The role of adverse childhood experiences as determinants of non-suicidal self-injury among children and adolescents referred to community and inpatient mental health settings

The objectives of this study were to examine the prevalence of, and determine the effect of adverse childhood experiences on non-suicidal self-injury among children and adolescents referred to community and inpatient mental health settings. Data for this study were obtained from the interRAI Child and Youth Mental Health dataset. A total of 2038 children and adolescents aged 8–18 years (M = 12.49; SD = 2.88, 61.1% males) were analyzed. Binary logistic regression was fitted to identify predictors of non-suicidal self-injury as a function of adverse childhood experiences, depression, and social support while simultaneously controlling for age, gender, type of patient, legal guardianship, marital status of parents/caregivers, history of foster family placement, and mental health diagnoses. Of the 2038 children and adolescents examined, 592 (29%) of this clinical sample engaged in non-suicidal self-injury. In the multivariate logistic regression model, children and adolescents who were physically abused had 49% higher odds of engaging in non-suicidal self-injury and children and adolescents who were sexually abused had 60% higher odds of engaging in non-suicidal self-injury, when compared to their non-abused counterparts. Other predictors of non-suicidal self-injury include: older age, female gender, inpatient status, depression, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, disruptive behavior disorder, and mood disorders. Children and adolescents who had some form of social support had a 26% decrease in the odds of engaging in non-suicidal self-injury. Assessment procedures for indicators of mental health, particularly among children and adolescents with a history of adverse childhood experiences, should also take into account non-suicidal self-injury. In addition to bolstering social support networks, addressing depression and related emotion regulation skills in childhood may help prevent future non-suicidal self-injury behaviors.     

The Art of the Impossible? A Case Study and Reflections on the Experience of Art in a Rural Kenyan Primary School

The arguments for, and justification of, the value of teaching art in school have been made previously, but contextually these are often situated in Western affluence. This article explores the issues with a strikingly contrasted setting. The rural school in the study is approximately 30 minutes' drive from the nearest town, and the pupils are drawn from the surrounding rural bush area which is itself developmentally and materially poor in comparison to the UK. In school, the poverty seemed initially to relate to a lack of educational resources, but the reality experienced in the classroom may have also been linked to other issues. These included the desperate preoccupation with survival in difficult climatic conditions, a postcolonial legacy and the delicate balance of utilising resources without waste. What conclusions might then be drawn about the teaching of art? Utilising the work of others who have considered the issues in Kenya, this small‐scale ethnographic case study is presented with personal reflection and observations. The author would be pleased to hear from others with similar experiences or who have recognised additional issues in seemingly challenging circumstances.     

综合实践活动课程中体育内容的实质

综合实践活动课程中体育内容的开发与运用,不仅拓展综合实践活动课程的资源,而且挖掘了体育的教育功能。加强对综合实践活动课程中体育内容的研究,弄清楚综合实践活动课程中体育内容涵盖的范围,了解综合实践活动课程中体育内容的特点,明确综合实践活动课程中体育内容的价值,无疑对实施综合实践活动课程具有积极的作用。     

高校体育课成绩评价的调查结果与评价体系

采用问卷调查法,对上海市4所高校部分学生进行有关体育课成绩评价方面的调查。结果表明,体育课成绩评价内容巳基本改变过去只重视结果、忽视过程评价的现象;体现了“健康第一、以学生发展为本”的指导思想,评价形式趋于多样化。由此,构建了体育课成绩评价体系。     

抓好队伍·营造环境·协调关系——《空军工程大学学报(自然科学版)》办刊体会

从刊物特色、队伍建设、营造环境、协调关系等方面介绍了《空军工程大学学报(自然科学版)》的办刊体会.认为:抓好编辑队伍、稿源队伍、特约编委队伍建设是办好期刊的"基础条件",培养"服务,团结,进取,创新"的理念是办好期刊的"内部要素",协调好内外关系是办好期刊的"外部条件".     

足球课的示范教学

示范是体育教学中最基本最主要的教学手段。本文根据普通高校足球课的教学特点提出若干种示范教学方法,以及教师在示范教学中应注意的问题。     

高中地理新课程创新教学策略浅谈

课程在学校教育中处于核心地位，课程改革也是教育改革的核心内容。为适应高中地理新课程的实施，教学策略也要相应创新，诸如用正向设问、逆向思维、诗歌另释、对联激趣、联系实际等教学策略，是搞好素质教育的新尝试，有效地提高了学生分析问题和解决问题的能力。     

山东省普通高校武术选项课教学现状分析与对策研究

运用问卷调查、数理统计等方法对山东省20所普通高校武术选项课教学现状进行了分析与研究,结果表明:当前武术选项课教学中,在教学目标、课程内容设置、教师队伍现状、教学物质保障以及教学评价等方面都存在着诸多问题。     

略论司法技术理性下的经验法则运用

基于司法技术的民众化取向，如何运用经验法则这一传统资源成为一个当前司法改革的崭新课题。在司法技术理性的规范下，借助现代司法的自由心证技术，以及盖然强度的适用效能评估，可以促进经验法则摆脱隐藏文本的尴尬，走向契合民众化正义观感的公开文本。     

高校公共体育球类选项课教学模式研究

介绍了公共体育球类选项课教学改革的步骤和方法，认为分层次教学是高校公共体育选项课的基本教学模式，过程评价和终结评价相结合的综合评价是较为科学的评价方法。