The ‘right time’ – negotiating the timing of interviews with vulnerable young people

Participant retention is a key factor in determining the success of longitudinal research. Challenges in re-locating and retaining participants over the long term are major issues for researchers working with young people who face adversity and experience frequent changes in circumstances. This article reports on a study of vulnerable young people and their transition into adulthood. Rather than the more conventional schedule-based approach to locating and re-interviewing young people, a relational process, the ‘right time’ framework, was used to facilitate young people's involvement in the study. Embedded in the ‘right time’ framework is recognition of the diverse and fluctuating circumstances that shape young people's availability for interviews. Several case examples are considered which amplify the way that the ‘right time’ framework allowed the research to navigate around these circumstances. The case examples highlight the value young people attached to being involved in the research, the influence on the ‘right time’ of wider relational tensions for young people and the need to negotiate researcher status as a different sort of adult. The ‘right time’ framework contributed to a high retention rate in the study generating a more representative sample and enhancing the subsequent data analysis by providing valuable insights into the lives of these vulnerable young people.     

基于评价理论的APEC领导人宣言分析

2005年到2014年的APEC领导人宣言中的评价资源以借言为主，正面评价突出，其中鉴赏资源丰富，语势较强，立场分明。这些既体现出对话的和谐，又表明了领导人的决心和信心。2014年的领导人宣言的特点是亚太国家成果众多且认可度更高，特别鼓励区域内，以及政府与私营企业的战略性合作。     

Heteroscedastic Global Tests that the Regression Parameters for Two or More Independent Groups are Identical

Simulation results are reported on methods that allow both within group and between group heteroscedasticity when testing the hypothesis that independent groups have identical regression parameters. The methods are based on a combination of extant techniques, but their finite-sample properties have not been studied. Included are results on the impact of removing all leverage points or just bad leverage points. The method used to identify leverage points can be important and can improve control over the Type I error probability. Results are illustrated using data from the Well Elderly II study.     

西部民族地区社会现代化与现代人格的塑造

为适应西部民族地区社会现代化的发展,必须要塑造与之相应的现代人格。文章对现代人格的特征以及西部民族地区塑造现代人格的现实可行性进行了阐述,并提出了塑造现代人格的基本对策。     

西部青年对西部大开发的社会判断研究

本研究采用自编问卷就西部青年对西部大开发的社会判断情况进行了调查。结果表明:(1)大部分西部青年对西部大开发的社会判断呈一定的消极趋向;(2)西部青年对西部大开发的社会判断在农业与农民问题、民族交往问题、进城民工的权益保障问题上存在显著的地域差异,在工人下岗问题、腐败与经济犯罪问题上存在显著的职业差异,在环境问题上存在显著的文化程度差异。     

吉林省地区间经济力差距分析

按照Kuznets倒U字假说,我国实现经济高速增长过程中,由于区域经济增长的不平衡性,导致了地区间经济力差距的扩大。吉林省为了尽可能地缩小地区间经济力的差距,以便促进地区的均衡发展,应该在省内形成以信息和高速公路网络为基础的共同市场。     

民族地区以信息化带动工业化发展的对策研究

只有加速推进信息化带动工业化的进程 ,西部民族地区才能发挥“后发”优势 ,实现跨越式发展。为此 ,西部民族地区需加快和优先发展信息产业、积极推进信息技术在传统工业领域的广泛应用。坚持走以市场为主导的道路、加大对信息产业的投入、制定相应的人才政策 ,并注重培育和优化与信息化推进和信息化产业发展相关的外部环境。     

"十一五"期间西部经济发展的总体思路探析

“十一五”期间,西部经济发展的总体思路拟确立为:搞好“四个兼顾”,着力解决西部经济发展面临的四个突出问题;坚持“三个带动”,不断为西部经济发展提供强劲动力;突出“两个培育”,重点抓好西部经济发展的两个薄弱环节;强化“一个支撑”,努力消除西部经济发展的瓶颈制约。     

民国时期甘南藏区考察的研究

中华民国建立的短短几十年中,甘南藏族地区发生了巨大的变化。在这个时期,有众多的学者在这里长期工作和从事考察活动,并留下许多藏学研究方面的优秀成果。这些研究成果的发表,在把这里的真实情况传播出去的同时,也引起人们对边疆建设问题的注意。所以,研究各个阶段参与的人物、考察内容以及考察成果,简单地分析评价这些考察活动,并总结他们的共性和其发展的一般规律是必要的。     

欠发达地区发展区域特色经济的思考

欠发达地区面临宏观环境的变化，使得地区在竞争中急需寻求一条把比较优势转化为竞争优势的有效途径。本文分析了发展特色经济的战略意义，提出了欠发达地区发展区域特色经济的基本思路和对策。