The goal-oriented approach to evaluation: Critique and case study from drug abuse treatment

The specification and measurement of program goals remains central to most evaluation research strategies, yet procedures for implementing this approach are not well-articulated. It is the purpose of this discussion to describe a stepwise procedure for programmatic goal setting and monitoring used in a demonstration drug treatment program for women. Three implementation steps are described: (a) goal setting, (b) checking for consistency, (c) monitoring and feedback. The advantages and limitations of this approach are discussed and useful complementary measurement strategies are suggested.     

Controlling health care costs: An evaluation of strategies

There has been much discussion about the factors underlying inflation in the health care sector and the means to moderate increases in health expenditures. This paper identifies various costcontainment strategies and synthesizes research findings that may be helpful in evaluating their effectiveness. The review demonstrates the complexity of the issues and relationships that must be confronted and understood in cost containment. The delivery system is shown to be not well-suited to improving efficiency and restraining health care expenditure. Any single strategy, whether it involves restructuring the market or more direct regulation, cannot in itself accomplish the combination of expenditure control and adequacy of services that is socially desirable. A number of mutually reinforcing strategies are required. Finally, more empirical and analytical information on incentives, provider and regulatory decisionmaking, costs of regulation, and the dynamics of negotiation, is essential for the design of an effective costcontainment program.     

The South Oaks Gambling Screen: a review with reference to Australian use

The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) is a psychometric instrument widely used internationally to assess the presence of pathological gambling. Developed by Lesieur and Blume (1987) in the United States of America (USA) as a self-rated screening instrument, it is based on DSM-III and DSM-III-R criteria. This paper describes the origins and psychometric development of the SOGS and comments critically in relation to its construct validity and cutoff scores. Reference is made to the use of the SOGS in the Australian setting, where historically gambling has been a widely accepted part of the culture, corresponding to one of the highest rates of legalised gambling and gambling expenditure in the world. An alternative approach to the development of an instrument to detect people who have problems in relation to gambling is proposed.     

展望、回顾与探索--中国古代文学研究高层论坛综述

文章对2002年9月西安召开的"中国古代文学研究高层论坛"所涉及的"全球化背景下中国文学资源的价值重估"、"20世纪古代文学研究成果的回顾、批评与新世纪研究前景的展望"、"古代文学研究的学术规范"、"古代文学研究方法"四个问题的讨论情况以及一些主要论文的观点作了介绍与综述;并就讨论及论文中所涉及问题在中国古代文学研究方面的意义作了评析.     

Innovations in teaching social work research

This article reviews the innovations in teaching research in social work education, including conceptual material and specific examples. There is attention to the ideological differences inherent in research and its instruction, methodology/technology innovations, and integrative and group approaches, among other developments. Examination of three major models of research instruction and their assumptions about the purpose of research in social work is presented. Discussion about ethical codes and curricular guidelines for social work programs in the United States and the United Kingdom provides a framework to understand the importance of teaching and learning research for the social work profession.     

《红旗谱》研究五十年述评

五十年来的《红旗谱》研究曾掀起三次研究高潮。从关注作品的时代背景、主题、人物形象、认识价值到第二次研究高潮中对其艺术风格、版本、情节构成的深层探讨,再到第三次研究高潮中叙事学角度的分析、文化、美学领域的拓展,《红旗谱》的研究由单一的文本阐释走向了多方位、深向度的交叉学科研究。     

上海青少年社会工作者专业能力建设的行动研究

本文是上海X区青少年社会工作站的社会工作者专业能力建设的行动研究的初步成果。全文从研究背景、研究方法、研究历程、初步成效、反思等方面对行动研究项目作了介绍。在总结了社会工作者专业能力建设的行动研究四阶段特征的基础上,本文提出社会工作者专业能力的建设必须与社会工作知识观、社会工作服务内容与形式的创新,以及社会工作专业管理机制的不断改善直接相关。     

关于魏晋时期自然观的形成和对中国绘画影响的研究

魏晋南北朝时期是中国历史上一个在政治、经济、文化等领域产生大变革的特殊时期,随着整个社会的重大转折,人的文化意识形态也会随之改变,玄学是当时社会意识形态转变的主要理论之一,它对中国文化中自然观念的形成有着极大的催化作用。同时,也对中国山水画的开端和发展有着重要的影响,这使处在萌芽状态中的中国山水画完全脱离了以前只作为人物画背景的状况。     

论国际反规避的合法性与合理性

长期以来,反规避作为反倾销的延续和发展,在反倾销法上曾一度被指责为理论目标与现实相冲突,尤其是在反规避被理解为贸易保护主义措施的背景下,对反规避性质的界定更多是否定意义上的。从辩证角度看,反规避不仅具有合法性,也具有明显的合理性,反规避立法与现有的法律体系具有相融性和协调性,反规避法调整的后果事实上具有相当的积极作用。所以,正确认识反规避的合法性与合理性对国际反规避统一立法和我国反规避立法的完善具有明显的现实意义。     

夫妻间生育协议相关法律问题探讨——兼评《婚姻法》司法解释（三）第9条

处理夫妻之间的生育纠纷不能无视当事人间的生育协议。因生育权的行使和实现需要夫妻双方的共同参与，因此生育协议以明示或默示的形式存在于所有行使和实现生育权的夫妻之间。生育协议的效力认定，应依据合同效力理论来进行，但在夫妻间生育协议履行中需赋予怀孕女方单方中止妊娠的权利，不过怀孕女方出于主观不愿生育的意愿中止妊娠，应视为违反生育协议的违约行为。夫妻双方在婚姻分别财产制下和发生离婚情况时享有基于生育协议的违约赔偿请求权。