农村思想政治工作中提升执政能力的思考

极探索农村思想政治工作的新方法、新途径,必须采取有效措施切实解决工作中出现的新闻题。以增强思想政治工作的凝聚力、说服力、穿透力为目标,进一步活化载体,创新形式,增强农村思想政治工作的凝聚力、渗透力、创造力。     

论《强制执行法》的单独制定

在民事诉讼法框架体系内建构强制执行程序,与审执分立理论不符。单独制定《强制执行法》源于完备的理论基础和丰富的实践经验,加之强制执行制度的单独立法已经成为国际趋势,我国制定《强制执行法》的时机已经成熟。制定《强制执行法》需要科学界定法的名称、合理定位立法目的以及妥当选择立法构造。     

有组织犯罪立法刍议

有组织犯罪已成为全球继恐怖犯罪后又一种灾难性的犯罪。对付这种灾难性的犯罪,我们应有更细更密更全面的刑法对付,而且立法也应具有超前性。     

美国版权法中法定许可制度的审视——兼论我国《著作权法》相关条款的修订

音乐作品的法定许可制度是我国当下《著作权法》修订过程中颇有争议的热点问题,主要涉及对音乐作品版权人的权利限制和法定费率的规定两个核心因素。作为这一制度的发源国,美国于1909年颁布《版权法》115条,确立法定许可制度,既有其特殊的历史背景,也包含了版权法的普世精神。借鉴美国法定许可制度百年来的改革历程,我国《著作权法》应该深入探讨法定许可制度建立的可行性,不宜因社会公众的一些误读而简单拒绝。     

试论超媒体时代的摄影人才培养

数字化技术已把新闻传播带入多媒体相互叠加且高度融合的多维传播的"超媒体"时代。培养传媒人才的大学摄影教育也面临着与时俱进的问题。如何与时俱进,如何改进教学观念,如何改进不合时宜的教学方案和人才培养战略,是高校摄影教育必须面对的问题。     

基于知识的大学核心竞争力评价框架研究

在对大学核心竞争力的知识属性进行论述的基础上,基于对大学知识和知识类型的认识,提出大学核心竞争力的能力载体,进而构建核心竞争力评价体系的基本框架,为大学核心竞争力的识别和评价奠定理论基础。     

Liminality and learning: international placements as a rite of passage

This article reports findings from a collaborative study of UK student learning in Malaysia. We analyze the concept of liminality as a means of understanding the transitional process between states and statuses that social work students experience in practice learning. Here, in specific reference to immersion in new cultural contexts represented by international placements, the development and learning of students are explored in relation to the overlapping domains of familiar and unfamiliar ‘cultures’ and disciplinary practice. These findings carry implications in terms of the increasing popularity of international placements and the potential imposition of hegemonies of values and knowledge.     

Factor analyzing the “ASK” cultural competency self-assessment scale for child protective services

This study explored the development of a short version of “ASK” (Attitude–Skills–Knowledge) Scale — a tool for caseworkers and supervisors self-assessing cultural competency in a training context. The goal was to determine the validity and reliability of the 97-item long form and find factors to consolidate the items to create a shorter tool for training and practice use. In a state project, 171 caseworkers and supervisors rated the level of importance of 97 areas of attitudes, skills, and knowledge competency in terms of self-assessing their readiness to work in a culturally diverse environment. Attitude, skill, and knowledge domains of the instrument were tested with high reliability (.93 for the 30 “attitude” items, .95 for the 40 “skill” items, and .92 for the 27 “knowledge” items). Factor analyses indicate that this scale can be efficiently applied to categorize the 30 attitude items into eight factors, the 40 skill items into nine factors, and the 27 knowledge items into seven factors. With these 24 factors, a short ASK version was constructed for future research to encourage continuous self-assessment.     

Competence and African American children in informal kinship care: The role of family

African American children are more likely than any other racial or ethnic group to live in kinship care, yet there is little empirical knowledge available to help understand the attributes of these families that contribute to children's development of competence. This study analyzed existing longitudinal data to explore the family-level factors that promote these children's competence. Hierarchical linear modeling revealed that average quality of the biological mother's relationship with child, the quality of the biological father's relationship with child, and kinship care family functioning predicts children's average competence. Additionally, changes in family resources and family functioning over time are related to corresponding changes in children's competence levels. Results from this study highlight that African American informal kinship care families possess the strengths and resources that contribute to children's competence.