The Food Crisis and its Impacts on Poverty in Senegal and Mali: Crossed Destinies

This article uses two CGE macro‐micro models to analyse the distributional impact of the food crisis and policy responses in two neighbouring African countries, both of which are strongly dependent on agriculture. The approach captures structural differences at both the macro and micro level for household income and expenditure structures, and the results reveal differences for poverty impact at the national and sub‐group levels, as well as for inequality and pro‐poor analysis. The importance of country‐specific analysis and the risk of extrapolating conclusions from one country to another are also highlighted.     

Contribution analysis to analyze the effects of the health impact assessment at the local level: A case of urban revitalization

The health impact assessment (HIA) is a tool used to estimate the potential impact on health of non-health-related proposals prior to implementation. While it is increasingly used in Quebec, Canada, studies have not analyzed its medium-term impacts and potential long-term impacts. We conducted a contribution analysis using in-depth interviews with key stakeholders, as well as documents, observation and images related to HIA in order to analyze its impacts on the revitalization of road infrastructure, parks and green spaces, and residential housing. Our analysis not only reflects on the decision-making process through the adoption and implementation of HIA recommendations, but also on the link between actions implemented in the field and health outcomes.     

Using theory of change as a framework for examining community context and philanthropic impact

As part of the process of examining their theory of change (TOC) and reflecting on grant making activity, one Midwestern foundation employed a multipronged strategy to assess 209 community-based mental health grants across seven years of funding. This article details the evaluation approach, which comprised these areas of the TOC: grantees’ use of evidence-based interventions, cultural competency, quality improvement, community collaboration, and use of integrated care. Inductive analyses identified grantees’ use of innovative practices, trauma-informed care, and use of validated instruments. In an iterative exercise spanning multiple years, the foundation and researchers found ways to gather information about community capacity and impact while simultaneously minimizing grantee data collection/reporting burden. Findings revealed that community agencies were improving in their uptake of evidence-based interventions and use of validated instruments. Community grantee use of trauma informed care also improved over the study period. Grantee desire to collaborate and coordinate services within the community was also strong. The research also revealed that in multiple domains (such as technology and non-profit operating costs) grantees needed support in building agency capacity. These findings shed light on which aspects of the foundation’s TOC were being addressed through funding, and which areas of the community needed additional support.     

Fostering CHANGE: Lessons from implementing a multi-country,multi-sector nutrition-sensitive agriculture project

Using agriculture to improve nutrition is an approach growing in popularity, with programs becoming increasingly complex and multisectoral. While there is an active line of research assessing the impacts of such programs, little has been written about the process of successfully implementing them. As such, this paper uses a multisectoral nutrition-sensitive agriculture program implemented in four African countries as a case study to address key challenges in and lessons learned from implementation. We highlight the overall flexibility of nutrition-sensitive agriculture but also the need to adapt certain aspects to the particular context, as well as the opportunities for cross-context learning (and the limits to this). Integrating rigorous evaluation into such complex programs and forging diverse cross-sectoral partnerships offer both rewards and challenges, upon which we reflect. Main lessons learned from the program include the importance of carefully sequencing interventions, retaining flexibility in implementation, allowing for considerable time for cross-sector integration and coordination, and considering community impacts when designing research.     

运用任务教学法激发学生英语学习动机

调查发现,缺乏学习动机是影响体育、艺术专业学生英语水平的主要因素之一。经过两种教学法在实际教学中的比较,证明了任务教学法比传统教学法更有助于培养学习兴趣、激发学习动机和提高学生总体的英语水平。     

农地产权改革与城镇化动力问题简析

城镇化的运行效率取决于城镇的“拉力”和农村的“推力”所形成的合力,还取决于运行于其上的“城镇化制度平台”所产生的“阻力”的大小。农地产权制度状况是构成农村推力的一个重要因素。现行农地产权制度曾经有力地支撑了我国上个世纪80年代以后一段时间的城镇化高速发展,但家庭联产承包责任制蕴含的重大制度缺陷在城镇化进程中也逐渐显现出来。在众多的农地产权创新形式中,农地股份合作制是比较有利于城镇化的一种安排。     

关于上市公司募集资金行为动机的一项调查分析

通过分析我国上市公司募集资金过程中存在的股权融资偏好、频繁变更募集资金投向、信息披露不真实等现象,并结合对东北三省上市公司的调查问卷结果,揭示了上市公司募集资金的行为动机。指出我国上市公司通过发行股票筹资改善公司的资本结构、提高公司的知名度是上市公司募集资金的动机之一,而追求少数利益集团的利益才是企业争相上市的根本动因。在此基础上,对证券监管部门给出了相应的政策建议。     

人民群众的根本利益：社会主义核心价值体系价值生成的动因

社会主义核心价值体系是社会主义意识形态的本质体现,它的价值生成必然有着“中国特色”的内在动因。依据利益与价值的关系、利益与价值观的关系两层逻辑推衍,并在中国特色社会主义实践中可以得到证明的是：利益是人民群众价值活动的逻辑起点;人民群众的根本利益不仅彰显了社会主义核心价值体系的本旨,而且是社会主义核心价值体系价值生成的“中国特色”的动因。     

荷花是美人的象征意象——对“圣洁人格”说的回应并续论《荷塘月色》的形式意味

《圣洁人格理想的不懈追求》把朱自清的创作思想简单地等同于时代的影响,把朱自清丰富复杂的感情简单地等同于朱自清的人格,把另外作品的意义简单地等同于《荷塘月色》的意义;对《荷塘月色》的解读恰恰离开了《荷塘月色》的文本形式。朱自清的荷花意象像女性那样的美丽,表现了荷花意象是美人的原型性象征;《荷塘月色》的创作动因来源于朱自清潜意识中的“情结”;采莲诗的运用和荷花的描写构成一种对应的结构,是朱自清潜意识的表现形式:荷花意象是美人的象征,而采莲诗则隐喻了对美人的爱欲。     

普通高校羽毛球教学方法探讨

本文通过对上海理工大学2001级学生的教学实验,对如何使学生更好地掌握技术动作,提高身体素质和技术水平,培养学生学习兴趣和终生体育理念进行研究分析,促使更多高校开设羽毛球教学课,提高羽毛球教学质量。