Towards an assessment for organizational participatory research health partnerships: A systematic mixed studies review with framework synthesis

Within the health sciences, organizational participatory research (OPR) is defined as a blend of research and action, in which academic researchers partner with health organization members. OPR is based on a sound partnership between all stakeholders to improve organizational practices. However, little research on the evaluation of OPR health partnership exists. This systematic mixed studies review sought to produce a new theoretical model that structures the evaluation of the OPR processes and related outcomes of OPR health partnerships. Six bibliographic databases were searched together with grey literature sources for OPR health partnership evaluation questionnaires. Six questionnaires were included, from which a pool of 95 OPR health partnership evaluation items were derived. The included questionnaires were appraised for the quality of their origin, development and measurement properties. A framework synthesis was performed using an existing OPR framework by organizing questionnaire items in a matrix using a hybrid thematic analysis. This led to our proposed Organizational Participatory Research Evaluation Model (OPREM) that includes three axes, Trust, Collective Learning and Sustainability (with specific dimensions) and 95 items. This model provides information to help stakeholders comprehensively structure the evaluation of their partnerships and subsequent improvement; thus, potentially helping to improve health organization practices.     

A systematic review on the application of dialogue in public relations to information communication technology-based platforms: Comparing English and Chinese contexts

This study aims to systematically analyze and compare studies applying the dialogue approach in public relations to information communication technologies (ICTs) under English and Chinese context. Specifically, we want to investigate the subjects, the adoption of dialogic principles, and the processing of additional valuables of dialogue in selected studies. By identifying 68 relevant peer-reviewed journal articles under English context and 13 under Chinese context, we analyzed different subjects in selected publications, including their research topics, methods, samples and objectives. Moreover, our study also revealed the following results: (1) three dialogic principles were well adopted while the other two were not; (2) public engagement was the most common effect; (3) organizational response was the most common antecedent to dialogue implementation. Future studies are recommended to diversify research methods, topics and relevant technologies. We also call for developing theoretical models for dialogue in public relations and updating dialogic principles and measurements. Based upon the fact that the dialogue approach is less studied under Chinese context, we also offer a path to construct effective and ethical communication between organizations and publics on various ICT-based platforms in Greater China.     

《周礼》的生态伦理系统思想

《周礼》以取法于天、以礼为治的思想为基础,形成了一套较为完整的生态伦理思想系统,其中包括完备的价值基础、伦理制度和具体的伦理原则。其保护对象主要有土地、山林川泽、矿藏及其他自然资源。《周礼》是世界上最早提到环境保护伦理法规的有系统的著作,其中的思想及措施总结了当时的生态伦理实践经验,对后世的生态伦理思想产生了深远的影响。     

A re-evaluation of random-effects meta-analysis

Summary.  Meta-analysis in the presence of unexplained heterogeneity is frequently undertaken by using a random-effects model, in which the effects underlying different studies are assumed to be drawn from a normal distribution. Here we discuss the justification and interpretation of such models, by addressing in turn the aims of estimation, prediction and hypothesis testing. A particular issue that we consider is the distinction between inference on the mean of the random-effects distribution and inference on the whole distribution. We suggest that random-effects meta-analyses as currently conducted often fail to provide the key results, and we investigate the extent to which distribution-free, classical and Bayesian approaches can provide satisfactory methods. We conclude that the Bayesian approach has the advantage of naturally allowing for full uncertainty, especially for prediction. However, it is not without problems, including computational intensity and sensitivity to a priori judgements. We propose a simple prediction interval for classical meta-analysis and offer extensions to standard practice of Bayesian meta-analysis, making use of an example of studies of 'set shifting' ability in people with eating disorders.     

Systematic Effects of Capital Service Price Definition on Perceptions of Input Substitution

Earlier attempts at reconciling disparate substitution elasticity estimates examined differences in separability hypotheses, data bases, and estimation techniques, as well as methods employed to construct capital service prices. Although these studies showed that differences in elasticity estimates between two or three studies may be attributable to the aforementioned features of the econometric models, they have been unable to demonstrate this link statistically and establish the existence of systematic relationships between features of the econometric models and the perception of production technologies generated by those models. Using sectoral data covering the entire production side of the U.S. economy, we estimate 34 production models for alternative definitions of the capital service price. We employ substitution elasticities calculated from these models as dependent variables in the statistical search for systematic relationships between features of the econometric models and perceptions of the sectoral technology as characterized by the elasticities. Statistically significant systematic effects are found between the monotonicity and concavity properties of the cost functions and service price–technical change specifications as well as between substitution elasticities.     

社会工作在大学生就业辅导中的应用

高等教育由“精英化”教育向“大众化”教育的转变，毕业生的逐年增加，使大学生就业难的现象突现。据发达国家经验，大学生就业辅导的开展正是针对该现象提供的有效帮助，只是我国的大学生就业辅导起步较晚，还存在很多发展空间。本文试图从系统论和生涯理论的视角出发，探索社会工作的理念与方法在大学生就业辅导过程中的应用。     

西方人力资源管理思想中的系统思维

人力资源管理思想的发展与社会生产力水平是紧密联系的。从其演进历程看 ,虽然西方古人能注重对自然界和人类社会整体性、统一性的认识 ,但由于缺乏对整体各个细节的认识能力 ,所以那时的系统思想必然带有浓厚的猜测和思辨性质。近代机械观也把世界看作一个整体 ,虽然它并不符合系统思想 ,但在对人的管理思想方面 ,仍不乏当今系统思维的光辉。到了现代 ,以泰罗为代表的古典管理理论虽仍有机械论的色彩 ,但已开始注重人性问题。今天 ,与自然科学领域一样 ,系统思维已深入人力资源管理的理论与实践之中     

社会控制:关于司法与社会最一般关系的理论分析

对司法功能的恰当认识是增强有关司法的知识、进行司法改革的理论前提和基础。而司法与社会最一般的功能联系 ,可以诉诸社会控制的概念予以解释。作为历史上由来已久的社会控制形式 ,司法所具有的特点包括了 :它是法律规范与组织化力量的结合 ;是对个别行为的直接控制与普遍行为的张力控制的结合 ;是法律权威与司法角色行为影响力的结合 ;是公正价值与司法制度的结合。在社会控制体系中 ,司法也居于正式的、专门的、最高的地位。     

系统症结辨识的模糊分析与应用

本文基于模糊因果网络分析,提出了系统症结辨识的一种新思路,实例研究了吉林省轻工业发展现状的主要症结所在．     

高等院校思想政治教育的系统结构探析

在新形势下,高等院校教育系统结构内部诸要素既相互联系又相互作用。高等院校的思想政治教育是教育系统的要素,它的系统和功能体现了高等教育的发展状况。因此,重视高等院校的思想政治教育就显得尤为重要。