试论审理行政许可诉讼的若干问题

在审判实践中 ,经常出现争议的问题有 :行政许可诉讼的原告主体资格界定 ,行政许可行为的司法审查程度 ,行政许可权利人同与行政许可行为有法律上利害关系人之间纠纷的性质、处理原则以及行政许可诉讼所涉及的行政侵权赔偿、补偿等     

菲律宾私立高等教育对我国民办高校的启示

菲律宾是世界上私立高等教育发展最具活力的国家之一,其私立高等院校历史悠久、实力雄厚,占高等院校总数的70%以上。本文通过对菲律宾私立高等教育特色的介绍,并结合当前我国私立高等教育发展实情,从监管机制、专业特色、师资队伍、办学经费等几个方面为我国民办高校提供启示和借鉴。     

Gender,quality of life,and growth in Asia 1970-90

This paper examines the gender distribution of the benefits of economic growth in several Asian economies from 1970–90. Using Borda rank ordering, we compare the progress made in these countries towards closing the gender gap in well-being. In addition to commonly-used indicators, trends in the ratio of females to males in the population are examined. We explore determinants of changes in this ratio, using regression analysis. The results indicate that gender equity in quality-of-life ratings is highest in those Asian economies that grew the slowest over the period in question. Further, the data indicate that economic growth does not have a significant effect on the female-to-male population ratios for this set of countries. Variables that affect women's bargaining power do, however, have a positive effect on relative female life chances, as does spending on public education.     

警察体育锻炼的现状分析及对策研究

在当代社会，犯罪现象呈现出一种越来越暴力、越来越有组织有计划性的情况，如果警察队伍还是像以前一样不注重警察本身素质的增强，那到最后受伤的肯定是警察们。所以本文在调研了很多相关方面的资料后，得到了一些结论。通过这些结论，我们发现，只有努力强化警察们的体能和精神能量才能让他们比较安全地执行任务，制服恶势力，让我们普通百姓能够过上比较安稳的生活。最后本文提出了一些关于警察体育锻炼的要求，通过这些要求我们就能够对警察进行比较合理的训练。     

硕士研究生培养质量评价方法探析

近年来,随着社会进步,我国经济不断飞速发展,不仅带动了硕士研究生教育的发展,也对硕士研究生培养质量提出更高的要求.自恢复硕士研究生教育以来,我国就非常重视硕士研究生培养质量,强调“质量是学位与研究生教育的生命线”,“高水平、高质量的硕士研究生是国家和社会急需的较高层次的人才”.伴随着硕士研究生招生数量的增加,社会进步与经济发展对研究生的期许也越来越高.纵观硕士研究生培养的发展方向,以及社会发展、经济建设需求,提高研究生的培养质量已经成为研究生教育与人才培养的重要内容.建立科学、合理的评价方法是一个值得高校、社会及政府认真思考的重要任务.应当从评价指标和评价原则的确立入手,具体分析如何确定评价标准、如何量化评价标准并确定不同评价标准的权重比例.最终构建一套量化的硕士研究生培养质量评价方法.     

Quality Management Awards and Sports Facilities' Performance

Abstract

This paper investigates whether achievement of externally accredited quality awards is associated with better performance in English sports and leisure centres. The investigation uses data from 98 centres which undertook the National Benchmarking Service for sport and leisure centres in 2006/07. These data are organised into four performance dimensions – access (who uses facilities), utilisation (how many users), finance and customer satisfaction. The investigation identifies differences between the performance of centres with quality awards and those without such awards. It tests the statistical significance of these differences. It also correlates the number of awards for each centre with performance. The results offer mixed evidence regarding the association of quality awards with better performance. Centres with quality awards achieve better performance in clear majorities of indicators for financial subsidy, facility utilisation and customer importance-satisfaction gaps associated with selected facility attributes. However, most of these differences are not statistically significant (p < 0.05). There is a weak correlation between the number of awards and performance, which is at its strongest for utilisation and importance-satisfaction gaps. Three of the four quality awards investigated are associated with stronger performance for certain performance dimensions. One quality award, however, is associated with weaker performance for all four performance dimensions. The main implication of this paper is that if quality awards are a means to achieving better performance, then managers need to consider carefully which dimensions of performance they are seeking to improve, as a criterion for deciding which award to aim for.     

Book Review

Theorists have argued that discussion and disagreement are essential components of sound public opinion, and indeed that both are necessary for effective democracy. But their putative benefits have not been well tested. Consequently, this article examines whether disagreement in political conversation contributes to opinion quality--specifically, whether it expands one's understanding of others' perspectives. Data are drawn from a survey of the American public ( N = 1,684) conducted in February and March 2000. Open-ended survey measures of "argument repertoire"--reasons people can give in support of their own opinions, as well as reasons they can offer to support opposing points of view--are examined in light of numerous explanatory variables, including the frequency of political conversation and exposure to disagreement. Results confirm the hypothesis that exposure to disagreement does indeed contribute to people's ability to generate reasons, and in particular reasons why others might disagree with their own views.     

Identifying neighborhood thresholds: An empirical exploration

Abstract

In this article, we investigate the threshold‐like effects of four aspects of neighborhood environment: poverty rate, adult nonemployment rate, female headship rate for families with children, and secondary school dropout rate. We used a sample consisting of virtually all census tracts from U.S. metropolitan areas. The relationship between the value of numerous neighborhood indicators in 1980 and subsequent changes in each of the four dimensions of neighborhood quality of family life from 1980 to 1990 was evaluated statistically using a regression model with a spline specification to test for nonlinear, threshold‐like processes.

Stressing the exploratory nature of the study, we find evidence of threshold‐like effects in an endodynamic relationship (poverty rate and subsequent changes in that rate), and in exodynamic relationships (occupational status and rental rates and subsequent changes in several neighborhood quality indicators). Implications for research and a spatially targeted neighborhood reinvestment policy are derived from the analysis.     

Some common questions about participatory research: a review of the literature

This article reviews, through reference to the published literature, some key questions about participatory research. When should participatory research be used? How should participatory research be applied? What about quality of science in participatory research? Are there any institutional issues associated with the use of participatory research? And what are the benefits and costs of participatory research? The article is not a comprehensive literature review on participatory research, it is not meant to set standards for participatory research, nor to define what constitutes ‘good’ participatory research, but rather it seeks to summarise the realities of implementing participatory research, as discussed and debated by several published authors, and to provide some useful background for this special issue.     

系统论视角下的教学质量保障体系

如何提高高等教育教学质量,已成为高等学校深化教育教学改革的焦点和社会关注的热点。为此,运用系统论研究成果深化对教学质量保障体系的认识,保证和提高教学质量,为建立起一个科学、规范、可操作、形之有效的教学质量保障体系,是大有裨益的。