传统居住环境与古典文化的互动

对传统居住环境的研究是中国传统住宅研究的重要构成部分 ,本文试图在更为广阔的领域内 ,阐述传统居住环境与古典文化之间互为影响、互为促进的互动关系 ,探寻传统居住环境的文化内涵和人文价值 ,从而引发对于现代居住环境文化价值的关注     

水火酒三种物质意象的美学阐释

水、火与酒三种物质意象蕴含着丰富的艺术内涵和人文理念。结合新认识论和深层心理学对这些内涵的阐释,可以更深入理解艺术的本体意义、审美经验的内涵、梦想的诗学价值以及适于人类生存的精神环境等问题,从而为艺术理论开发出新的能激发想象力的言说空间。     

我国高房价成因：一个基于心理学视角的解释

 内容提要：房地产市场是一个非常复杂的市场，其价格决定除受一般的经济学规律影响外，购房者的心理因素对房价的影响也非常大。但是，到目前为止，对于心理因素在消费者购房决策中的影响，在国内讨论的还不多。本文通过对我国长三角地区购房者的问卷调查发现，心理因素对购房者购房决策的影响是巨大的，在此基础上，本文还对最近我国宏观调控下房地产市场一些典型性事实进行了解释。     

Sample size considerations and augmentation of computer experiments

Computer Experiments, consisting of a number of runs of a computer model with different inputs, are now common-place in scientific research. Using a simple fire model for illustration some guidelines are given for the size of a computer experiment. A graph is provided relating the error of prediction to the sample size which should be of use when designing computer experiments.

Methods for augmenting computer experiments with extra runs are also described and illustrated. The simplest method involves adding one point at a time choosing that point with the maximum prediction variance. Another method that appears to work well is to choose points from a candidate set with maximum determinant of the variance covariance matrix of predictions.     

Determinants of the Safety Performance of Private Multi-storey Residential Buildings in Hong Kong

Given the high population and development density in Hong Kong, building failures can result in catastrophic consequences. It is thus worthwhile identifying those dilapidated buildings, and this explains why the Hong Kong government has considered launching a mandatory building inspection scheme in the city. Apart from the measurement of building safeness, however, it is equally important to explore the major determinants of the safety performance of buildings. Such information can help the government and other related organizations to rationalize their subsidies offered for building improvement and to make more informed strategies of urban regeneration in Hong Kong. To this end, the safety performance of 429 private multi-storey residential buildings was measured in this study using the Building Safety and Conditions Index developed by The University of Hong Kong. It was then followed by an explanatory analysis which found that older buildings were less safe than large, modern buildings. More importantly, the co-existence of a property management agent and a statutory owners’ association delivered the best building safety performance, and in this respect was the optimum building management regime for private multi-storey buildings in Hong Kong. These findings pose significant policy implications for building safety and urban regeneration in Hong Kong.     

Exploring the specific needs of an understudied group: Children with intellectual disability in residential child care

Children and adolescents who live in out of home care in the child protection system are considered to be vulnerable to manifesting mental health disorders as well as other types of difficulties. This risk is greater in the case of children who display any type of disability. The aim of this study is to profile the state of health and well-being of a group of children presenting intellectual disability who live in residential care in a Spanish autonomous community and to compare these results with their non-disabled peers.     

Therapeutic alliance between youth and staff in residential group care: Psychometrics of the therapeutic alliance quality scale

Therapeutic alliance has been frequently studied in individual counseling sessions; however, research on therapeutic alliance in residential settings for youth with mental health diagnoses has been limited. This may be due, in part, to the presence of multiple service providers often in caregiving roles. The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric quality of a widely utilized measure of therapeutic alliance used in psychotherapy with youth in residential care where the treatment is provided by a trained married couple. We also compared the relationship between youth ratings of their male and female service providers, as well as examined correlations in ratings between youth and staff on therapeutic alliance. Finally, we investigated the direction, magnitude, and trajectory of change in therapeutic alliance over a 12-month period following admission into residential care. The method was a longitudinal assessment of 135 youth and 124 staff regarding therapeutic alliance over the course of 12 months or discharge from services. Results indicated strong psychometric properties and high correlations for youth ratings of both their male and female service providers. However, the correlation was low between youth and service provider ratings of alliance. Longitudinal analyses indicated that rates of therapeutic alliance changed over time.     

Social Work Supervision and its Role in Enabling a Community Visitor Program that Promotes and Protects the Rights of Children

Abstract

This article explores the characteristics of traditional social work supervision, comparing it with supervision in the counselling/clinical field and in industry. The contention is that while social work supervision has learned from advances in other supervisory fields, the traditional social work supervision functions of administration, education, support, and mediation lead to a more holistic practice within child protection work than is possible using other narrower frameworks. A discussion of supervision within a community visitor program that promotes and protects the rights and interests of children and young people who are in state care is used to support this contention.     

街道办事处和社区居委会关系的现状与展望——以广东汕头市东方街道办事处与其社区居委会关系的调查为个案

正确处理城市街道办事处与其居民委员会的关系是当前社区建设顺利进行的关键性问题之一。通过对汕头市的东方街道办事处与其社区居委会关系现状的调查,认为城市社区建设“两级政府、三级管理”模式比较适应现阶段我国国情,主张既要发挥城市街道办事处“指导”的作用,又要调动社区居委会和群众“自治”的积极性,从而提高政府的工作效率,增强和发展居民群众的亲和力。     

武则天明堂政治和明堂大火考

明堂是封建社会重要的礼仪建筑。武则天朝的明堂,有其特别之处:武则天修建的明堂担负着禅代的特殊历史使命,它建成后就成为武则天的政治活动中心和心理支撑点;围绕明堂展开和发生的一系列事件,不仅是当时历史的缩影,也从某种角度折射出武则天的种种心态,明堂对当时的政治、社会产生了重大而又微妙的影响,很值得分析和回味。前人对于明堂的研究多是从礼仪和考古的角度对建筑本身进行考察,[1]而很少从政治角度和社会背景上分析,武则天朝的明堂所涵盖的内容已经远远超出了它单纯的建筑含义。