The Self-Sufficiency Project at 36 Months

The Self-Sufficiency Project at 36 Months
Author: Pamela Morris
Publisher:
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2000
Genre: Child welfare
ISBN:

This report examines SSP's impacts on children's academic functioning (for example, achievement in school), cognitive functioning, social behavior, emotional health, interactions between mothers and children, child care and children's after school activities, school and residential changes, and family structure.

Changing Welfare

Changing Welfare
Author: Rachel A. Gordon
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 144199274X

This book is concerned with the sweeping changes that took place in public assistance programs at the end of the 20th century and the way in which the original and reformed versions of these programs relate to the well-being of children and their families. It is a valuable reference for practitioners and policymakers who are concerned with children and child-related issues, psychologists, sociologists, social workers, social program administrators, and students in psychology, social work, sociology, political science, and education.

Low-wage Workers in the New Economy

Low-wage Workers in the New Economy
Author: Richard Kazis
Publisher: The Urban Insitute
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780877667056

This book describes the challenges facing the country's working poor, drawing lessons from practice and policy to recommend approaches for helping low-wage workers advance to better-paying jobs. Part I overviews the low-wage workforce and the employers who hire them, and Part II summarizes the evidence on strategies to improve workers' skills, supplement their wages, and provide greater support. Part III focuses on challenges encountered by groups such as women and immigrants, and Part IV assesses the potential contributions of community colleges, employers, and unions. Much of this material originated at a May 2000 conference held in Washington, DC. The editors are affiliated with Jobs for the Future. c. Book News Inc.

Applied Developmental Science

Applied Developmental Science
Author: Richard M. Lerner
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 580
Release: 2005-01-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781412915700

This affordable paperback course textbook has been adapted from the landmark four-volume Handbook of Applied Developmental Science (SAGE 2003), a work that offers a detailed roadmap for action and research in ensuring positive child, youth, and family development. In 20 chapters, Applied Developmental Science: An Advanced Textbook brings together the latest in theory and application from applied developmental science and the positive psychology movement. This advanced text summarizes and synthesizes the best scientific knowledge from ADS to help readers understand the efforts being made around the world to ensure that all children and adolescents develop into healthy adults who contribute positively to society. Key Features: Prominent researchers and practitioners offer state-of-the-art overviews of key areas within the relatively new field of applied developmental science. In consultation with instructors of applied developmental science and psychology courses, chapters from the 4-volume Handbook Of Applied Developmental Science (SAGE 2003) have been selected that best match syllabi for such courses. Chapters end with conclusions offering students summaries and future directions, along with references for further in-depth reading. This new single-volume work will benefit students planning on careers working with children, youth, and families, generally within an educational or community setting. The text is also recommended for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students of Psychology, Human Development & Family Studies, Social Work & Human Services, Education, and related disciplines.

Evidence Matters

Evidence Matters
Author: Frederick Mosteller
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2002
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780815702047

Researchers use a variety of tools to determine their impact and efficacy, including sample surveys, narrative studies, and exploratory research. However, randomized field trials, which are commonly used in other disciplines, are rarely employed to measure the impact of education practice. Evidence Matters explores the history and current status of research in education and encourages the more frequent use of such trials.

From Welfare to Childcare

From Welfare to Childcare
Author: Natasha Cabrera
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2013-04-15
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1134813546

Although federal and state support for childcare has increased dramatically in response to welfare work requirements, low-income families are still facing difficulties balancing work and family obligations. There is wide variation across states in the strictness of welfare work requirements and in the generosity of childcare support. In addition, the level of co-payments required and the flexibility to use subsidies for informal modes of childcare differ across states, leading families to make different childcare and employment choices. The purpose of From Welfare to Childcare is first to describe what changes occurred in childcare following the 1996 welfare reform legislation, and then to analyze how federal welfare and subsidy policies influence the availability, accessibility, and quality of childcare arrangements for single mothers with young children. National in scope, it focuses on how the reforms influence the way that children are cared for when their mothers leave welfare and enter the workforce. This book is suitable for national, state, and local policymakers, non-profit organizations that study and attempt to influence public policy, and scholars interested in family and social policy issues. It can be used as a text in graduate level courses on welfare, poverty, and children and public policy.