When imagining intergroup contact mobilizes collective action: The perspective of disadvantaged and advantaged groups

The current studies aimed to reveal the potential role of imagined intergroup contact on collective action tendencies within a context of intergroup conflict. Study 1 (disadvantaged Kurds, N = 80) showed that imagined contact increased collective action tendencies and this effect was mediated by increased perceived discrimination and ethnic identification. Study 2 (advantaged Turks, N = 127) demonstrated that imagined contact also directly increased collective action tendencies, as well as perceived discrimination and relative deprivation among the advantaged group. No significant mediation emerged. At the same time, in line with literature, imagined contact led only the advantaged group members to display more positive outgroup attitudes. Findings suggest that in settings where ingroup identities and conflict are salient, imagined contact may not readily undermine motivation for social change among group members.     

Reasons for placement decisions in a case of suspected child abuse: The role of reasoning,work experience and attitudes in decision-making

Child welfare and child protection workers regularly make placement decisions in child abuse cases, but how they reach these decisions is not well understood. This study focuses on workers’ rationales. The aim was to investigate the kinds of arguments provided in placement decisions and whether these arguments were predictors for the decision, in addition to the decision-makers’ risk assessment, work experience and attitudes towards placement. The sample consisted of 214 professionals and 381 students from the Netherlands. The participants were presented with a vignette describing a case of alleged child abuse and were asked to determine whether the abuse was substantiated, to assess risks and to recommend an intervention. The participants’ placement attitudes were assessed using a structured questionnaire. We found that the participants provided a wide range of arguments, but that core arguments – such as the suspected abuse, parenting and parent-child interaction – were often missing. Regression analyses showed that the higher the perceived danger to the child and the more positive the participants’ attitudes towards placement, the more likely the participants would be to propose placing the child in care. Arguments related to the severity of the problems (i.e., suspected abuse, parenting and the child’s development) as well as the parents’ perceived cooperation also influenced placement decisions. The findings indicate trends in the decision-making process, in the sense that participants who decided to place the child out-of-home emphasized different arguments and had different attitudes towards out-of-home placement than those who did not. We discuss the implications of our findings.     

Promoting the attitudes of nursing students towards refugees via interventions based on the contact hypothesis: A randomized controlled trial

A randomized controlled study was implemented on 90 nursing students in Turkey. The sample was divided into two groups: intervention and control group. The intervention group received education on refugee health and participated in a practical internship with refugees. Three scales were administered to the two groups at baseline (pre-test) and the end of intervention (post-test): "Xenophobia", "Attitude Towards Refugees" and "Intercultural Sensitivity". The three scale post-test scores of the intervention statistically significantly differed from control group and showed a statistically significant interaction between the groups and time in the two-way analysis of variance. The three scale post-test scores significantly differed from the pre-test scores in the intervention group, showing more relevant effects on xenophobia scale, two subscales of attitude towards refugees and intercultural sensitivity scale. The interventions based on the contact hypothesis improved nursing students' attitudes towards refugees.     

Academic e-Book Publishing in China: An Investigation of Current Status and Publishers' Attitudes

This study investigates the current status and attitudes towards academic e-book publishing by mainland Chinese academic publishers through an online survey. This study collected survey data from 49 authoritative academic publishers in China, focusing on their e-book sales profiles and their perceptions of how e-book sales affect publishers and libraries. The data reveals that China's academic e-book industry is still at an early development stage and has a relatively small market. The findings show significant differences in the willingness and attitudes towards e-book publishing between SSH publishers and STEM publishers, and also demonstrate that the enhancement of the demand for e-books by academic libraries promotes the process of the digital transformation of academic publishers. This study then argues that Chinese academic publishers need to further improve the quality of academic e-books, accelerate the transition from academic content providers to academic content service providers, and strengthen their cooperation with stakeholders.     

论澳大利亚的对华政策

澳大利亚对华政策是其外交的重要组成部分,澳大利亚对华政策经历了四个演变阶段：不承认新中国,与华对抗,但保持贸易往来;与新中国实现关系正常化,基于共同反对苏联扩张、越南霸权主义的立场而合作;对华友好,全面拓宽深化对华关系;低调处理人权问题,大力开展以经贸为基础的合作。澳大利亚对华政策具有三个特点：深受美国对华政策影响;自由党对华政策相对保守而工党对华政策相对积极;经贸关系在澳中关系中起着越来越重要的作用。     

Christian ethos secondary schools,parental church attendance and student attitude towards Christianity: exploring connections in England and Wales

ABSTRACT

This study employs multi-level linear statistical modelling to examine the power of school-level and individual-level factors to predict individual differences in scores recorded on the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity by 6,036 students (who self-identified as either Christian or no religion) in year-seven, year-eight, year-nine, year-ten, and year-eleven classes within 10 Christian ethos secondary schools. The data demonstrate the complex relationships between school admission policies, parental church attendance (PCA), and the students’ age and sex. Overall PCA emerges as a decisive factor in promoting a positive attitude toward Christianity among students. Christian ethos schools may wish to give greater attention to the importance of parental religiosity in maintaining the Christian ethos of these schools.     

基于就业导向的库区移民职业教育

三峡库区移民群体在经济、政治、思想、文化、教育、就业等多方面处于劣势。为使新移民走上可持发展之路,应构建以就业为导向的职业教育模式,从职业教育的方向与目标、课程内容、培训形式、保障措施等方面着手建立这一模式。     

数学教学基本技能“五态”浅议

随着新课程的实施,数学教学在教师基本功的要求上更加全面,教学过程中也要求注意情感态度的融入,这样才能调动学生的学习积极性,使数学教学达到预期效果。在对《数学课程标准》的学习及教学实践的基础上,对教学中的"五态"进行了探讨,力求为教师在基本功的训练上提供一定的思路和方法。     

中亚地区安全的热点问题与走势分析

中亚地区地缘战略位置特殊,安全形势一直比较复杂.未来该地区面临的安全热点包括吉尔吉斯斯坦的政治动荡、极端势力和跨国犯罪问题、中亚国家间的资源纠纷、费尔干纳地区的边界争端、错综复杂的大国竞争等.尽管一些安全威胁具有地区性,但具体到中亚五国,每个国家安全上面临的风险各不相同,其应对危机的能力也有明显的差异.在中亚出现地区性动荡的可能性不大,但一些领域的安全危机将是持续的、长期的.中亚国家不会改变对中国以睦邻友好为基调的政策,中国的影响会进一步增大,与此同时,面临的挑战也会逐步增多.     

19至20世纪60年代美国民族教育政策与实践的历史特征

19世纪至20世纪60年代,美国民族教育政策和实践的发展历程呈现出同化主义、英语中心主义、教育隔离制三个显著的历史特征.直到20世纪60年代民权运动兴起,才为少数民族争取到一定的平等权利.