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Full-Text Articles in Social Work
From Welfare State To Social Compacts: Welfare Transformation In Poland, David Stoesz, Mark W. Lusk
From Welfare State To Social Compacts: Welfare Transformation In Poland, David Stoesz, Mark W. Lusk
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Recent social, political, and economic development have strained the credibility of conventional constructs for organizing social welfare. In contrast to the "welfare state" construct that evolved during the industrial era, a "Social Compact" model is presented as more consonant with a postindustrial context. Features of the social compact are discussed, as well as its applicability to Poland.
Public Spending On Income-Tested Social Welfare Programs For Investment And Consumption Purposes, Martha N. Ozawa
Public Spending On Income-Tested Social Welfare Programs For Investment And Consumption Purposes, Martha N. Ozawa
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The Clinton administration contends that public spending for investment should be increased, but public spending for consumption should be decreased. This article reports findings from a study that investigated the trend in public spending from 1975 to 1992 for social welfare programs that are targeted to low-income families and individuals. The study found that public spending for social welfare programs for investment purposes declined generally during that period and public spending for consumption purposes increased primarily because of the increase in medical benefits.
Demographic Differences Between Sheltered Homeless Families And Housed Poor Families: Implications For Policy And Practice, Alice K. Johnson, Kay Young Mcchesney, Cynthia J. Rocha, William H. Butterfield
Demographic Differences Between Sheltered Homeless Families And Housed Poor Families: Implications For Policy And Practice, Alice K. Johnson, Kay Young Mcchesney, Cynthia J. Rocha, William H. Butterfield
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
This study compares homeless families with a representative sample of low income family households in St. Louis city and county to determine how they differ on key demographic variables. The research addresses methodological problems in prior research by comparing the findings of this study's random sample to the findings of four previous comparison studies. Findings from this study's random comparison sample are presented. Homeless families are significantly younger, never married, female-headed families of color. Housed and homeless families are not significantly different in the number of children or in the educational level of the head of household but housed families …
Focal Point, Volume 09 Number 02, Portland State University. Regional Research Institute
Focal Point, Volume 09 Number 02, Portland State University. Regional Research Institute
Research and Training Center - Focal Point
Men are increasingly discovering the many joys of active involvement in their children's lives. The special bond between father and child produces measurable, positive effects in regards to a child's self-esteem, gender identity, intellectual growth, curiosity and social skills. Current literature increasingly portrays dads as caretakers, supportive, sensitive and caring. However, this enhanced involvement can be sorely tested when a child has a disability or chronic illness. The dreams fathers have for their child's life, educational, athletic and vocational achievements are threatened.
1995-1996 Home Energy Assistance Program (Heap) Rule, Maine State Housing Authority
1995-1996 Home Energy Assistance Program (Heap) Rule, Maine State Housing Authority
Maine Collection
1995-1996 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Rule
State of Maine / Maine State Housing Authority / David Lakari, Director
Augusta, Maine, September 1995.
(Proposed Amendments to Home Energy Assistance Program Rule)
Chapter 24 - Home Energy Assistance Program Rule
Sections: 1. Definitions / 2. Eligibility / 3. Sub-Grantees / 4. Application / 5. Payment of Benefits / 6. Energy Crisis Intervention Program / 7. HEAP Weatherization and Central Heating Improvement Program (CHIP) / 8. Indian Tribes / 9. Administration of HEAP / 10. Monitoring / 11. Noncompliance / 12. Procurement / 13. Fair Hearings / 14. Additional Provisions
Policy Implementation In Social Welfare: A Framework For Analysis, Valire Carr Copeland, Sandra Wexler
Policy Implementation In Social Welfare: A Framework For Analysis, Valire Carr Copeland, Sandra Wexler
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
A review of the research on implementation of federal-state partnership programs indicates a need for more analyses of the post-legislative phase of social welfare policy. This paper addresses the importance of research on policy implementation in social welfare. It examines some critical tools in the policy implementation analysis process, presents a framework for analysis, and offers recommendations to stimulate interest in the study of the implementation process.
Nonprofit Community Service And The Hidden Cost Of Information Technology, Roger A. Lohmann, Nancy Lohmann
Nonprofit Community Service And The Hidden Cost Of Information Technology, Roger A. Lohmann, Nancy Lohmann
Faculty & Staff Scholarship
Will the information superhighway – like its concrete counterpart, the interstate highway system – turn out to be a good idea but too expensive to maintain properly? This paper will explore issues associated with the initial and ongoing costs of adopting information technology for nonprofit community service organizations, with particular attention to access and use of the information superhighway. Several possible explanations for the lag in adoption of internet technology will be explored. One of these will be the "null hypothesis" that resources and services currently available over the internet may still be insufficient to justify the costs involved for …
Philanthropic Partnerships: The Theory Of The Commons, Roger A. Lohmann
Philanthropic Partnerships: The Theory Of The Commons, Roger A. Lohmann
Faculty & Staff Scholarship
In Anglo-American traditions, the concept of a commons has historically been most frequently attached to shared land in joint use by a village or community. The common theory of voluntary action presents organized collective action as consisting of shared purposes, shared resources and voluntary participation resulting in an evolving sense of mutuality, and moral order, consisting of shared norms of fairness and participation.
Hypertext And The Docuverse: A Research Memo, Roger A. Lohmann
Hypertext And The Docuverse: A Research Memo, Roger A. Lohmann
Faculty & Staff Scholarship
The term docuverse was first developed by Apple Computer guru Allen Kay in the late 1960’s. The underlying idea can be traced back decades earlier, to the visionary Vannevar Bush and the Memex (Bush, 1945). According to Kay, a docuverse is a set of related documents together with the linkages between them. In this paper, a docuverse is conceived as a collection of related scholarly documents together with the links, ties and bonds that can bring them together into an integrated logical and conceptual whole. Kay who also coined the term hypertext, which refers to an electronic document with existing …
Why Didn't The Dogs Bark?, Roger A. Lohmann, Shirley Stewart Burns
Why Didn't The Dogs Bark?, Roger A. Lohmann, Shirley Stewart Burns
Faculty & Staff Scholarship
This study examines patterns of news coverage of five West Virginia mining disasters in local, regional and national news media. It grew out of an effort to follow up an earlier study of relief efforts at the Monongah mine disaster of 1907. One of the principal findings is that local newspapers consistently provided limited coverage of mining disasters and almost no coverage of relief efforts carried on in the wake of disasters. National coverage, by the New York Times and regional coverage by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reveals a number of persistent themes and some important differences.