The learning organisation as a model for rural development

This article presents evidence from Uganda's National Agricultural Advisory Service to argue that the concept of ‘the learning organisation’ is a valuable complement to participatory development which may facilitate a shift towards more democratic development institutions in which target beneficiaries have a stronger voice in planning and managing development. The concept of ‘the learning organisation’ as developed within the literature of management studies cannot, however, be readily translated into anything as specific as a clear set of practical guidelines. Rather it acts as a seed that grows to take on characteristics specific to the rural development context.     

Analysing social-change practice in the Peruvian Amazon through a feminist reading of participatory communication research

This article analyses the social-change practices of Minga Perú, an NGO in the Peruvian Amazon which promotes gender equality and reproductive health through radio broadcasts and community-based interventions. This analysis, grounded in participatory research methods, reveals a feminist and gender-equitable approach, allowing participants to take the role of leader rather than of passive research subject. Such participatory research methods helped to empower both individuals and their communities in the Peruvian Amazon, encouraging the development of more productive group dynamics and leadership.     

Are current aid strategies marginalising the already marginalised? Cases from Tanzania

Engaging with and assisting marginalised communities remains a major challenge for governments of developing countries, as many national development strategies tend in practice to further marginalise chronically poor communities. Development aid strategies, including poverty-reduction initiatives, have focused primarily on economic development. As a result they have contributed to the erosion of the asset base of these communities, and in particular their access to natural resources. While questioning the impact of aid arrangements on the poorest and most vulnerable communities in society, this article recognises that current aid arrangements, such as national poverty-reduction strategies, have created an environment in which chronic poverty can be addressed by national governments and other stakeholders. The authors emphasise the need for greater sensitivity in the processes of planning and managing national development strategies that seek to reduce poverty, as well as a commitment to institutional arrangements that include marginalised groups in the country's political economy.     

Structures,values, and interaction in field-level partnerships: the case of UNHCR and NGOs

This article discusses the process of transforming partnership from a conceptual framework into a practical, operational framework for field-level interaction among humanitarian organisations. The authors approach this transformation from the perspective of the core values of the partnership concept and the ability of field workers to behave in ways that are consistent with these core values, illustrated by an empirical study of the relationships between the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and NGOs in a refugee-assistance programme in northern Uganda. The authors connect inter-organisational structures with the role of people charged with making partnership work, concluding that the structures and context in which individuals operate make it impossible for them to ‘act out’ the core values of partnership. By identifying the major challenges to creating field-level, operational partnerships, the authors offer lessons for current and future partnership-building initiatives, such as the Global Humanitarian Platform.     

公共管理实验研究中的实验报告:现状与评价——以国际期刊论文为例

近年来实验方法开始应用于公共管理研究中,但是对于如何在论文中报告实验还没有统一的规范,这使得目前公共管理实验研究在报告时呈现出不同的特点,在一定程度上影响实验研究的有效交流与方法推广.本文对当前公共管理实验研究中实验报告的现状进行了系统考察与评价.具体针对当前公共管理实验研究论文中对于方法和结果的报告,围绕实验报告中规...     

论科学发展观的四重伦理维度

科学发展观是对党的三代中央领导集体关于发展的重要思想的继承和发展,是马克思主义关于发展的世界观和方法论的集中体现,是同马克思列宁主义、毛泽东思想、邓小平理论和“三个代表”重要思想既一脉相承又与时俱进的科学理论,是我国经济社会发展的重要指导方针,是发展中国特色社会主义必须坚持和贯彻的重大战略思想。注重发展的伦理愿景,以人为本的伦理关怀．彰显和谐的伦理诉求,崇尚和平的伦理责任,构成科学发展观的四重伦理维度。     

论党的十八大对科学发展观的新定位

党的十八大指出科学发展观同马克思列宁主义、毛泽东思想、邓小平理论和“三个代表”重要思想一道,是党必须长期坚持的指导思想。这是对科学发展观的科学的历史定位,是十八大的历史性贡献。对科学发展观进行新的历史定位,取决于科学发展观确立为党的指导思想的历史必然性。只有深刻认识到这一点,才能增强贯彻落实科学发展观的自觉性和坚定性。     

论科学发展问题的“课题化”

在21世纪初期的中国,科学发展问题之所以被课题化,主要是由以下三方面因素决定的：从客观上来讲,解决21世纪初期我国经济社会发展中出现的新问题要求实现科学发展;从内在的逻辑要求来讲,新中国成立以来我国三个历史阶段发展主题的转换正好聚焦于科学发展;从主观上来讲,新一届党的领导集体执政思维方式的转变使科学发展问题被课题化具备了认识基础。     

科学发展观：中国共产党价值观的新发展

科学发展观作为马克思主义价值观的中国化的新成果,是对马克思主义价值观的继承和再发展,它满足了马克思主义价值观的基本要求,并且在党的先进性内核中,深刻表现了它的哲学价值、经济价值、政治价值、文化价值和伦理价值,更加全面地体现了物质价值取向、精神价值取向、文化价值取向、民本价值取向,以及深刻体现着＂以民为本＂的价值评判标准。     

试论科学发展观视野下的高职院校核心竞争力

科学发展观的提出,极大丰富了高职院校教育教学的内涵,同时也对高职院校在实现了规模发展后,如何培育其核心竞争力提出了新的要求。在坚持具有实践指导意义的高职院校核心竞争力的观点指导下,要力求探索出坚持科学发展观对高职院校核心竞争力在制度创新、知识管理、组织重构、目标量化等四个方面的培育与实现。