"信访权"之宪法定位

我国宪法并无信访权的规定,但一般认为,信访制度的宪法依据是宪法第41条,是公民宪法赋予的建议权、申诉权的具体体现。然而从实践和宪法权利理论出发,有必要对信访权加以分解,分为政治性权利和非政治性权利,从代议机构监督和制衡行政权的高度加强信访制度建设,推进我国宪政制度的完善。     

家访：“家校”合作的最佳切入点

家访是密切学校教育和家庭教育关系的一种有效的教育手段 ,也是“家校”合作的最佳切入点。它具有协调各方面要求、促进良好师生关系形成、激发学生学习的信心和动力以及为因材施教提供条件等多方面的教育功能。因而应在教师中大力倡导并认真实施。     

Evaluating employee assistance programs. A review of methods, outcomes, and future directions

Renewed interest in assisting troubled employees has led to an upsurge in the development of employee assistance programs, coupled with demands for demonstrable effectiveness. This review examines the nature and scope of these programs, their administrative and methodological context, and the types and outcomes of evaluation studies conducted thus far. Proposals for improving future investigations through a number of different approaches and strategies are then made.     

The significance of ‘the visit’ in an English category-B prison: views from prisoners,prisoners’ families and prison staff

A number of claims have been made regarding the importance of prisoners staying in touch with their family through prison visits, firstly from a humanitarian perspective of enabling family members to see each other, but also regarding the impact of maintaining family ties for successful rehabilitation, reintegration into society and reduced re-offending. This growing evidence base has resulted in increased support by the Prison Service for encouraging the family unit to remain intact during a prisoner’s incarceration. Despite its importance however, there has been a distinct lack of research examining the dynamics of families visiting relatives in prison. This paper explores perceptions of the same event – the visit – from the families’, prisoners’ and prison staffs' viewpoints in a category-B local prison in England. Qualitative data was collected with 30 prisoners’ families, 16 prisoners and 14 prison staff, as part of a broader evaluation of the visitors’ centre. The findings suggest that the three parties frame their perspective of visiting very differently. Prisoners’ families often see visits as an emotional minefield fraught with practical difficulties. Prisoners can view the visit as the highlight of their time in prison and often have many complaints about how visits are handled. Finally, prison staff see visits as potential security breaches and a major organisational operation. The paper addresses the current gap in our understanding of the prison visit and has implications for the Prison Service and wider social policy.     

论我国信访制度的既存缺陷与重构途径

信访制度作为一种弱救济性的行政救济手段、行政监督途径及表达民意的方式,是我党的一项政治发明,曾对社会的稳定与发展起到了重要作用。但是,由于其存在功能错位、＂人治＂色彩浓厚以及缺乏统一的协调、效率低下等问题,使信访制度似乎走入了＂困境＂,而造成这些问题的根本原因在于其制度设计的缺陷。要进一步完善信访制度,就必须重设其功能目标,整合机构,畅通信访渠道实行阳光信访。论文分析了信访制度在我国设计的初衷及定位,探讨了其存在的缺陷,提出了重构信访制度的途径与建议。     

Contact between birth parents and children in kinship care in a sample from Spain

Within the context of kinship care, the main objectives of this work are to study the characteristics of contact between foster children and their birth parents, and their relationship with key variables of fostering, the children and their kinship caregivers. The sample included 189 children from Spain and their kinship families. A semi‐structured placement interview and two scales relating to the child–caregiver relationship and child's psychological adjustment were used with the kinship families. The results revealed a significant percentage of foster children who had no family contact. Various visit types, frequencies and durations were described. Kinship care with contact, compared with placements without contact, was frequently characterized by the absence of professional supervision, and an affectionate child–caregiver relationship; moreover, children with contact were perceived to have fewer serious behaviour and socio‐emotional problems and a greater probability of family reunification. The regression analysis showed that the main predictors for how caregivers assessed contact were the children's emotional reaction during visits and the quality of the relationship between the kinship families and the birth parents. These results suggest the need for further research about contact, which will certainly have a major impact on professional intervention with these families.     

和谐信访文化:概念、理念及其建构

在我国社会发展的战略机遇期,把和谐信访文化建设作为构建社会主义和谐社会的一项重要内容和目标,是我国关于文化建设科学理论的新发展,也是中国特色社会主义文化建设在新时期的着力点。和谐信访文化具有和谐、人本、公正、法治等基本理念,这是和谐信访文化建设的合理内核。和谐信访文化建设应从精神层面、制度层面、行为层面和环境层面"四位一体"进行系统建构。     

孟浩然入京考实

唐代山水田园派诗人孟浩然,因谋取功名,一生曾三入长安。开元十一年冬,孟浩然因中书令张说之荐而首入长安,并写了著名的《赴京途中遇雪》一诗。开元十六年秋,孟浩然因"应进士"举二入长安,并与王维相识于京师。开元十九年一月,唐玄宗率文武百官"幸"东都,孟浩然闻之,乃于翌年春由襄阳而至,之后由洛阳三入长安。     

信访制度在构建和谐社会中的价值探讨

信访制度既能有效保护人民群众的合法权益,体现人民主权的宪政基础,契合现代法治政府理念目标的实现,同时又能展现权利时代利益诉求的制度保障和司法救济途径的制度互补。信访制度在构建和谐社会中具有多方面的的功能和作用。     

Evaluating a management and organization development effort in mental health agencies.

Although the use of management and organization development techniques in health and human service settings is increasing, there are few systematic studies of their effects. Those which do exist are problematic in many respects. An 18-month program incorporating both management and organization development is described along with the results of its evaluation, which were positive and well-utilized. A discussion of the methods employed, the problems encountered, and the outcomes obtained illustrates that these evaluation efforts are needed and can be useful to program evaluators involved in planned-change efforts.