Defining Quality of Life in Alabama: A Perceptual Community Based Definition for Local Leaders

Abstract

Quality of Life (QOL), as a framework for evaluation can aid public policy making. There are many uses for such QOL studies. They are used in corporate and individuals site selections, comparing growth of jurisdictions, and measuring overall satisfaction in communities. Yet, a workable definition of QOL has befuddled evaluators for many years. A perceptual community based definition of QOL has potential for a synoptic benchmark for local policy makers. This study uses an elite survey method to perceptually define QOL in Alabama's major cities. The survey indicates that most of the services provided in cities are important factors in defining QOL. The survey also defines an “importance rank” of these services. The author asserts that such a derived definition can be used as an important benchmark for any city.     

高校哲学课应成为大学生全面素质培养的主干课程

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深化德育改革,推进教育创新

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提高职工素质,维护职工劳动权益

要有效解决下岗职工再就业问题,就职工自身说,需切实提高其素质。这也是维护 职工的合法权益。     

人才测评软件在人力资源管理中的应用探析

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How do latent print examiners perceive proficiency testing? An analysis of examiner perceptions,performance, and print quality

Proficiency testing has the potential to serve several important purposes for crime laboratories and forensic science disciplines. Scholars and other stakeholders, however, have criticized standard proficiency testing procedures since their implementation in laboratories across the United States. Specifically, many experts label current proficiency tests as non-representative of actual casework, at least in part because they are not sufficiently challenging (e.g., [1], [2], [3], [4]. In the current study, we surveyed latent print examiners (n = 322) after they completed a Collaborative Testing Services proficiency test about their perceptions of test items. We also evaluated respondents’ test performance and used a quality metric algorithm (LQMetrics) to obtain objective indicators of print quality on the test. Results were generally consistent with experts’ concerns about proficiency testing. The low observed error rate, examiner perceptions of relative ease, and high objective print quality metrics together suggest that latent print proficiency testing is not especially challenging. Further, examiners indicated that the test items that most closely resembled real-world casework were also the most difficult and contained prints of the lowest quality. Study findings suggest that including prints of lower quality may increase both the difficulty and representativeness of proficiency testing in latent print examination.     

素质教育应合理勘定教师作用的边界

实施素质教育要培养学生独立学习和发展的能力,为学生提供个性和主体性的发育空间,因此要合理地界定和控制教师作用的边界,具体包括物理边界、心理边界和文化边界三个方面。     

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论语文教学中的思想品德教育

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房产新政背景下的裁判立场研究——从民事案件的视角

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