Using the 'Looking After Children' dimensions to collect aggregate data on well-being

The Department of Health has funded the development of a set of schedules for collating information on and monitoring the progress of children looked after by local authorities. An additional aspiration underlying official encouragement of the use of these ‘Looking After Children’ (LAC) materials was that they would provide aggregate data to feed into national and local policy and planning. Progress on this aim has been slow, in part because instruments designed to aid practice in individual cases have not adapted easily to the hoped for dual role, and in part because completion rates have been patchy and often poor. This paper describes an action research project designed to use the children's reviewing system to collect aggregate data on the LAC dimensions of well‐being. It comments on the viability of this method of aggregate data collection as well as locating the information on a cohort of 96 children in the context of other studies, and debates about whether the state can be a ‘good parent’.     

加强新形势下的师德建设

:师范院校是教育战线的“母机” ,师范院校教师队伍的整体素质 ,直接关系到教育事业的发展。在教师队伍的整体素质中 ,道德素质占有十分重要的地位。就新形势下加强师德建设问题 ,从师德建设所面临的挑战、师德建设的基本内容、师德建设的途径和方法等方面 ,作出简要分析和论述     

进一步做好辽宁省招商引资工作的思考

为进一步做好辽宁省对外招商引资工作，实现对外招商引资工作新的突破，促进辽宁省经济社会又好又快发展，结合多年来的实际工作经验，对辽宁省招商引资工作现状进行分析，指出存在的问题，提出创新和改进招商工作方式、研究地区产业布局和国家利用外资政策、研究重点目标国家和地区、转变政府职能增强服务意识、改变地区政府部门的工作状态、培养过硬的招商队伍等意见和建议。     

A longitudinal study of depressiveness in children in public care

Rajhvajn Bulat L. A longitudinal study of depressiveness in children in public care Int J Soc Welfare 2010: 19: 412–423 © 2009 The Author, Journal compilation © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and the International Journal of Social Welfare. The aim of this article is to analyse the challenges involved when making longitudinal observations of depressiveness in children raised in public care. The first measurement comprised 375 children from children's homes and foster families; however, most of the results are based on an analysis of the 139 children who participated in both parts of the research. We used the Child Depression Inventory and the anxiety/depression subscales of Youth Self Report and Child Behaviour Checklist as measures of depressiveness. The comparison of results from the first and second measurements showed that depressiveness in children in public care decreased over time. Children who grew up in children homes were, in the first measurement, more depressed than those living in foster families, but after five years that difference had disappeared. Furthermore, decrease in depressiveness is predominantly associated with less frequent delinquent, aggressive or hyperactive behaviour, less withdrawal and better control over uncomfortable emotions.     

Elder Abuse in Residential Settings in Israel—Myth or Reality?

ABSTRACT

The article tries to answer the question: Is elder abuse in residential care in Israel a myth or a reality? A broad definition of abuse was used, including the ‘classical’ forms presented in the literature, and also violation of rights and any act that infringes on quality of life of residents. As no data exist which directly explored this issue, the analysis was based on: recent laws mandating the report of abuse, governmental surveillance data, court cases, media clippings, and data from quality of life studies. Findings reveal that abuse in its ‘classical’ form exists only in a limited number of small private unlicensed facilities. However, when using the broader definition, abuse is a reality in many settings, exercised mainly by nurses' aides.     

新建本科院校基层教学单位师资队伍建设探析

新建本科院校基层教学单位教研室对于新建本科院校落实教学任务、教学研究与改革、科研等方面起着重要的作用。教研室的师资队伍建设情况直接影响着教研室功能的发挥。对新建本科院校教研室在师资队伍建设方面存在的问题进行了探讨,并提出了自己的建议与意见,希望能对新建本科院校基层教学单位的师资队伍建设有所借鉴。     

高校教务管理浅论

高等学校教务管理工作运行的好坏,直接影响到教学质量的优劣,因而必须加强教务管理工作.加强教务管理,首先要有明确的工作目标,其次要加强教学管理队伍建设,努力提高队伍素质,再次是要做到严格管理计划,加强制度管理.     

加强临床实验室建设 促进和谐医院的构建

构建和谐医院既是建设社会主义和谐社会的本质要求,也是新时期医院生存和发展的重要条件。构建和谐医院就是要构建和谐的医患关系、和谐的医疗手段和和谐的医院文化。以人为本、人性化管理和实施医院管理年活动是加强医院管理,建设和谐医院的两个主要手段。临床实验室在和谐医院构建中发挥重要作用,这主要通过全面的实验室质量管理和优质的人性化服务来实现。     

略论高校民主管理与教职工主人翁地位

高校民主管理的最终目的是为了保护好教职工的主人翁地位和积极性,促进学校各项事业的发展,完成培养社会主义事业建设者和接班人的任务。分析了高校民主管理中确立教职工主人翁地位的意义,在此基础上,提出了高校民主管理工作中体现教职工主人翁地位的具体措施,认为教职工代表大会是确立教职工主人翁地位的重要表现形式。     

城市企业职工贫困与社会稳定问题的思考

亏损、破产和效益较差的企业职工已成为当今城市贫困的主体,这一群体与社会富裕阶层形成强烈对比,社会心理冲突在所难免。过大的贫富差距极易引起公众心态的失衡,潜伏着不安定因素,对社会稳定局势带来威胁。