The Effect of More Demanding Public Services Quality Standards on the Organization of Service Providers

ABSTRACT

This research aims to investigate the effects that more demanding quality standards have on the organization of public service providers. A hypothetical research model showing the relationship between the quality of public service and the organization of public service providers was tested through a survey carried out with managers of water companies located in Italy. Results show that the new regulations impact on the organization in terms of resources and the performance management system, while the degree of centralization (i.e., the hierarchy of authority and degree of participation in decision-making) is not significantly related to the more demanding quality standards.     

The Impact of Mobbing and Job-Related Stress on Burnout and Health-Related Quality of Life: The Case of Turkish Territorial State Representatives

This study is to determine whether stress and mobbing are directly related to burnout; and whether burnout adversely affects the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of Turkish territorial state representatives (TSRs). The results established that stress was positively and significantly associated with the burnout of TSRs, while mobbing was positively and significantly related to the burnout. HRQoL was negatively associated with the burnout. The findings showed that propositions of the theoretical frameworks of the study and literature were consistent with one another.     

Does child care quality matter? A comparison of children's developmental outcomes across classrooms with different quality standards

It has long been an established view that children who attend high-quality early learning programs are more likely to be school ready. However, some studies have found that program quality is not as important to child outcomes as is participating in some form of early learning. This study aimed to compare 2 early learning classrooms in the same school with different quality standards to determine whether the differences in quality significantly affected children's developmental gains during the academic year. Results indicated no significant differences in the developmental outcomes of children on the basis of classroom type. One possible explanation for the lack of differences is that both classrooms were in the same school. Other studies have found that child care programs benefit from partnerships with programs that have higher quality standards. The findings demonstrate a need for further research about the benefits of child care program partnerships.     

城市市民工居住质量与婚姻嬗变：基于CGSS2010数据

本文通过CG5S2010调查数据,着重分析农民工在城市居住房屋的质量对其婚烟变化所产生的影响。并 利用因子分析得出：农民工居住房屋质量由居住区环境因子、居住区社会资本因子、居住区安全因子以及居住区社会文 化因子构成。回归结果表明：农民工居住区社会资本因子与社会文化因子对其婚烟变动有显著正向影响：农民工居住区 的社会环境因子和社会安全因子对其婚烟变动没有显著影响。此外,随若住房面积地提高以及婚龄延长,婚姻趋于稳定 状态,同时也发现农民工住房面积存在边际递减效应。     

就业质量的概念内涵与政策启示

就业质量概念的提出,是对就业/失业二元划分局限性的突破,但对其概念内涵界定尚未统一。"体面劳动"主要是应对经济全球化带来的劳动权益受损问题,基于此的就业质量内涵更侧重于宏观层面的劳动力市场供求状况和配置效率;"工作和就业质量"主要是应对福利国家高失业率和招工难的结构性困境,基于此的就业质量内涵更侧重于微观层面的劳动待遇、工作福利及就业满足等。就业质量概念的政策启示在于:积极就业政策应覆盖到对工作贫困的治理;制定有利于提高就业质量的劳动政策;引导就业质量学术研究的规范发展;系统地构建微观、中观、宏观的提升就业质量政策体系。     

从政治视角理解把握十九届五中全会的精神品质与要义

党的十九届五中全会提出并讨论通过了国民经济和社会发展第十四个五年规划和二○三五年远景目标,这是富于强烈政治制度色彩以及持续性极强的国家治理方式和举措,是党的政治领导与思想指导反映于国家经济社会发展领域的重要制度安排,是中央政府宏观指导地方与地方党委政府了解把握全局的结合点和切入点,是引导社会与凝聚民心士气的有效方式和重...     

提高高校教学管理者素质刍议

高校教学管理是高校教学系统的重要组成部分,是提高学校教学水平的重要因素。高校教学管理队伍要与教师队伍同步发展,就必须重视和提高教学管理人员的自身素质与能力。教学管理人员素质主要包括思想素质、知识结构与专业水平,以及管理能力等。高校要重视教学管理人员的自身发展,为他们的自我完善提供条件,使其更好地为提高学校的管理水平贡献力量。     

党性教育实施讨论式教学方法初探

讨论式教学方法是教师根据学员解答讨论题的情况,围绕所学习内容和要求,在点评的基础上,给学员以明确、简洁的结论和答案,同时解答学员提出的疑难同题.讨论式教学方法有利于提高教学质量和学员学习效果.讨论式教学方法对老师和学员提出了增强改革创新意识、政治责任意识和过硬素质意识.     

人的素质学是一门亟待建立的新学科

目前人的素质理论研究缺乏独立的学科地位 ,而是分散于其他学科之中。正因为人的素质理论研究的这种分散性 ,致使人的素质理论研究缺乏规范性和体系性。为此 ,在我国现有的学科体系中应尽快创建一门新兴的综合性的独立学科即人的素质学。本文对人的素质、人的素质学及其方法论原则、研究内容、理论框架等问题进行了初步探讨。     

空气质量日报中的空气污染指数

空气污染指数（ＡＰＩ）是美国环保署于７０年代研究开发的一种用于表示每日空气质量状况,并易于为大众理解的报告方法。空气污染指数和级别概念已被很多国家或地区采用,但在具体级别限值和等级划分上因各国国家环境标准差异而有所不同。