Translating case management in a service for older people in Berlin

Case management is a coordinating process designed to align service provision more closely to the identified needs of people requiring assistance in the context of complex care systems. It is an approach that has crossed the borders of different national welfare systems where it has been adopted to address ostensibly similar problems. This empirically based but primarily methodological article draws on the author's doctoral research during which he spent an extended period in Berlin investigating a citywide case management service for older people in the context of German long-term care policy and legislation. It explores the extent to which a specific case study can illuminate how case management adapts in differing national welfare systems and highlights the particular methodological challenges of ‘translation’ and ‘equivalence’ in cross-national research. The article outlines how institutional context both shaped and constrained the Berlin case management service and highlights the necessity in cross-country research for a critical contextual examination of apparently similar features. This is particularly relevant where English words and expressions are directly absorbed into the local language, an important yet rarely addressed complicating factor.     

Pedagogy of international social work: a comparative study in the USA,UK, and Georgia

The social work profession worldwide has been increasingly influenced by globalization and its effects on social issues that require social workers to be responsive and knowledgeable in addressing them. In recent years there has been an increased emphasis on the internationalization of the social work profession and education. With limited examples of international social-work-teaching methods discussed in the literature, there is also a lack of information obtained directly from students on methods of instruction that they most prefer and find beneficial. This collaborative, comparative project examined students' perceptions of methods that make teaching international social work successful at three universities in the United States, United Kingdom, and Georgia. While there were different preferences for content- and process-driven approaches in teaching, students' common interest was in gaining practice examples and exposure to real-life practice of international social work in their own and other countries. The findings suggest that international social work education needs to be more experiential and practice-based.     

高职院校《形势与政策》课程教学改革的探索与思考

《形势与政策》课程是高职院校思想政治教育的重要内容和途径,是每个学生的必修课程,中宣部、教育部专门发文指导,教育部、各省教育厅每学期都发布指导性意见或者召开备课会。但是,与党和国家对这门课程高度重视不协调的是,高职院校学生对这门课程认识上存在误区,学习积极性不高。广州体育职业技术学院多年来致力于该门课程的教学改革与探索,在遵循教育部、省教育厅指导意见的原则下,从课时分配、讲授内容、师资配备、授课形式、校园文化、考核方式等多方面作了有益的尝试,取得了很好的效果。     

六十年来辛亥革命研究之学术变迁——以研究假设和研究取径为中心

观察六十年来辛亥革命研究的学术变迁,研究假设和研究取径是两个兼顾理论与实践的最有效的分析概念。因为在不同时期的研究假设和核心概念之下,均有特定的研究对象、学术问题、视角方法与之相辅相成,形成具有某种规范意义的研究模型。六十年来,中国大陆的辛亥革命研究经历了革命史—事件史、现代化史—社会变迁史、后现代视野—社会文化研究三种模型的变迁和兴替。革命史—事件史模型的典范期是20世纪50—60年代,80年代为其发展期。现代化史—社会变迁史模型形成于80年代,在90年代深入发展。后现代视野—社会文化研究模型则在21世纪以来的辛亥革命研究中崭露头角。时至今日,方法视角多样、边界模糊的辛亥革命研究日益成为主潮。辛亥革命研究的学术变迁,是六十年来时代变迁的反映;辛亥革命研究的发展和走向,也必定存在于其对新的时代问题的关怀之中。     

职业教育为农业产业化服务的途径

结合我国农业产业化发展中面临的农民素质普遍较低、不能适应现代农业生产发展要求,科技人员严重不足、农业科技推广滞后,组织管理人才匮乏、农民组织发育滞缓,龙头企业规模不大、管理水平和员工素质亟待提高等有关农业产业化经营面临人力资源不足的困惑,提出了职业教育为农业产业化服务的途径:为农业产业化经营培养合理的多结构多层次人才,为造就现代新型农民提供培训,为加大农业科技推广做好示范,为地方政府实施农业产业化当好参谋,为龙头企业提供服务。     

高校传承民族精神的途径与方法研究

采取问卷调查的方法,研究高校传承民族精神的方法与途径.结论是高校要把对大学生的民族精神教育纳入办学指导思想,以传统文化为载体,以社会实践为途径,通过知识传授、环境陶冶、内心感知、身体力行的方法,对大学生进行民族精神教育.     

大学英语四级快速阅读能力提高路径分析

根据大学英语四级考试的快速阅读新题型特征,提出了快速阅读能力提高方法和提高路径。     

民族交流与融合:汉语言词汇发展的途径研究

以民族融合的历史为背景,文章探讨了作为民族交流与融合时期的重要表征———语言的融合及词汇的发展变化。通过对部分少数民族及西域民族词汇融入汉语体系的历史考察,着重对民族语言融合的途径以及对社会发展的影响进行了论述,从而可以看出汉语言发展至今这个如此庞大体系的历史轨迹。     

‘Continuity of Care Experiences’ within pre-registration midwifery education programs: A scoping review

BackgroundMidwifery is based on the philosophy of woman-centred care. The continuity of care experience in pre-registration education programs exemplifies this philosophy. Wide variation in how education providers implement ‘Continuity of Care Experiences’ into their programs of study can challenge this valuable learning opportunity.AimTo provide a comprehensive analysis of the governance and empirical evidence of knowledge, practice and enablers to support continuity of care experiences within pre-registration midwifery education.MethodA scoping review of research, policy and professional documents pertaining to the continuity of care experience in pre-registration education programs was conducted with 46 articles meeting the inclusion criteria.FindingsSeveral factors were identified that support the implementation, facilitation and evaluation of the continuity of care experience within pre-registration midwifery education. These include: a woman-centred model of maternity care; enabling midwifery students and women to develop ‘relational continuity’; tripartite support models; optimising the sequencing of these experiences within the program and, woman-led evaluations of student performance. There was little consensus regarding the pedagogical intent and, therefore, an inability to clearly define and measure the learning outcomes of the continuity of care experience.ConclusionIn countries where the predominant model of maternity care is fragmented and not woman-centred, further research is required to understand the pedagogical intent of the continuity of care experience.     

当代西方语言学理论与汉语语法研究

从《马氏文通》开始,中国汉语语法研究就走上了与西方语言学理论相结合的道路。通过梳理和总结汉语结构语法研究、功能语法研究和认知语法研究的发展历程、取得的成果和存在的不足,我们能够更加明晰当代西方语言学理论和汉语语法研究的关系,更好地把握汉语语法研究的发展方向。