Affordance of Participation Rights for Children in Home‐based Education and Care: An Interactive Process Model of Participation — 2007

Recent models relating to the affordance of children’s participation rights, based on articles 12 and 13 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights Of the Child (1989) , have focused on the role of and strategies used by the adults working with children (Children and Society 10 , 2001: 107–117; Children and Society 20 , 2006: 209–222). Whilst these adults play a pivotal role in affording participation rights, children, and their parents/family/whānau, play an equally important role. This paper explores the complex interplay of roles, relationships, and strategies used by adults and children in home‐based education settings in Aotearoa/New Zealand, that support the affordance of participation rights for children. It identifies key aspects of practice that underpin this, and presents an alternative model of participation that is in keeping with a sociocultural approach to children’s learning and development, and acknowledges them, in the right conditions, as having a voice and agency as citizens in their own right.     

Securing a Sustainable Future for Children and Young People

This article outlines why sustainable development matters for children and young people, and explores the relevant policy context in England and the UK. It asks whether enough is being carried out by central government to secure a more sustainable future for, and with, today’s children. More is needed at the national policy level to: embed sustainable living principles within a range of policy frameworks affecting children and young people; provide a clear strategy for empowering children and young people to lead change and take action on climate change and environmental issues; and address the impact of environmental degradation on disadvantaged groups of children and young people.     

不断完善住房制度,努力构建有中国特色的住房保障体系

我国住房保障体系主要解决老百姓＂住有所居＂的问题,关键要在不同时间段使老百姓的住房条件适应社会发展的要求。要达到这个目标,需要不断完善住房制度改革。总体上,低收入者要有社会保障,中、高收入者要走商品化道路,中等偏下这一块要有政府支持,如发展公共租赁房,在房价上涨较快的地区增加限价商品房供应,通过三个不同的层次来达到老百姓＂住有所居＂的目标,构建有中国特色的住房保障体系。     

城市旅游经济与生态环境系统耦合协调度比较研究——以上海、西安为例

基于协同论、可持续发展理论,在构建概念模型和数学模型的基础上,运用上海市和西安市2001-2009年的统计数据,对不同类型城市旅游经济与生态环境的耦合关系及协调发展演变过程做对比研究,结果发现：（1）城市旅游经济和生态环境系统之间普遍存在着相互影响、相互制约的耦合互动关系;（2）旅游经济与生态环境的相互作用与反馈是决定二者耦合关系的直接原因,而城市产业结构、旅游资源、市场客源、城市化进程、地理位置、气候环境方面的差异则是形成耦合关系的深层次基础;（3）耦合协调度评价模型能有效判断城市旅游经济与生态环境耦合关系与协调发展的状态,是研究旅游可持续发展的重要工具。     

中华民族共同体意识的核心要义与铸牢路径

中华民族共同体意识作为一种社会意识,是对中华民族共同体这一社会存在的反映,是对中华民族共同体形成发展过程中所处的经济生产活动、社会关系以及社会结构的反映。“中华民族共同体意识”是涉及经济交往、政治认同、文化交融的心理活动过程。其核心要义包括以下五个方面：为实现中华民族伟大复兴的共同理想和共产主义远大理想而奋斗的自强意识与使命意识;以中华民族优秀传统文化、革命文化与社会主义先进文化为共有精神家园的自豪意识与守护意识;坚持党的领导、走中国特色社会主义的道路自信、理论自信与制度自信的政治意识;坚持国家利益高于一切、维护国家主权、安全与发展利益的自尊意识与责任意识;对伟大祖国、中华民族、中华文化、中国共产党、中国特色社会主义高度认同的共同体意识。     

日本现代家政学变迁与现状考察报告

家政学作为一门新兴科学起源于18世纪西方国家,是工业革命时代社会政治经济变革的产物。然而,现代家政学无论是其外延还是其内涵都发生了巨大变化。在当今日本高等教育机构中,其学科名称为:生活科学、生活环境学、人间环境科学、人间科学等或仍然沿用家政学这一名称。其研究对象已由当初单纯研究“家政”,发展为研究人与人、人与物质、人与生存环境相互作用的层面上。其研究目的在于:运用科学技术提高国民生活质量、构筑可持续发展的循环型社会,为人类福祉做出贡献。现代家政学以“国民的衣食住行生活”、“国民健康”、“国民生存环境”、“人类社会福祉”等为其研究领域的核心课题,融自然科学、社会科学、人文科学以及应用科学、管理科学、生活哲学、生活艺术等于一体,已形成博大精深的科学体系,成为一门跨学科的综合性应用型科学。并展示出崭新的学科内涵和生活哲学理念。在发达国家中,现代家政学被公认为社会健康发展不可或缺的生活科学。     

我国环境诉讼的困境及原因剖析

我国环境纠纷日益增多,但环境诉讼并未实现其维护社会正义、推动环境保护、促进环境立法的功能,其原因在于:公众环境诉讼意识和法律意识的相对较弱、环境诉讼难以及司法环境的影响,导致公众不寻求通过环境诉讼解决纠纷;司法独立的缺位导致法院难以公正审判环境纠纷案件;现阶段环境保护民间组织的法律地位限制了其在环境诉讼中的作用。     

低碳环境下的车辆路径问题及禁忌搜索算法研究

基于节能减排的新视角,本文研究了低碳环境下由第三方提供运输服务的车辆路径问题,在安排车辆路径时,同时考虑了能耗、碳排放和租车费用,而这些费用不仅与距离有关,也与客户点的需求量和车辆速度有关。提出了考虑车辆运量和速度的能耗计算方法,建立了非满载运输方式下的低碳路径模型——LCRP。设计了基于路径划分的禁忌搜索算法RS-TS对问题进行求解,该算法引入了一种新颖的路径编码与解码算法WSS,采用了三种邻域搜索方法。通过基准测试实例验证了算法能有效地找到满意解,并揭示了距离、能耗、行驶时间等参数之间的关系,实验分析表明采用低碳路径安排更加经济环保且选择中低的交通速度更有利于节约能耗和降低碳排放。     

Responding to the call: a conceptual model for kinship care assessment

Kinship care has become an important care option worldwide. However, in many jurisdictions, child welfare services use traditional foster care assessment systems. The assessment of the kinship home poses particular challenges. The initial assessment of the kinship home, enabling emergency placements, provides a child‐centred perspective. However, agencies frequently fail to meet the designated time frame for completion of the assessment/approval process. Such failures require the development of different conceptual models for kinship care service delivery, especially for assessments. This paper builds on earlier work on assessment models, drawing on the international literature and the author's involvement and research on kinship care in Ireland. The usability of the proposed model needs to be evaluated across different legislative, policy and practice contexts internationally.     

Supporting Residents Moving Into Long-Term Care: Multiple Layers Shape Residents’ Experiences

This interpretive grounded theory study explores 10 residents’ retrospective accounts of the relocation process, including the decision to move into a long-term care home, the pre-move preparations, the moving day circumstances, and the initial adjustment period following the move. Analysis of the data revealed a complex intersection of conditions at multiple layers that shaped residents’ experiences of the transitional process. Recommendations to enhance circumstances at individual, interpersonal, and systemic layers, for each temporal stage of the relocation process are proposed. Implications for social work practice across the continuum of care are also discussed.