建设“社会湾区”:粤港澳大湾区社会政策协同的目标与路径

粤港澳大湾区社会政策协同对赋能大湾区建设并实现大湾区高质量发展具有重要的支撑作用。由于两种社会制度、三种福利体制的系统性差异,粤港澳三地尽管在教育、养老、医疗、就业等社会政策领域展开了不少以服务港澳居民到粤港澳大湾区内地发展为重点的合作行动,但整体上社会政策协同的力度依然羸弱。基于此,本研究提出“社会湾区”概念,主张超越粤港澳三地社会政策的空间边界,树立跨境政策思维。要在协同治理的框架下,从共同动机、多主体参与和行动能力三个维度推进粤港澳三地社会政策的收敛,构建粤港澳大湾区社会政策共同体,最小化因流动而带来的居民社会权益损失,最大化跨境流动人员的福利保障。

粤港澳大湾区建设背景下社会工作专业三二分段人才培养模式初探——以珠海城市职业技术学院为例

广东省积极推进中高职三二分段人才培养试点工作,珠海城市职业技术学院在省内开创社会工作专业中高职三二分段人才培养试点的先河。在粤港澳大湾区建设的背景下,立足珠海市的区位优势,结合六年来的人才培养探索实践,从差异化培养目标、一体化课程体系和教学改革等方面构建起大湾区高职社会工作专业三二分段人才培养的模式。

Supervision Matters： Teenagers＇ Perception of Parents＇ Involvement in Their Internet Use

With the growing popularity of digital devices, lntemet has become an integral part of teenagers＇ daily life. As teenagers are in a complicated period of development, parents struggle in supervising their use of the intemet. This study takes the teenagers＇ standpoint and explores how the teenagers perceive their parents＇ involvement in their Internet use. Survey was conducted towards teenagers in the UAE, which has the highest penetration of digital devices in the Gulf region as well as one of the highest in the world. The results showed that girls usually receive more supervision fi＇om parents than boys. The older the teenagers are and the more they depend on the Internet, the more they perceive parents＇ supervision to be beneficial. However, not enough supervision has been given to those who access the Internet more frequently. The findings indicate more parents＇ supervision is needed from the teenagers＇ point of view. Discussions are made from psychological and socio-cultural perspectives and suggestions for future research are presented.

Where Shall We Two Meet, in East or in West： When Po-shen Lu＇s The Witch Sonata Psalm of Macbeth Encounters With William Shakespeare＇s Macbeth

By using tai-yu （min-nan-hua, Taiwan Residents local language） to stage William Shakespeare＇s Macbeth, Po-shen Lu produced an experimental performance in the southern part of Taiwan in 2003. When producing Antigone in 2001, Lu was challenged by his critics in three aspects： （1） the tradition of tai-yu theatre of Tainan Jen Theatre and that of Western plays, （2） audience reception in Taiwan, and （3） the advantages and disadvantages of integrating tai-yu with Western classic texts. In spite of these criticisms on his theatrical productions, Lu has continued helping Tainan Jen Theatre transform into a professional theatrical troupe since he became an artistic director in 2002. By analyzing how and why Lu staged his The Witch Sonata--Psalm of Macbeth in the socio-historical context of intercultural adaptation, I propose to re-revaluate Lu＇s artistic contribution to the theatrical development in the southern part of Taiwan. I would argue that Lu is not only challenging Taiwan Residents reading of Shakespeare but also exploring the possibilities of tai-yu＇s theatricality, in a view to bringing new life to Taiwan＇s intercultural theatre.

A Political Aspect of the Korean Wave in Taiwan

Studies of the Korean Wave in Taiwan have construed the genesis of the Wave as either accidental, evitable, or taken it for granted. Problematising the genesis of the Korean Wave in Taiwan, the paper proposes to see it as the product of social and political forces pertaining to a specific moment of history of Taiwan. Other than deeming the genesis categorically as a cultural instance, it argues that the Wave is in effect the production manufactured at the convergence of social political changes at a historical moment unprecedented in Taiwan history. To respond to the new social and political conditions, the Korean Wave is deliberately appropriated as the extension of social institution and political control for the purpose of prolonging class interests of the traditional rulers. By means of mammoth circulation and transmission of print media and television broadcast, the Wave is immediately called into being and captivates a throng of Taiwan Residents audience. In return, the overwhelming popularity of Korean TV dramas is capitalized on politically besides socially and culturally in order to meet new needs. Resiting the Korean Wave in Taiwan in the social and political processes at the specific moment of Taiwan history, its genesis is thereby complicated and overdetermined on top of the advanced and promised drama qualities and productions. Inevitably a limited view, however, the paper is hoped to provide an alternative aspect to the studies of the Korean Wave either in Taiwan or other regions.

Between-Class Ability Grouping, Cram Schooling, and Student Academic Achievement in Taiwan

Taiwan government has been executing the educational reform programs for more than two decades. However, the so-called between-class ability grouping which is prohibited by Taiwan government is still found in many places; and Taiwan＇s cram schools are even more popular and diversified than before. The authors argue that, in addition to individual＇s socio-economic background, regional characteristics and school attributes also play important roles. Bringing these two factors back in, the causal relationships among ability grouping, cram schooling, and student academic achievement can be analyzed more accurately. Using data from Taiwan Education Panel Survey, the authors＇ empirical results show that, first of all, in more urbanized area, between-class ability grouping is less popular but cram school participation is wider spread these years. Secondly, the effects of family backgrounds on students＇ cram school participation are not as critical as they were before. Thirdly, between-class ability grouping and students＇ performance are positively associated but the internal mechanism still needs further investigation.