstream understanding. There is increasing skepticism about the consequences of the autonomous aesthetics, which has been coerced by the development of contemporary capitalism, and it is necessary to develop new forms of aesthetics to reflect the changing social situation.     

Thinking through tragedy: critical distance and the law of genre

Abstract

This article focuses on two problems associated with tragedy. One ancient: what is it that draws us to the dramatic presentation of events of terrible suffering and loss? And one modern: namely, that while tragedies are still performed and appreciated, little new tragedy is being written. It will be argued in relation to the second problem that the vitality of tragedy as a dramatic form requires a less rigid approach to what might be considered tragic. And in relation to the first problem it will be argued that this more expansive conception of tragedy will allow an understanding of the ‘pay-off’ of tragedy in a way that draws both on the tradition that focuses on tragedy as cathartic therapeutic, and on the tradition that sees it as a thought laboratory that allows ethical dilemmas to be posed and explored from different perspectives. This argument constitutes a two-fold dialectical synthesis (emotional and intellectual approaches to tragedy on the one hand and the technical and popular use of the word ‘tragedy’ on the other) and the effect of this is to facilitate an understanding of tragedy as establishing a ‘critical distance’ that sets the scene for the possibility of thinking.     

Creativity in social work education and practice: reflections on a Survivor Arts Project

This article, written by survivor artists, practitioners and academics (each moving between these different identities and associated voices), will explore a creative arts approach to social work (SW) education within the context of service user and carer involvement. In addition to building upon a developing literature base, the writers will draw upon their own experience and the experience of other service user and carer contributors as well as student and practitioner feedback. In doing so, this article will seek to analyse some of the ways the creative arts can be harnessed as a tool for a more radical, creative and critical approach to professional education and how this in turn can help develop more empathic, critically self-reflective and creative (in the broadest sense of the word) practitioners. In critiquing the more traditional service user and carer involvement approach, this article will attempt to show how the more innovative approach of the Survivor Arts Project can move us beyond an arguably more limiting ‘expertise through experience’ model. In outlining an emancipatory model which recognises the relevance of lived experience and places this within the context of survivor movements, focusing also on the skills and insights survivors bring to SW education, this article will detail the ways we can work towards developing a more vibrant and dynamic learning environment which values our life stories and recognises our strengths as well as the many different and overlapping identities which place us along a continuum that connects our lives and informs our practice.     

批判视域下的老年社会工作:对社区居家养老服务的反思

谈及近十年来我国在发达城市大力推行的社区居家养老服务,很容易联想到已有半个多世纪发展历程的英国社区照顾,然而,本文并没有采取同类比较的手法去启发我国的社区居家养老服务,而是从西方学界对英国社区照顾近二十年来的争议与探讨着手,重点引入批判老年社会工作方法,对我国为老服务的输送环节在批判视域下做出更好的借鉴与反思.     

教育不平等的测度及与收入分配的关系

教育是人力资本形成的重要途径,公平的教育分配对基础广泛的经济增长与贫困的减少具有显著的重要性。在教育与收入分配关系的理论与实证研究中,已有不少文献从教育存量角度对其进行探讨,然而专门从教育不平等角度进行的研究则不多。文章首先对国外有关教育不平等系数的测定方法进行总结与评述,随后从理论与实证两个层面对教育不平等与收入分配的关系研究进行评述,并在既有研究的基础上,对相关后续研究提出进一步的研究思路。     

论美国的会计概念框架与我国的基本会计准则

会计准则和概念框架同属于经济中的制度安排。会计准则起因于财务报告的编报者与其使用者之间的信息不对称。建立会计概念框架的主要用途是为国际会计准则理事会和财务会计委员会评估和发展会计准则提供指南。美国会计概念框架是当前世界上最全面、最细致的会计概念框架。IASB和FASB联合制定的会计概念框架项目,在财务报告的目标和信息质量特征的发布方面初步达成一致意见。他们还讨论了要素,如资产、负债的定义和报告主体概念,而这些均未有结论。对比国际会计的概念框架,我国基本会计准则既有趋同性,也有创新性。     

重视SA8000,提高我国出口企业竞争力

SA8000是世界上第一个社会道德责任标准。作为社会责任方面的一个认证体系,它不仅明确了社会责任规范,而且也提出了相应的管理体系要求,在一定程度上可以规范组织尤其是企业的道德行为,有助于改善劳动条件,保障劳工权益。但是SA8000已经日益成为欧美西方国家限制发展中国家劳动密集型产品出口的有利工具之一。SA8000标准自20世纪90年代进入我国,对我国出口企业产生了极大影响。本文旨在分析这些影响并提出相应对策。     

个人工薪所得税问题研究

根据税收公平的原则,对目前个人所得税工薪所得税费用扣除标准和计算方法等存在的缺失进行分析,避免因缴税方法或计算而造成税赋的不公平。通过定量计算,提出新的个人工薪所得税计算方法,以期完善个税制度,有效预防涉税案件的发生。     

课堂提问与大学生思辨能力培养

研究采用问卷和访谈形式调查职前英语教师是否有在课堂提问中培养学生思辨能力的意识。调查结果显示:职前教师的提问以理解课文为主要目的;绝大多数问题是不鼓励学生思考的低度认知问题,不利于培养学生的思辨能力。职前教师课堂提问存在着理论与实践的矛盾。他们认为在英语课堂上培养学生思辨能力的最大障碍是考试制度。