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An Investigation Of Volunteer-Student Relationship Trajectories Within School-Based Youth Mentoring Programs, Thomas Keller, Julia Pryce

Julia Pryce

This prospective, mixed-method study investigates the development of school-based mentoring relationships using direct observations, in-depth interviews, and questionnaires from the perspective of mentors and students. A pattern-oriented analysis of qualitative data explores the diversity observed in the life-course of mentor-student relationships. Systematic variation in developmental trends across relationships revealed four distinctive groupings. Some relationships showed progressive improvement in strength and quality. Others started well but reached a plateau and did not become particularly close. A third group struggled throughout to make a connection. Finally, some relationships succeeded after a breakthrough to overcome their challenges. These inductively derived categories are corroborated …

Bullying And Cyberbullying: What Volunteers Need To Know, Sue Martin

Sue Martin

No abstract provided.

Cross Cultural Service Learning With Native Americans: Pedagogy For Building Cultural Competence, Patricia Bolea

Patricia S Bolea

Abstract: This paper articulates a curricular approach that centers on a Native American Service Learning course. Social work students engage in cross-cultural immersion on a reservation in the United States. By examination of historical United States policy impacting Indian Tribes, contemporary experiences that challenge basic instruction in public schools, students examine the social work profession’s complex role in participation with as well as eradication of entrenched social problems. Implications for social work education include an examination of transformative learning theory and service learning pedagogy as tools for the creation of democratic civic engagement in social work leadership. A preliminary evaluation …

Features Of Child Food Insecurity After The 2010 Haiti Earthquake: Results From A Random Survey Of Households, Royce Hutson, Eileen Trzcinski, Athena Kolbe

Royce A. Hutson

Purpose: In January 2010, a 7.0 earthquake struck the island nation of Haiti resulting in the estimated deaths of 230,000 people and billions of dollars in destruction. Researchers estimated that 160,000 individuals died in Port-au-Prince alone. Recently several high profile journals have editorialized that this earthquake was not just a natural disaster and that proper prevention efforts could have reduced the casualties significantly. However, there is a paucity of research on the antecedents to victimization in natural disasters. Using a two-wave 1,500 household survey with the second wave conducted six weeks after the earthquake; this study examines the household and …

Smuggling, Border Security And International Development In Wadi Khaled, Lebanon: Results From A Random Survey Of Households, Royce Hutson, Taylor Long

Royce A. Hutson

Purpose: The prevention the smuggling of drugs, guns, humans, and other criminal contraband has posed a significant challenge for many governments. The problem is even more acute in developing and underdeveloped countries. Of particular concern to international development experts is the ‘enabling environment' for smuggling that is created when communities accept smuggling behaviors as normative. Also, concern has grown that improving border security in smuggling areas may have significant negative socio-economic impacts on these communities. Using a randomized household survey conducted in a frontier region between Lebanon and Syria well-known for smuggling, this study examines factors associated with smuggling behaviors …

Dialysis Rationing And The Just Allocation Of Resources: A Historical Primer., Teri Browne

Teri Browne

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Exploring "Home" At An Assisted Living Facility: Looking Through The Residents' Lenses With Photovoice, Terri Lewinson, V Robinson-Dooley

Terri Lewinson

Purpose: An increasing number of older adults are moving into assisted living facilities when living independently becomes difficult. For some residents, the transition to and settlement in these facilities can negatively impact psychological well-being. Successful transition into an assisted living facility occurs when a resident feels “at home” in their new environment (Cutchin, Chang & Owen, 2005). It is important to understand residents' perceptions of the assisted living facility while they reconcile the loss of previous homes. Although a growing body of literature exists in this area, there is limited research on how African American older adults perceive the assisted …

Different Roles And Different Results: How Activity Orientations Correspond To Relationship Quality And Student Outcomes In School-Based Mentoring, Julia Pryce

Julia Pryce

Mentoring Attunement: An Approach To Successful School-Based Mentoring Relationships, Julia Pryce

Julia Pryce

An Investigation Of Volunteer-Student Relationship Trajectories Within School-Based Youth Mentoring Programs, Julia Pryce

Julia Pryce

Voucher Users And Revitalized Public Housing Residents 6 Years After Displacement, Fred Brooks, Terri Lewinson, Aszman Jennifer, James Wolk

Terri Lewinson

No abstract provided.

Does The Bsw Make A Difference? Comparison Of Self-Reported Competence Between Bsw Graduates And Agency Trainees In Public Child Welfare, Lisa Mcguire

Lisa E. McGuire

No abstract provided.

Exploring "Home" Through Residents' Lenses: Assisted Living Facility Residents Identify Homelike Characteristics Using Photovoice, Terri Lewinson, Vanessa Robinson-Dooley

Terri Lewinson

No abstract provided.

Social Service Barriers Experienced By Low-Income Extended-Stay Hotel Residents., Terri Lewinson, Carol Collard

Terri Lewinson

No abstract provided.