友谊与团结

古代的哲学家几乎没有不在其理论、演说或著作中提到"友谊"这个概念.只有了解的人才会知道,大师亚里士多德在他的三本伦理学著作中赋予友谊概念以核心的地位;而康德这位思想上值得吾人敬重的哲人,在其人类学演讲录中,却只给友谊一页的篇幅.尽管如此,他还是说出了值得我们深思的真理:"真正的朋友稀少如黑色的天鹅."     

小Q填字

横向一、八仙之一,有腿疾。二、骄傲使人受损,谦虚使人受益。三、欧美经典的形容友谊长久的老歌。四、传说中的天神,留长须,会返老还童。五、非洲北部的一个小国。六、北京的旧称。七、彼此互相了解而情谊深切的人。八、当代中国著名导演,代表作有《牧马人》等。     

对于鸽子和产卵问题的若干想法

杂志编辑经常收到来信,有些信直接转给了我。读者们也许对这些来信的答复内容感兴趣。有一次,在给读者回信时,我探讨了产卵阶段的各方面问题。为了让读者理解我的解答,也许有必要给大家重提鸽子生殖系统的解剖学特征。     

中国移民在俄国——中国移民对俄国远东发展的贡献

本文作者系俄罗斯科学院远东研究所台湾研究部主任、高级研究员。本文译自治湾出版的《近代中国史研究通讯》1993年第16期。本文虽有不少提法和观点，为我们所不能同意，但文内提供了不少有关中国侨民在沙俄及前苏联的情况，有一定的参考的研究价值，故仍全文照译发表。     

尘封馆藏因何屡被发现（六）

开场白：当您收到本期杂志时。已是岁末年初，阿昆给您拜年了．顺便推出猪年新辩题“企业重组话档案”。请您就重组后档案体制、机构、人员、管理的变化发表意见。不过现辩题虽近尾声，却不会嘎然而止。时不我待，无论新老辩题。来稿还是越早越好。     

怎样提高孩子的记忆力

宁波读者周薇来信问：“我觉得孩子的记忆力不是很好，他刚刚学过的内容，经常记不住，在背诵文章时，我教他读了好几遍，他只记住了前面的一段内容，后面的结结巴巴，还是记不住。我非常恼火，经常为此责骂他，这不但无效，反而搞得一家人不欢而散。看上去孩子挺聪明的，怎么背诵起来就那么吃力呢？真不知孩子到底哪方面有问题。请教一下，     

Predictors of foster parents' satisfaction and intent to continue to foster

OBJECTIVE: The United States General Accounting Office (United States General Accounting Office [USGAO], 1989) report on out-of-home care affirmed that the foster care system is in crisis. To shed light on some factors that influence retention, the study reported here asked "What factors influence the satisfaction of foster parents?" and "What factors influence the intent of licensed foster parents to continue to foster?" METHOD: A sample of 539 foster parents in eight urban counties in a large Midwestern state completed questionnaires aimed at addressing these questions. RESULTS: Some of the factors exerting the strongest influence on satisfaction were: feeling competent to handle the children who were placed; wanting to take in children who needed loving parents; no regrets about investment in foster children; foster mother's age; and agency social worker providing information and showing approval for a job well done. An example of factors exerting influence on intent to continue to foster include overall satisfaction, readiness to phone the social worker, number of foster boys in the home, being treated like one needed help oneself, and agency affiliation (private). CONCLUSIONS: Efforts to increase the supply of foster homes through recruitment is not enough. The support, training, and professional regard given to parents after they have begun the fostering task is of greater need. Based on analysis of the findings, implications for practice, programming, and policy are offered.