What price evidence? The ethics of office and the ethics of social science in British cultural policy

This paper considers the use of evidence for government decision-making using ethnographically informed data from the lived experiences of those involved in British cultural policy. It does this in order to engage and extend work that has sought to defend bureaucratic forms of activity. The paper offers an empirical case study of how the civil servants’ ethic of office [DuGay, P. (2008) ‘Max weber and the moral economy of office’, Journal of Cultural Economy, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 129–144] is reinforced by the identity of the social scientist. The use of social science in policy advice is a moment where the bureaucrats are able to distance themselves from political decision-making, thus reasserting an important aspect of civil service practice and identity. However, as the latter part of the article illustrates, the dynamics of cultural policy-making, in particular the use of economics, situate the role of social science as paradoxical. It is both supportive and corrosive of the bureaucratic ethic. This paradox is the basis for a critical perspective on the ethic of office as deployed in contemporary government.     

教育政策学视野下的中小学乱收费现象

教育领域内的乱收费现象是当前教育改革和发展中的一个热点问题。中小学乱收费屡禁不止,主要在于中小学收费政策在制定、执行以及监督管理过程中存在政策的失真等。从教育政策学的角度看,中小学乱收费现象需要从制度、体制、监督等方面加以避免、杜绝。     

“Sport for Development” in developing countries: The case of the Vilas Olímpicas do Rio de Janeiro

The benefits of sport for general social outcomes has permeated sport policy in Brazil since the beginning of the twentieth century, but recently the jargon of “development through sport” is more overtly informing public policy and government action in this field. Despite increased uptake of the positive discourse of “sport as a development tool”, the reality for government-funded and -run “sport for development” programs is one far removed from enjoying the attention and financial investment needed to reach their stated development goals. This paper focuses on one such program: the Vilas Olímpicas do Rio de Janeiro. When analysing the specific matters associated with the management of this program three themes were identified that encapsulate the main issues that emerged during the analysis: partnerships, conflicting aims, and community involvement. These themes are analysed in light of the literature that discusses the application of “sport for development” programs worldwide and we conclude with some questions on the applicability of well-defined frameworks and approaches to such programs when these programs themselves tend to operate in very ill-defined and unstable environments.     

城市外来人口宏观调控政策研究之新视角

在外来人口宏观调控问题上,政府作用和市场作用同样不可或缺.外来人口的宏观调控不仅仅是数量上的调控,也不仅仅是人口准入制度的建立,而是一个如何让外来人口和本地社会经济协调发展的过程.我们应该正确评估城市合理人口规模对城市人口调控的指导意义,充分认识到城市合理人口规模只是一个理论概念,而不是一种操作手段.在市场经济条件下,产业结构调整、完善城市功能定位和优化城市空间结构、提高城市承载能力是实现外来人口和城市协调发展的长远措施.城市政府应该以劳动力市场干预为主要手段,合理引导劳动力流动,切实保障外来人口权益;同时以建立和完善外来人口社会福利制度和社会管理制度为抓手,消除市场经济所带来的各种负的外部性,特别是外来人口的社会不适应性及其不良社会后果.     

和谐民族地区社会保障制度建设的问题与对策

民族地区现行社会保障制度与全面建设小康社会、构建社会主义和谐社会及建设社会主义新农村的需求不相适应。健全和谐民族地区的社会保障制度，必须坚持以科学发展观为指导，坚持从各族群众迫切需要解决的领域入手。坚持农村与城市统筹建设、协调推进，确立合理的利益机制，健全社保基金保值增值长效机制，做大社保基金，积极推进制度和措施的法制化，重视提高制度的运行效率，实现保障与发展的双赢。     

略论高校人事管理中的思想政治工作

高校是知识分子集中的地方 ,又是培养人才的地方。高校人事管理工作对于吸引、稳定和扩大高校人才队伍 ,落实党的知识分子政策 ,具有十分重要的意义。在社会主义市场经济条件下 ,高校人事部门必须加强和改进思想政治工作 ,既要坚持按原则和政策办事 ,又要注意以情感人 ,关心、体谅和解决教职工的生活困难 ,为学校的改革、发展、稳定服务。     

Education and social cohesion: developing a framework for education sector reform in Sri Lanka1

There is increasing interest in understanding and describing the links between education and ‘social cohesion’. However, the theoretical and empirical base for understanding these links is limited. There is also a shortage of practical tools for education policy‐makers and planners, to help them assess the impact of policies and investments, and to plan for future reform. This paper describes the initial development of an analytical and planning framework for addressing education and social cohesion within the context of a sector‐wide approach to education reform in Sri Lanka. A brief literature review suggests three inter‐connected domains in which links between education and social cohesion might be usefully analysed, together with three working hypotheses: (i) political economy/governance: education affects social cohesion through transparency and participation in education policy formulation, planning and management; (ii) equity/equality of opportunity: education affects social cohesion through the distribution of education resources, opportunities and outcomes; (iii) teaching/learning: education affects social cohesion through the development of certain competencies in students. Drawing on this analytical framework, research conducted in Sri Lanka is used to identify a set of interventions to promote social cohesion, with corresponding baseline, process and outcome indicators as benchmarks for measuring the progress and impact of intended policy measures. This process is described within the context of a ‘sector‐wide approach’ to education reform, intended to bring together the activities of the government and external partners within a single comprehensive medium‐term planning and budgetary framework.     

浅谈高校合并中财务管理应注意的问题

从当前高等教育改革现状高校合并财务合并是关键，并就如何面对合并，如何解决新问题谈出自己对于加强财务管理的几点看法。     

Evaluating efforts to enhance health and wellbeing in Scottish secondary schools

Curriculum for Excellence in Scotland outlines a policy vision of a more progressive, integrated and holistic form of education; a commitment which contains an obligation for health and well-being (HWB) to be a responsibility of all teachers. A critical policy analysis approach was utilized in order to review school-level progress in different stages of policy development, i.e. policy formulation, legitimation, implementation and evaluation. Evidence was collected through 15 semi-structured interviews with head teachers, teacher education academics and staff with national and local authority quality improvement remits. Questions focused on: aims and curriculum goals; school culture; learning and teaching; partnership relationships and evaluations of practice. Findings suggest a high degree of support for curriculum aims, however, there were often problems communicating policy expectations (policy formulation). Thus, despite impressive examples of innovative practice in relation to school ethos, wider achievement and pupils’ broader general education (policy legitimation), there were also examples of HWB being constrained by senior school examinations and the backwash effect this had on curriculum planning and engagement with interdisciplinary learning approaches (policy implementation/evaluation). These findings have implications in terms of policy to practice coherence as well as highlighting the need for further more specific research evaluations.     

社会公正下的教育和就业政策问题——法国新劳工法案《首次雇佣合同》（CPE）评析

2006年初,法国颁布的《首次雇佣合同》法案(Cntrat Pemirèe Ebauche,简称CPE)引起了社会的强烈反响,包括工人、学生在内的大规模游行随即开始。其背后隐藏着深刻的社会背景和政治、经济原因。法国新劳工法案的颁发触及到了一部分社会群体的利益,是法国社会动荡形成的重要成因。从社会公正这一视点出发,来探讨法国的教育和就业政策问题,就显得尤为重要和可行。