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Regulation, Subsidy Receipt And Provider Characteristics: What Predicts Quality In Child Care Homes?, Abbie Raikes, Helen Raikes, Brian Wilcox
Regulation, Subsidy Receipt And Provider Characteristics: What Predicts Quality In Child Care Homes?, Abbie Raikes, Helen Raikes, Brian Wilcox
Center on Children, Families, and the Law: Faculty Publications
Far less is known about predictors of quality for family child care homes than for child care centers. The current study of 120 randomly-selected family child care providers in four Midwestern states examined distal, state policy-level variables (family child care regulations and the concentration of children cared for who received public child care subsidies, referred to as subsidy density), and proximal, provider-level variables (providers’ level of education and reported annual training hours) as influences on global quality and caregiver sensitivity. More regulation, lower subsidy density, higher levels of provider education and more training hours were associated with higher global quality …
Delinquency And Gun Violence: The Intervening Role Of Values Toward Guns, Ryan Spohn
Delinquency And Gun Violence: The Intervening Role Of Values Toward Guns, Ryan Spohn
Center on Children, Families, and the Law: Faculty Publications
The current research project examines the intervening role of values towards gun possession and gun use in predicting involvement of high school-aged males in general delinquency and gun-related delinquency. As the first step of the project, we examine the factors that influence the values that the youth have towards gun possession and gun use. The most important factors producing positive values towards guns are a need for protection, having friends who carry guns, being a gang member, and being a victim of a gun crime. In contrast, frequency of church attendance reduces such values. As the next step, we examined …
Pulpits And Platforms: The Role Of The Church In Determining Protest Among Black Americans, Scott T. Fitzgerald, Ryan Spohn
Pulpits And Platforms: The Role Of The Church In Determining Protest Among Black Americans, Scott T. Fitzgerald, Ryan Spohn
Center on Children, Families, and the Law: Faculty Publications
This article further specifies the relationship between church-based resources, group identification and political activism among black Americans. Previous research indicates that political communication within churches and activism within the church serve to motivate political participation. Our research suggests that, net of relevant controls, activism within the church does not significantly increase protest politics. A key determinant of protest participation is attending a church that exhibits a politicized church culture, and this effect is contingent upon educational attainment and membership in secular organizations. Hence, the church serves as a crucial context for the dissemination of political messages and exposure to opportunities …