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.     

论邓小平对选拔培养中青年干部的思想

建设有中国特色的社会主义市场经济 ,需要一大批杰出的人才。如何选拔培养中青年干部成为我们党和国家一项重大课题。运用邓小平理论中关于选拔培养中青年干部的观点并指导实践 ,将会对我国的四化建设起到积极作用     

对第二语言习得中“年龄小优势论”的辩证分析

多数人认为:在第二语言习得过程中,年龄小的人比年龄大的人学得好;儿童比成年人学得好。通过对大量的有关年龄因素如何影响"第二语言习得"(SLA)的资料的辩证分析,肯定了在自然条件下,就语音和语法方面而言,年龄越小,学得越好,但年龄大的人在读写方面的优势以及成年人比儿童能够更快地习得第二语言语法的事实证明了:在"第二语言习得"中,年龄小的人并非总是比年龄大的人学得好,从而论证了"年龄小优势论"具有一定的片面性。     

知识经济、后现代及知识分子断想

人类最近几个世纪所进行的现代化事业是取得辉煌成就的,但人类这种以经济建设为中心、片面追求物质财富的现代化努力是付出沉重代价的。现在人类已经到了必须反思自己的现代化选择,重新确定自己的未来和发展方向的时候。现代化的弊端和灾难性后果虽不能说明后现代对人类来说是必然的,但却可以说明后现代是有价值的,可供人类选择的。从后现代的视角看,知识经济具有二重性。知识经济的到来,为人类走向后现代提供了契机和可能。知识分子包括科技知识分子和人文知识分子在知识经济时代与后现代,将发挥举足轻重的作用,成为社会的主角。     

Young helpline callers and difference: exploring gender, ethnicity and sexuality in helpline access and provision

This article, which has its origin in a feasibility study carried out for three youth telephone helplines, focuses on gender, difference and helpline access by young people. During the research process the writers noted that for the three commissioning helplines, as is the case with the majority of other telephone helplines, approximately two‐thirds of callers are female. A helpline for young Muslims where the gender access ratio was 50/50 stood out as being different in this respect. Until recently, literature on gender and help‐seeking has tended towards making a blanket identification of males as experiencing difficulties in negotiating pathways to help. Although this difficulty of males is evident in relation to both help‐seeking and access to helplines, our study suggests that, at least in relation to helpline usage, when we take culture, ethnicity and sexuality into account, the help‐seeking situation may be more nuanced. This has implications in terms of enabling a cross‐section of young people to access helplines as well as with regard to helpline service development.     

一个中国知识分子的仕士适——《顾准文集》读后

通过顾准的人生境遇分析中国知识分子为官、为儒的命运 ,提出 :官有官道 ,文有文道 ;当代中国知识分子有追求 ,更有窘迫 ;思想大师来自于苦难和冷清 ;思想让人成为人     

江泽民关于选拔和培养优秀中青年干部的辩证思想

江泽民同志于 2 0 0 0年 6月在全国党校工作会议上的讲话 ,充满了实事求是的精神和深刻的辩证思维风格 ,体现了鲜明的时代特色。他对新时期干部德才基本要求所作出的新的规定 ,是对马克思主义人才理论的极大丰富。他提出的“重发现同时重培养”的原则、“使用、培养同一论”以及“德才具体说”、“辩证的台阶、资历观”等 ,是对传统的人才理论的突破和对马克思主义人才学说的丰富和发展     

贝娄小说中知识分子夫妻之间的权力关系

美国诺贝尔文学奖得主索尔·贝娄小说中知识分子夫妻之间的权力关系有三种模式 :竞争、控制、平等 ;两种性质 :压抑性和生产性。作者在小说中 ,对压抑性的权力关系作否定、贬抑的描绘 ;对生产性的权力关系作肯定、赞美的描述。贝娄的小说通过揭示男女知识分子之间的权力关系 ,突出了这些女性人物本身的知识品格和职业道路。     

李商隐诗歌中的伤逝意识

晚唐诗人李商隐,文名早就,诗人也渴望以己之才兴家展志,实现自己的生命价值。然而终于“贤士失志”,志业一一终成画饼。加之早年家境影响下最初忧生意识的积淀,使得李商隐少年自许的骄傲逐渐退居一旁,生命意识开始潜滋暗长。间或从幽隐的心之角落,伸出敏感的手指,敲响了伤逝忧生的悲哀钟声。     

知识经济时代知识分子的思想政治教育

知识经济为当代知识分子思想政治教育提出了一系列新问题 ,针对这些新变化 ,认为中国当代知识分子的思想政治教育的关键是把握住知识分子的民族情结 ,激发出爱国主义情怀。在此指导下要切实做到说服与引导 ,他律与自省 ,物质激励与精神激励 ,网络以及队伍建设的结合工作