Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Social Work Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Articles 571 - 600 of 649

Full-Text Articles in Social Work

The Struggle To Make Ends Meet: Teen Employment And The 1996 Federal Welfare Legislation, Shirley L. Porterfield, Anne E. Winkler Jul 2003

The Struggle To Make Ends Meet: Teen Employment And The 1996 Federal Welfare Legislation, Shirley L. Porterfield, Anne E. Winkler

Center for Social Development Research

This study investigates the possibility that teens in more economically-disadvantaged families may have entered the labor market in response to the 1996 welfare legislation that replaced AFDC with TANF. Data are from the outgoing rotation groups of the Current Population Survey (CPS) from September 1995-May 1996 (pre-TANF) and from September 2000-May 2001 (post-TANF). To identify the policy's effect, we compare changes in the employment of teens in economically-disadvantaged families over the study period with changes in the employment of their more advantaged counterparts (a "difference-in-difference" methodology). We find that teen employment significantly increased among those in economically-disadvantaged families relative to …


The Forms And Nature Of Civic Service: A Global Assessment, Amanda Moore Mcbride, Carlos Benítez, Michael Sherraden, Kwofie Danso, Beatriz Castaño, Lissa Johnson, Maury Mendenhall, Erica Smulever, Erdenechimeg Tserendorj, Jenny Brav, Lacey Clark Jul 2003

The Forms And Nature Of Civic Service: A Global Assessment, Amanda Moore Mcbride, Carlos Benítez, Michael Sherraden, Kwofie Danso, Beatriz Castaño, Lissa Johnson, Maury Mendenhall, Erica Smulever, Erdenechimeg Tserendorj, Jenny Brav, Lacey Clark

Center for Social Development Research

The Forms and Nature of Civic Service: A Global Assessment


Linking Tax Refunds And Low-Cost Bank Accounts: A Social Development Strategy For Low-Income Families?, Sondra G. Beverly, Jennifer L. Romich, Jennifer Tescher Jul 2003

Linking Tax Refunds And Low-Cost Bank Accounts: A Social Development Strategy For Low-Income Families?, Sondra G. Beverly, Jennifer L. Romich, Jennifer Tescher

Center for Social Development Research

This article describes a pilot program encouraging low-income workers to have their tax refunds directly deposited into low-cost bank accounts. The program did not lead to substantial saving and asset accumulation in the short-term. However, surveys and interviews suggest that the program helped some participants spend money more slowly and more thoughtfully, introduced some to account ownership or direct deposit, and encouraged some to obtain other mainstream financial products. Thus, the program may have helped low-income families “get on track” for future saving and asset accumulation.


American Indian Tribal Communities And Individual Development Account (Ida) Policy, Juliet King, Sarah Hicks, Karen Edwards, Alisa Larson Jul 2003

American Indian Tribal Communities And Individual Development Account (Ida) Policy, Juliet King, Sarah Hicks, Karen Edwards, Alisa Larson

Center for Social Development Research

American Indian Tribal Communities and Individual Development Account (IDA) Policy


Using Tax Refunds To Promote Asset Building In Low-Income Households: Program And Policy Options, Sondra G. Beverly, Colleen Dailey Jul 2003

Using Tax Refunds To Promote Asset Building In Low-Income Households: Program And Policy Options, Sondra G. Beverly, Colleen Dailey

Center for Social Development Research

Using Tax Refunds to Promote Asset Building in Low-Income Households: Program and Policy Options


Disentangling The Dynamics Of Family Poverty And Child Disability: Does Disability Come First?, Shirley L. Porterfield, Colleen Tracey Jul 2003

Disentangling The Dynamics Of Family Poverty And Child Disability: Does Disability Come First?, Shirley L. Porterfield, Colleen Tracey

Center for Social Development Research

Disentangling the Dynamics of Family Poverty and Child Disability: Does Disability Come First?


Fostering Social Development Through Civic And Political Engagement: How Confidence In Institutions And Agency Matter, Gautam N. Yadama, Natasha Menon Jul 2003

Fostering Social Development Through Civic And Political Engagement: How Confidence In Institutions And Agency Matter, Gautam N. Yadama, Natasha Menon

Center for Social Development Research

Traditional approaches in social development have neglected the role of politics, civic engagement, and processes of democratization. This paper empirically tests the extent to which civic engagement and political action are shaped by confidence in state and non-state institutions and political and personal agency. The results underscore the importance of enabling social development through inclusive governance and democratization.


Civic Service Worldwide: Social Development Goals And Partnerships, Amanda Moore Mcbride, Carlos Benítez, Kwofie Danso Jul 2003

Civic Service Worldwide: Social Development Goals And Partnerships, Amanda Moore Mcbride, Carlos Benítez, Kwofie Danso

Center for Social Development Research

Civic service is a long-term, intensive form of volunteering. This article reports on a global assessment of civic service, which identified 210 programs in 57 countries. Program goals and administrative partnerships suggest that civic service is a social development intervention. For civic service to achieve its potential, research is recommended regarding server inclusivity, goal accomplishment, and the nature and effect of partnerships.


