State of public relations education in the United States: 2006 report on a national survey of executives and academics

A survey of 312 public relations executives and educators examined how well practitioners and instructors perceive public relations students to be prepared for the practice, the content and value of public relations curricula and, the future of public relations education in the United States. Results are largely consistent with those from a slightly smaller 1998 survey, suggesting that the views of both groups are consistent over time and providing the first two data points in what it is hoped will develop into a longitudinal line of research addressing public relations education. Judgments regarding the desired characteristics among job applicants and essential curriculum content were extremely similar between the practitioner and educator groups with both wanting more emphasis on research, ethics and strategic planning as the field moves from a low-paid technical emphasis toward a much better paid strategic planning and research emphasis.     

Women's birth expectations,are they fulfilled? Findings from a longitudinal Swedish cohort study

BackgroundThe importance of women's expectations on the experience of birth has shown contradictory results regarding fulfilment. The aim of this study was to describe pregnant women's expectations of birth and to investigate if these expectations were fulfilled. An additional aim was to determine if unfulfilled expectations were related to the mode of birth, use of epidural and the birth experience.MethodsThis research investigated a prospective regional cohort study of 1042 Swedish-speaking women who completed a questionnaire about birth expectations in late pregnancy and were followed up with two months after birth. Five areas were under study: support from partner, support from midwife, control, participation in decision making and the midwife's presence during labour and birth. An index combining expectations and experiences was created.ResultsCertain background characteristics were associated with expectations as well as experiences. Statistically significant differences were shown between expectations and experiences in support from midwife (mean 3.41 vs 3.32), support from partner (mean 3.70 vs 3.77), and midwife's presence (mean 3.00 vs 3.39). Experiences ‘worse than expected’ regarding decision making and control were associated with modes of birth other than vaginal and four out of five areas were associated with a less positive birth experience.ConclusionSome women had high birth expectations of which some were fulfilled. An expectation on support from the midwife was less likely to be achieved, while support from partner and the midwives’ presence were fulfilled. If the woman's expectations were not fulfilled, e.g. became ‘worse than expected’ this was associated with a less positive overall birth experience as well as with instrumental or surgical mode of birth.     

海南少数民族地区贫困女大学生心理健康状况的调查研究

本文依据海南少数民族地区高校贫困女生在校期间的心理健康状况的调查材料论析相关问题。     

经贸英语篇章修辞研究述评

现代修辞学蓬勃发展,不断细化。篇章修辞学逐渐进入人们的视野并引起越来越多的学者的关注和探讨。经贸英语篇章修辞在研究内容、研究理据、研究范式等方面体现出自身的显著特点,同时,该领域的研究还需进一步加强和深化。经贸英语篇章修辞研究具有重要的理论意义和现实意义,对英语教学亦有重要的参考价值和指导作用。     

关于非英语专业大学生定语从句的错误分析

本文运用错误分析理论,分析中国非英语专业大学生在定语从句的运用中出现的错误类型及错误的成因,探讨解决策略,以期对定语从句的教学有所启示。     

我国城市和谐社区建设的实证调查与研究

回顾了我国社区建设的历程及和谐社区建设的提出,通过对和谐社区内涵的分析,构建和谐社区指标体系,进而通过问卷调查了解当前我国城市社区和谐社区的基本状况及存在差异的成因。     

Six central features of the Chinese labour market: A literature survey

In this comprehensive analytical overview, the author pays particular attention to the changing structure of China's employment towards more private‐sector jobs in urban areas; its rising wages and widening earnings inequality; the persistence of its hukou system, causing labour market discrimination, an urban labour shortage and a rural labour surplus; its more market‐oriented wage structure, albeit with segmentation between firm ownership types; its relatively low unemployment; and the relatively weak role of its traditional labour market institutions, including minimum wages and trade unions. The aim is to contribute to the development of more suitable, China‐specific theoretical models and sound policy analysis.     

Adolescent Marriage in Nepal: A Subregional Level Analysis

This study aims to identify the distribution of marriages among adolescents, aged 10 to 19 years, throughout Nepal. Data were obtained from the 2011 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey. Chi-square tests and logistic regression analyses were used to identify the main determinants of adolescent marriages (AMs). Of a total 11,967 weighted samples, 9.3% of adolescents (95% CI, 8–10%) were found to have been married; a significantly higher percentage of these were female. The variability of AMs varied among the regions of Nepal, with a higher percentage occurring in the Western Mountain, Mid-Western Hill, and Central Terai areas. AMs were also more likely to have occurred among poorer households. The findings show a substantial differences of AMs in different geographic areas and demographic levels in Nepal.     

Credibility or Credulity? Examining Political Organization-Public Relationships in an Election of Interloping Candidates

ABSTRACT

This national online survey (N = 493) examined the political organization-public relationship (POPR) that voters perceived with their own political party and their opposing political party, as well as voters’ assessment of the credibility of candidates running for president during the primary season of the 2016 election. Results indicated that although credibility assessment of one’s own party’s candidate was much as expected, POPR with the Democratic Party was generally stronger than that with the Republican Party. Data showed no evidence that a poor POPR with one’s own party would drive voters to support interloper candidates. We conclude by reflecting on the importance of POPR with the opposing party and what weak relationships may mean for parties in the long term.