Disabling discourses and some implications for parent leadership in special education policy and practice

The paper aims to explore ways in which mothers of children with cerebral palsy (CP) attempt to voice their concerns about current discourses and power imbalances enshrined in special education policy and provision. Mothers’ narratives are important in making transparent the multiple forms of ‘disablism’ experienced by them in their attempts to negotiate and counteract on behalf of their children deficit-based and discriminatory discourses and professional practices that violate their children’s rights, notwithstanding international and national legal mandates promoting a rights-based approach to disability. Their narrated subjugated agency in disability politics highlights the imperative to introduce new forms of advocacy through parent leadership in order to enable parents to have a more active and strategic role in challenging disabling discourses and practices that undermine their children’s rights and entitlements.     

论林则徐的塞防思想

在近代中国,随着西方殖民侵略的逐步加深,"海防"、"塞防"问题成为清政府关注和争论的焦点。林则徐作为清政府的一名封疆大吏,在谪戌新疆的过程中,他以"谪宦"之名,逐一实现他的"塞防"目标,通过开垦荒地、勘查土地、兴修水利、移民实边、调解民族关系等一系列具体措施,形成具有前瞻性的塞防思想:移民实边,发展经济,调和民族关系,未雨绸缪,巩固边防。     

试析黑格尔从自我意识的起源论个体性存在的思想

在《精神现象学》等著作中,黑格尔从主奴关系———人类最早的人际关系入手,揭示了人类自我意识发展的特定历史形态。他指出,自我意识诸形态存在的前提是由于生命和欲望;个体性自我意识在主奴的生死斗争中产生,其前提是相互承认;通过劳动,奴隶个体的自我意识回到自身。黑格尔进一步认为,整体是民族,是国家,其本身是一个个体,个体性的存在与统一的整体在现实的辩证运动中达到统一。     

浅谈素质教育与体育的关系

体育在素质教育中具有重要地位。学校体育教学模式构建应当服务于素质教育,应由“应试教育”向“素质教育转轨,面向全体学生,重视学生生存意识教育。体育教师要适应体育教育改革的需要提高素养。     

浅议公共关系中的市级电大校长管理素质与任务

市级电大管理水平直接关系到整个电大系统的整体发展和质量效益。本文从市级电大所处的内外部环境出发，运用公共关系的理念来探讨市级电大校长的管理角色和应具备的管理职能，并提出新形势下市级电大校长所面临的新任务。     

Is saying ‘sorry’ enough? examining the effects of apology typologies by organizations on consumer responses

Apology has been found to be the most effective strategy in times of crises. However, there is a dearth of research on the kinds of apology used and how primary stakeholders, in particular consumers, received them. This study aims to examine consumer responses to the types of apologies offered post crises against the levels of attribution of responsibility. We also assess the potential mediating role of ethical concerns by developing the Perception-Behavioral Model of Crisis Response. An experiment was conducted to ascertain consumers’ impression of the organization post-apology. The results showed that the attribution of crisis responsibility significantly influences complaining, withholding and negative word-of-mouth behaviors. However, a very high degree of apology issued by the organization does not necessarily translate to reduced negative responses from consumers in light of the large attribution of responsibility. Finally, the Perception-Behavioral Model of Crisis Response suggests that ethical concerns can mediate negative behavioral intentions from consumers.     

Online political participation,online contacts with out-groups members and social distances

In light of the growing role of social media in conflict management, the current study analyzes the interrelationship of online political participation of Israeli Jews, the frequency of their online contacts with Arabs, and Jews’ perceived social distances from Arabs. The research was conducted through an online survey of a representative sample of 458 Israeli Jews who use the social media at least 3 times a week. Overall, although causation cannot be inferred because of the correlational design of our study, results suggest that frequency of online contacts may positively affect closeness to Arabs in line with contact theory. In keeping with the socialization perspective of political engagement, the findings indicate that the impact of online political participation on social distances from Arabs was mediated by interactions between Jews and Arabs in the social media.     

The effects of prior reputation and type and duration of charitable donation on celebrities’ personal public relations: an investigation based on attribution theory

Charitable donations made by celebrities are being increasingly reported by news media in South Korea. This experimental study has examined the effects of celebrities’ prior reputations, and the duration and type of charitable donation they perform, on young participants’ evaluations of these celebrities (i.e. motive attribution, attitudes toward the celebrities, and related purchase intentions). The results ascertained the main effects of prior reputation and duration and type of donation on the dependent variables. Most notably, the results also found the interaction effect of duration and type of donation on the participants’ evaluation of motive attribution. That is, participants who were exposed to news stories concerning celebrities’ volunteer efforts, or monetary contributions that involve volunteer efforts, performed over long periods of time reported the highest level of motive attribution. Based on these results, this study discussed theoretical and practical implications.     

Negotiation Games

This study analyzes the interpretive repertoires used by public relations (PR) advisors of Dutch politicians to describe their relations with talk show journalists. A qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews revealed that the dominant repertoires come from the realm of play. PR advisors downplay the power struggle to position politicians on talk shows as a competitive game while at the same time they legitimize their close relationships with journalists with another play metaphor, the rehearsed stage play. Moreover, comparing politicians’ appearances on talk shows with stage performances gives them the opportunity to brush aside the contradiction between their extensive pre-broadcast preparations and the authentic appearance they attempt to emulate. Studying the interpretive repertoires of advisors working in PR and how they fruitfully combine the elements of struggle and cooperation sheds light on the structures and strategies that define journalist–source relationships. It provides insights into how PR advisors perceive and enact their own role, which often goes unnoticed both in research and by the general public.