Children's rights in a risk society: the case of schooling in Japan

The purpose of this paper is to examine the ongoing discourse on children's rights and related attitudes towards individualisation and risk in contemporary Japan's education system. The paper is also interested in how this discourse is translated into concrete change. The concepts of ‘children's rights’ and ‘risk society’ both have their origins in Western conceptions of the relationship between the individual and society, and the place of children and young people in that society. This paper explores the way that these concepts have been transformed by their adoption into domestic Japanese discourse on education reform. After a discussion of how the classical liberal concepts of positive and negative human rights can be applied to the specific case of children's rights, the discussion moves on to show how this debate has developed in Japan since the 1980s. Then the paradigm of the ‘Risk Society’ is introduced and the concepts of ‘positive risks’ and ‘negative risks’ are explored, first with reference to schooling in Western countries and then in relation to Japan. Finally, the relationship between risk, rights and neoliberalism is discussed, and it is shown how Western notions of individualisation have met strong resistance from various actors on both sides of the political spectrum. In the case of the Japanese education system, the shift of responsibility from state bureaucracies to individuals and private-sector organisations that is predicted by Risk Society theory has only partially taken place.     

Expanding the Boundaries of Criminal Justice: Emphasizing the “S” in the Criminal Justice Sciences through Interdisciplinary Efforts

At its very core, the phrase “criminal justice sciences” points to the interdisciplinary nature of our field. However, efforts to promote and support interdisciplinary teaching and research face significant barriers. In this paper, I address how interdisciplinarity is conceptualized, the history of criminal justice as an interdisciplinary field, why we should promote interdisicplinarity, barriers we confront in interdisciplinary efforts, the degree to which ACJS members engage in interdisciplinary practices, factors related to interdisciplinarity, and opportunities for increased interdisciplinary research in criminal justice. To grow as an academic field, I conclude that we must look to other disciplines such as biology, computer science, policy, and women’s studies as we expand our disciplinary boundaries.     

高职院校学生思想政治教育的特点与规律研究

高职院校学生因学生生源与普通本科学生生源的差别,高职院校学生在思想政治教育方面也有其自身独特的特点和自身的规律。加强高职院校学生思想政治教育尤为重要,一方面因为高职院校学生数量相对与本科要多,另一方面,高职院校学生毕业后一般从事着一线的工作,并且高职院校学生思想政治教育的不容乐观之处等的客观存在,迫使思想政治教育工作者必须以适合高职院校学生的方式来进行思想政治教育,必须对高职院校学生思想政治教育的状况有一个常态化的研究工作。     

The Relationship Between Child Maltreatment,Intimate Partner Violence Exposure,and Academic Performance

This article presents a longitudinal examination of the association between children's experiences of child maltreatment (CM) and intimate partner violence (IPV), alone and in combination, with children's academic performance. Integrated, administrative data from the Minnesota Departments of Education and Human Services were used to obtain a sample of 2,914 children. Data provided an opportunity to study comparisons of single (CM or IPV) and combined experiences (CM-IPV), longitudinally observe the impact of these experiences on academic functioning, and make comparisons to the general population. Results revealed significant differences in school attendance and math and reading performance by adverse experience. Children exposed to CM and IPV, individually or in combination, underperformed at school. IPV-exposed children had the poorest outcomes. Findings highlight the need for dedicated screening for adverse childhood experiences, particularly IPV exposure, and devoting greater educational and social service resources as a means of promoting future school achievement and adult functioning.     

法学本科专业实践教学模式的重构

法学本科教育应确立职业教育的教育目标,并要围绕职业教育目标充实法学本科教育内容,重视学生法律职业技能、法律职业思维的训练,培养学生良好法律职业道德和法治理想。实践教学是完成法学教育内容,达成法学教育目标不可或缺的教学方式,由于受传统法学教育观念的影响,实践教学未得到应有的重视,因而存在着诸多问题,因此建立与理论教学平行独立的实践教学体系、丰富实践教学内容、改革实践教学方式势在必行。     

中西人道主义思想比较及其对思想政治教育的启示

人道主义作为一种对待人的伦理原则和道德规范的思想体系,自14世纪后半期兴起以来,主要有社会主义人道主义与资产阶级抽象的人道主义两种体系。两者在理论基础、出发点、原则等方面存在着根本的不同。对它们进行比较研究,对思想政治教育有着重要的理论和现实意义。     

科学发展观视野中的高校思想政治工作探析

高校思想政治工作是一项全面而系统的工程,肩负着“谁来培养人、培养什么样的人以及如何培养人”的重要使命。在新的历史形势下,高校思想政治工作面临新的情况和问题,必须用科学发展观的视野进行审视和思考。     

思想政治教育工作者素质刍议

思想政治教育工作是一门党性强、艺术性强、理论水平高的科学,是一门塑造人类灵魂的高尚艺术。因此,教育者本身应具有坚定的政治立场、远大的理想和高尚的情操;应具有良好的思想意识、道德水平和理论修养。作为思想政治教育工作者,尤其是学校学生思想政治教育工作者,应全面提升自身的综合素质,把握新时期思想政治工作的时代特征,有的放矢并卓有成效地开展工作。     

制度变迁理论视角下的公安教育改革

公安教育改革是公安教育为适应新时期公安工作特点而进行的体制变革,其目标是提高公安教育有效供给。制度变迁理论是新制度经济学的核心理论,通过此理论可以从动力因素、主体选择、变迁路径等角度审视公安教育改革的进程,论证公安教育改革的内在机理。     

浅析“三股势力”对新疆高校思想政治教育的影响及对策

新疆地处打击"三股势力"的前沿阵地.在与"三股势力"的斗争中,分裂分子采用的不仅仅是暴力恐怖手段,在意识形态领域,对高校的渗透也是他们散播分裂主义思想的重要途径.为维护祖国统一、反对民族分裂及维护社会安定团结,防范"三股势力"对高校思想政治教育的影响就具有非常重要的现实意义.高校必须不断加大思想政治工作的力度,有效抵御民族分裂主义和非法宗教活动的渗透.