Toward Measurement Of Civic Service, Fengyan Tang, Amanda Moore Mcbride, Michael Sherraden Jul 2003

Toward Measurement Of Civic Service, Fengyan Tang, Amanda Moore Mcbride, Michael Sherraden

Center for Social Development Research

Toward Measurement of Civic Service


Microenterprise Performance: A Comparison Of Experiences In The United States And Uganda, Margaret S. Sherraden, Fred M. Ssewamala, Cynthia K. Sanders Jul 2003

Microenterprise Performance: A Comparison Of Experiences In The United States And Uganda, Margaret S. Sherraden, Fred M. Ssewamala, Cynthia K. Sanders

Center for Social Development Research

This article compares microenterprise performance in the United States and Uganda. In-depth interview data and published sources suggest that many of the same factors affect business performance in both countries although scale and details vary considerably. Micro, mezzo, and macro strategies are proposed to maximize entrepreneurial effort, reduce barriers, and strengthen institutional and policy support in both contexts.


Children's Development Accounts: The Oregon Story, Beverly Stein, Robert Freedman Jul 2003

Children's Development Accounts: The Oregon Story, Beverly Stein, Robert Freedman

Center for Social Development Research

Children's Development Accounts: The Oregon Story


Individual Development Accounts In Rural Communities: Implications For Research, Michal Grinstein-Weiss, Jami Curley Jul 2003

Individual Development Accounts In Rural Communities: Implications For Research, Michal Grinstein-Weiss, Jami Curley

Center for Social Development Research

Individual Development Accounts in Rural Communities: Implications for Research


Recommendations From The Field: Individual Development Accounts As Part Of A Universal Asset-Building System, Robert O. Zdenek, Beverly Stein Jul 2003

Recommendations From The Field: Individual Development Accounts As Part Of A Universal Asset-Building System, Robert O. Zdenek, Beverly Stein

Center for Social Development Research

Recommendations From the Field: Individual Development Accounts as Part of a Universal Asset-Building System


Service Enquiry: Service In The 21st Century, Helene Perold, Susan Stroud, Michael Sherraden Jul 2003

Service Enquiry: Service In The 21st Century, Helene Perold, Susan Stroud, Michael Sherraden

Center for Social Development Research

Service Enquiry: Service in the 21st Century


Volunteers Of National Youth Service In Israel: A Study On Motivation For Service, Social Attitudes, And Volunteers' Satisfaction, Reuven Gal, Karin Amit, Nicole Fleischer, Nancy Strichman Jul 2003

Volunteers Of National Youth Service In Israel: A Study On Motivation For Service, Social Attitudes, And Volunteers' Satisfaction, Reuven Gal, Karin Amit, Nicole Fleischer, Nancy Strichman

Center for Social Development Research

Volunteers of National Youth Service in Israel: A Study on Motivation for Service, Social Attitudes, and Volunteers' Satisfaction


North American Community Service Pilot Project, Margaret S. Sherraden, Carlos Benítez Jul 2003

North American Community Service Pilot Project, Margaret S. Sherraden, Carlos Benítez

Center for Social Development Research

North American Community Service Pilot Project


Institutional Capacity For Elder Service, Nancy Morrow-Howell, Jim Hinterlong, Michael Sherraden, Fengyan Tang, Prima Thirupathy, Madhura Nagchoudhuri Jul 2003

Institutional Capacity For Elder Service, Nancy Morrow-Howell, Jim Hinterlong, Michael Sherraden, Fengyan Tang, Prima Thirupathy, Madhura Nagchoudhuri

Center for Social Development Research

Given the demographic changes in our society and the positive effects of volunteering on older adults and on service recipients, service opportunities for older adults should be expanded. The development of institutions is a potentially powerful route to maximizing this potential. We propose five dimensions of institutional capacity, including expectation, access, information, incentive, and facilitation. Pilot data indicates that organizations offering service opportunities to older adults vary on these dimensions.


Michigan Ida Partnership: Year 2 Program Evaluation Report, Jan L. Losby, Maria L. Hein, Jill R. Robinson Jul 2003

Michigan Ida Partnership: Year 2 Program Evaluation Report, Jan L. Losby, Maria L. Hein, Jill R. Robinson

Center for Social Development Research

Michigan IDA Partnership: Year 2 Program Evaluation Report


Tax Credits And Ida Programs, Gena S. Gunn, Anupama Jacob, Melinda Lewis Jul 2003

Tax Credits And Ida Programs, Gena S. Gunn, Anupama Jacob, Melinda Lewis

Center for Social Development Research

Tax Credits and IDA Programs


The Effects Of Individual Development Account Programs: Perceptions Of Participants, Amanda Moore Mcbride, Margaret Lombe, Sondra G. Beverly Jul 2003

The Effects Of Individual Development Account Programs: Perceptions Of Participants, Amanda Moore Mcbride, Margaret Lombe, Sondra G. Beverly

Center for Social Development Research

In the United States, Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) are a social development strategy for increasing economic participation and long-term economic security. This article uses cross-sectional survey data (N=298) to describe perceived IDA effects: psychological, economic, social, and civic. Future research can inform the effects of specific program characteristics, such as financial education, as well as the applicability of IDAs worldwide.


