Applying a Positive Youth Development Perspective to Observation of Bereavement Camps for Children and Adolescents

A positive youth development perspective focuses on recognizing psychosocial strengths and providing social environments that contribute to the development of these in children and adolescents. Bereavement camps can provide such an environment as they help children cope with the death of someone close. The purpose of this study was to observe bereavement camps through the lens of positive youth development to determine the applicability of the eight features of positive developmental settings for describing bereavement camps (safety, appropriate structure, supportive relationships, opportunities to belong, positive norms, support for efficacy, skill building opportunities, integration of family and community). Observational notes were recorded by researchers during on-site visits to three different weekend bereavement camps. Results identified how each element of positive developmental settings was exemplified in either typical camp activities or bereavement-focused activities. For example, assigning campers to cabin groups based on age and gender provided opportunities to belong, and giving campers a comfort object and a big buddy provided supportive relationships. Findings were used to create a positive developmental settings observation checklist for use by bereavement camp practitioners to assess the extent to which each camp provides the requisite elements for promoting positive youth development.     

Positive Identity Experiences of Young Bisexual and Other Nonmonosexual People: A Qualitative Inquiry

The majority of LGBTQ psychological research focuses on dysfunction. The exclusion of strengths-based perspectives in LGBTQ psychology limits the understanding of LGBTQ mental health. In this article we report experiences that young bisexual and other nonmonosexual people perceive as affirming of their sexual identity. A 28-day, daily diary study was used to investigate whether bisexual-identified participants encountered positive experiences related to their sexual identity, and which type of experiences they perceived to be positive. Using a constructivist grounded theory approach, participants’ experiences were organized according to a social ecological model. Experiences were reported at the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and institutional levels, but most positive sexual identity experiences occurred at the interpersonal level. Implications for positive health outcome research and the integration of positive psychology with LGBTQ psychology are discussed, as well as study limitations.     

知识主体的突进与退隐:从笛卡尔到福柯

在西方哲学的知识论传统中,哲学家们倾向于把主体和客体理解为他们各自规范的知识观念所要求的必要功能。在古代哲学家们的思想中,自然和客体知识的可能性问题受到主要讨论,但没有明确地思考主体问题。近现代主体观的兴起所依赖的个体观念只是在后来的基督教思想中才进入哲学传统。以个体观念为先决条件的个体责任的观念已然现身于奥古斯丁的著作中。奥古斯丁对自我的直接诉求,天才般地开启了笛卡尔的"我思"观念的源头。由此形成的笛卡尔的知识主体,是一个抽象的认识论的假定,一个消极的旁观者。康德有限度地追随了笛卡尔的主体观念,但把笛卡尔的作为消极的旁观者的主体改造成了积极的行动者。康德在知识观上的这种"哥白尼式的"革命,构成了随后德国唯心主义主体观的基础。整体上看,康德之后的主体观存在着一种越来越向笛卡尔的主体观和古希腊的主体观隐退的明显倾向,及至海德格尔后期和后结构主义,这种倾向最终导致了向古希腊知识主体的全面回归。     

论建立大学生村官长效机制的政策导向

目前学术界对大学生村官计划的利弊得失尚未形成共识.从大学生村官计划的初衷和理论逻辑来看,其积极意义是不容置疑的,但现行的政策导向属于反向激励和短期激励,不利于建立大学生村官长效机制.正确的政策导向应当是:加强对大学生村官计划的正向激励和长期激励,从工业反哺农业、城市支持农村、统筹城乡关系的战略高度加大对大学生村官计划的经费投入,可以借鉴复员退伍军人安置制度和国家、省部级等课题规划制度对大学生村官给予经费支持;推行大学生村官村民“合同制”和任职年限弹性制度,鼓励永久任职,大学生村官配额应重点向老、少、边、贫农村地区倾斜.     

国有银行开展中间业务的实证分析及对策研究

经过 2 0多年的培育和发展 ,我国已经形成一个富有竞争性的、开放的银行中间业务市场 ,但与西方发达国家银行业中间业务相比仍存在差距 ,仍存在许多制约因素。为促进我国商业银行的发展 ,应拓展中间业务     

传承铁军艰苦奋斗作风 为建设新盐城注入正能量

艰苦奋斗是铁军精神的重要内涵,也是铁军最宝贵的品质.今天,艰苦奋斗的优良作风仍是我们的重要法宝,是实现“中国梦”的需要,是保持党的纯洁性先进性的需要,是治国理政现代化的需要.建设幸福美好新盐城,就是要弘扬铁军艰苦奋斗的作风,以铁军精神为坐标,找准差距;以铁军精神为目标,找准方向;以铁军精神为教材,培育民风,为盐城的发展注入正能量。     

安徽省城镇居民消费情况实证分析

文章根据《安徽省统计年鉴》中的相关数据 ,运用时间序列线性回归等模型对 1 995 -1 999年安徽省城镇居民的消费支出情况进行实证分析 ,以揭示近几年来安徽省城镇居民的消费支出的结构及特点 ,以及消费不旺局面的内在原因。同时文章还探讨了一些与消费密切相关的经济热点问题     

论增强大学生的幸福感教育

积极心理学视野下的幸福是“快乐与意义的结合”。在此基础上的幸福感教育符合科学发展的要求,对于创新思政工作的方法和构建和谐社会有积极的促进作用。文章对幸福感教育的路径进行了探讨。     

论行政主体的积极义务

强化行政主体的积极义务是当代行政法治的基本格局。行政主体的积极义务是行政主体为了满足公共利益的需要,在没有严格法律规定的情况下积极主动履行的、严格遵守法定行政程序的以促进社会发展为目的的义务。其主要类型包括积极实现宪法基本原则的义务、促进社会福利的义务、改善社会环境的义务等七项。行政主体积极义务的提出对于更新我国的行政法治观念和行政立法格局、促进服务型政府建立都具有重大意义。