Behavior problems of children in foster care: Associations with foster mothers’ representations,commitment, and the quality of mother–child interaction

This study investigated different environmental and contextual factors associated with maltreated children's adjustment in foster care. Participants included 83 children (52 boys), ages 1–7 years, and their foster caregivers. Quality of interaction with the foster caregiver was assessed from direct observation of a free-play situation; foster caregiver attachment state of mind and commitment toward the child were assessed using two interviews; disruptive behavior symptoms were reported by foster caregivers. Results showed that quality of interaction between foster caregivers and children were associated with behavior problems, such that higher-quality interactions were related to fewer externalizing and internalizing problems. Foster caregivers’ state of mind and commitment were interrelated but not directly associated with behavior problems of foster children. Type of placement moderated the association between foster caregiver commitment and foster child behavior problems. Whereas greater foster caregiver commitment was associated with higher levels of adjustment for children in foster families (kin and non-kin), this was not the case in foster-to-adopt families. Finally, the associations between foster child behavior problems and history of maltreatment and placement related-risk conditions fell below significance after considering child age and quality of interaction with the foster caregiver. Findings underscore the crucial contribution of the foster caregiver–child relationship to fostering child adjustment and, thereby, have important implications for clinical services offered to this population.     

Care in academia: an exploration of student parents’ experiences

While student parents now represent a significant proportion of the higher education population in England, this group has been given limited consideration in policy circles. Using a social constructivist and feminist theoretical framework, this paper draws on a research project investigating the role of higher education policies in supporting student parents in England. It focuses on findings from 40 interviews conducted with student parents enrolled on university programmes. It shows that, in the context of the default construction of the university student as carefree, student parents often describe their experience of navigating academia as a struggle, in which time-related, financial, health and emotional problems prevail. However, the stories they tell also emphasise the benefits associated with their dual status. By doing so, they resist the discourse of deficit typically applied to ‘non traditional’ students and produce a counter-discourse that disturbs the long-lived binary opposition between care and academia.     

离异家庭儿童行为问题与母亲教养方式的研究

本研究采用父母养育方式评价量表和Rutter儿童行为问卷,对226名幼儿的行为问题与其母亲的教养方式进行了调查。结果发现,离异家庭幼儿的行为问题检出率高,其行为问题与母亲的教养方式显著相关,且离异家庭与正常家庭母亲的教养方式也存在显著差异。说明母亲不良的教养方式是影响幼儿行为问题的重要因素。因此,对离异家庭幼儿行为问题的干预,关键是对母亲教养方式的干预。改善不良的教育方式,是减少幼儿行为问题发生的根本措施。     

高职学生思想政治教育人文关怀缺失问题研究

分析了高职院校思想政治教育工作存在人文关怀缺失的种种表现,以及学生思想政治工作的现实意义,提出了改善人文关怀缺失的对策。     

人文关怀视阈下的高校思想政治教育

体现人文关怀,既是我国高校学生思想政治教育的一个基本理念,也是高等学府应有的大学精神,更是学生思想政治工作自身内在属性的必然要求。只有这样,才能使学生真正感受到来自学校的温暖和尊重,有利于培养彼此的信任和情感,使思想政治教育在和谐、轻松、对等的氛围中开展下去,保证学生思想政治工作达到预期的效果。     

英语词汇习得中的母语负迁移现象及教学启示

词汇学习是语言学习中的重要环节。然而母语在英语词汇学习中的负迁移作用不可忽视。在词汇教学中,教师应该把握迁移的规律,采取有效的教学方法克服母语负迁移的影响,帮助学生提高英语词汇学习的效率。