Here Comes Disney Magic

正After a decade of planning,Shanghai Disneyland will open in June Disney’s Pinocchio promised us that when you wish upon a star,anything your heart desires will come to you.Now,millions in China are getting their wishes granted with the     

World View

<正>An NGO program helps American students learn about global culture through the power of film Packing more than 100 high school students into a theater to watch a subtitled foreign film would be a challenge for most educators,but as the ending scenesfor the emotional drama Not One Less by acclaimed Chinese director Zhang yimou began     

New Business Partners

<正>Chinese direct investment in the United States is creating jobs and opportunities to bridge the cultural divide For all the fear-mongering that comes along with discussions over China’s rise in economic and geopolitical power,there has been one topic overlooked:the creation of American jobs.Even the harshest China critic could be stumped when con-     

Factors affecting turnover rates of public child welfare front line workers: comparing cohorts of title IV-E program graduates with regularly hired and trained staff

ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study is to examine the impact of a statewide intervention (BSW level Title IV-E Program) on both the workers’ intent to leave the job and their actual exit from a state administered public child welfare agency. Employees completed an extensive survey including scales assessing individual, team, and organizational variables that might impact turnover. Results show that more Title IV-E graduates stay with the agency than do regular hires and leave at a slower rate. Different variables impact intent to leave compared to actual exit and vary across type of employee. Implications for the workforce are discussed.     

Tomb With a View

正China's famed Terracotta Warriors conquer the Big Apple A600-pound armored general from China has invaded New York City.He has come in peace,along with a few warriors of his army,some livestock,a horse,kitchen supplies and even an acrobat.Nearby,a kneeling archer practices his aim,with a spray of arrows fanning out on the wall ahead.The entourage seems appropriate,since it is the 2,200-year-old general's first     

Talking Tough on China

As the United States’ largest trading partner, China represents an increas-ingly important issue in the upcoming U.S. presidential election. Both presidential candidates, Democratic incumbent Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, have pledged a strong stance against unfair trading practices, concerns over human rights and intellectual property.     

The Myth of the ‘Land Grab'

正Researchers debunk the theory that the Chinese Government is tackling food security by buying African land By Corrie Dosh It’s the kind of headline that sells magazines:"China Buys Up the World."It appeared in a November 2010 issue of The Economist,illustrated by a faceless,militaristic figure loading cars,oil barrels,power lines and various manufactured goods into     

A Life in Song

正Famed Chinese opera singer Hao Jiang Tian completes a special 30th anniversary recital From the opening notes of Hao Jiang Tian’s recital commemorating his 30-year career as one of the world’s most celebrated operatic bass voices,including 19 years at the New York Metropolitan Opera,the audience could sense it was one of the singer’s most personal performances.The teenage Chinese factory worker with a"big voice"was transformed into a king of Verdi and Mozart,taking listeners through a repertoire of classic Chinese folk     

Political Information, Political Involvement, and Reliance on Ideology in Political Evaluation

Many studies have focused on the relationship between political information and the use of ideology. Here, we argue that two “evaluative motivations”—general investment of the self in politics and extremity of partisanship—serve as moderators of this relationship. Specifically, we use data from two recent national surveys to test whether the possession of information is more strongly associated with a tendency to approach politics in an ideological fashion among individuals high in both types of evaluative motivation. Results supported this hypothesis, revealing that information was more strongly associated with ideological constraint and with a tendency to give polarized evaluations of conservatives and liberals among those who highly invest the self in politics and those with more extreme partisanship. As such, this study suggests that information and involvement interact to shape the use of ideology.