The Potential For Inclusion In 529 Savings Plans: Report On A Survey Of States, Margaret Clancy, Michael Sherraden Jul 2003

The Potential For Inclusion In 529 Savings Plans: Report On A Survey Of States, Margaret Clancy, Michael Sherraden

Center for Social Development Research

The Potential for Inclusion in 529 Savings Plans: Report on a Survey of States


State Policy Trends For Individual Development Accounts In The United States: 1993–2003, Karen Edwards, Lisa Marie Mason Jul 2003

State Policy Trends For Individual Development Accounts In The United States: 1993–2003, Karen Edwards, Lisa Marie Mason

Center for Social Development Research

State Policy Trends for Individual Development Accounts in the United States: 1993–2003


Welfare Recipiency And Savings Outcomes In Individual Development Accounts, Min Zhan, Michael Sherraden, Mark Schreiner Jul 2002

Welfare Recipiency And Savings Outcomes In Individual Development Accounts, Min Zhan, Michael Sherraden, Mark Schreiner

Center for Social Development Research

Both theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence show that asset-based, means-tested welfare programs have negative effects on savings behaviors of welfare recipients. In this study, we examine how welfare recipiency is associated with savings outcomes in Individual Development Accounts. The results suggest that when other factors are controlled, receipt of welfare either before or at enrollment of IDAs is not correlated with savings outcomes. Policy implications under current welfare reform are discussed.


Friends, Family, And Neighborhood: Understanding Academic Outcomes Of African American Youth, Trina Williams, Larry Davis, Julie Miller-Cribbs, Jeanne Saunders, James Herbert Williams Jul 2002

Friends, Family, And Neighborhood: Understanding Academic Outcomes Of African American Youth, Trina Williams, Larry Davis, Julie Miller-Cribbs, Jeanne Saunders, James Herbert Williams

Center for Social Development Research

Friends, Family, and Neighborhood: Understanding Academic Outcomes of African American Youth


Effects Of Mothers' Assets On Expectations And Children's Educational Achievement In Female-Headed Households, Min Zhan, Michael Sherraden Jul 2002

Effects Of Mothers' Assets On Expectations And Children's Educational Achievement In Female-Headed Households, Min Zhan, Michael Sherraden

Center for Social Development Research

This study examines the effects of mothers’ assets (home ownership and savings) on their expectations and children’s educational achievement in female-headed households. Through the analysis of data from the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH), results indicate that single mothers’ assets have positive effects on children’s educational achievement, and this effect is partially mediated through expectations. The study also finds that the positive effects of household income on children’s outcomes occur mainly through mothers’ assets. These results lend support for expansion of asset-based policies for poor women with children.


Violence In The Lives Of Rural, Southern & Poor White Women, Naomi Farber, Julie Miller-Cribbs Jul 2002

Violence In The Lives Of Rural, Southern & Poor White Women, Naomi Farber, Julie Miller-Cribbs

Center for Social Development Research

Violence in the Lives of Rural, Southern & Poor White Women


Understanding Service: Words In The Context Of History And Culture, Natasha Menon, Amanda Moore Mcbride, Michael Sherraden Jul 2002

Understanding Service: Words In The Context Of History And Culture, Natasha Menon, Amanda Moore Mcbride, Michael Sherraden

Center for Social Development Research

Understanding Service: Words in the Context of History and Culture


Limitations Of Civic Service: Critical Perspectives, Jenny Brav, Amanda Moore Mcbride, Michael Sherraden Jul 2002

Limitations Of Civic Service: Critical Perspectives, Jenny Brav, Amanda Moore Mcbride, Michael Sherraden

Center for Social Development Research

Limitations of Civic Service: Critical Perspectives


Crossing Divides: New Common Ground On Poverty And Economic Security, Tammy Draut, David Callahan, Corinna Hawkes Jul 2002

Crossing Divides: New Common Ground On Poverty And Economic Security, Tammy Draut, David Callahan, Corinna Hawkes

Center for Social Development Research

Crossing Divides: New Common Ground on Poverty and Economic Security


Gender Differences In Self-Perceptions And Academic Outcomes: A Study Of African American High School Students, Jeanne Saunders, Larry Davis, Trina Williams, Julie Miller Cribbs Jul 2002

Gender Differences In Self-Perceptions And Academic Outcomes: A Study Of African American High School Students, Jeanne Saunders, Larry Davis, Trina Williams, Julie Miller Cribbs

Center for Social Development Research

There is increasing divergence in the academic outcomes of African American males and females. By most accounts, males are falling behind their female peers educationally as African American females are graduating from high schools at higher rates and are going on to college and graduate school in greater numbers. Some have suggested that school completion and performance is associated with how students feel about themselves. The purpose of this study was to explore gender differences in the relationship between self-perceptions and two academic outcomes among a sample of 243 African American high school sophomores. The results suggest that, overall; females …