Long-Term Follow-Up Of Individual Development Accounts: Evidence From The Add Experiment,
2012
Washington University in St. Louis
Long-Term Follow-Up Of Individual Development Accounts: Evidence From The Add Experiment, Michal Grinstein-Weiss, Michael Sherraden, William M. Rohe, William Gale, Mark Schreiner, Clinton Key
Center for Social Development Research
Long-Term Follow-Up of Individual Development Accounts: Evidence From the ADD Experiment
Early Program Enrollment In A Statewide Child Development Account Program,
2012
Washington University in St. Louis
Early Program Enrollment In A Statewide Child Development Account Program, Jin Huang, Sondra Beverly, Margaret Clancy, Terry Lassar, Michael Sherraden
Center for Social Development Research
Early Program Enrollment in a Statewide Child Development Account Program
Does The Type Of Communication Media Affect Relationship Quality?,
2012
University of Texas Permian Basin
Does The Type Of Communication Media Affect Relationship Quality?, Kristin B. Dennis
Graduate Theses
The purpose of this study was to determine if the amount of time spent using three types of communication (electronic, voice, and face-to-face) had an effect on the perceived quality of a romantic relationship. Seventy-eight heterosexual females who self-identified as being in a romantic relationship completed a set of demographic questions, the Perceived Relationship Quality Components Inventory (Fletcher, Simpson, & Thomas, 2000), as well as questions pertaining to the average amount of time spent per day using each of the communication methods. It was hypothesized that the more time spent communicating face-to- face would have a positive effect on the …
Numeric Estimation And Response Options: An Examination Of The Measurement Properties Of Numeric And Vague Quantifier Responses,
2012
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Numeric Estimation And Response Options: An Examination Of The Measurement Properties Of Numeric And Vague Quantifier Responses, Mohammad T. Al Baghal
Survey Research and Methodology Program: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Many survey questions ask respondents to provide responses that contain quantitative information. These questions are often asked requiring open ended numeric responses, while others have been asked using vague quantifier scales. How these questions are asked, particularly in terms of the response format, can have an important impact on the data. Therefore, the response format is of particular importance for ensuring that any use of the data contains the best possible information. Generally, survey researchers have argued against the use of vague quantifier scales. This dissertation compares various measurement properties between numeric open ended and vague quantifier responses, using three …
Product Pilot Report: Youth Savings Performance In Ghana, Kenya, And Nepal,
2012
Washington University in St. Louis
Product Pilot Report: Youth Savings Performance In Ghana, Kenya, And Nepal, Lissa Johnson, Yungsoo Lee, Isaac Osei-Akoto, Moses Njenga, Sharad Sharma
Center for Social Development Research
Product Pilot Report: Youth Savings Performance in Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal
Validity Of Infact Race/Ethnicity From Birth Certificates In The Context Of U.S. Demographic Change,
2012
Washington University in St. Louis
Validity Of Infact Race/Ethnicity From Birth Certificates In The Context Of U.S. Demographic Change, Lisa Reyes Mason, Yunju Nam, Youngmi Kim
Center for Social Development Research
In this study, we examined consistency of infant race/ethnicity across two data sources (N=2,63) using measures of sensitivity and positive predictive value. First we created and compared conventional measures of infant race/ethnicity from 2007 Oklahoma birth certificates and SEED for Oklahoma Kids baseline survey data, classifying infants as White, African American, American Indian, Asian, or Hispanic. Then we created and tested alternative measures with a biracial classification, based on biological parentage from birth certificates or parent report of infant biracial identity in the survey. We find that, for conventional measures, sensitivity is highest for Whites and African Americans and lowest …
Household Assets, School Enrollment And Parental Aspirations For Children's Education In Rural China: Does Gender Matter?,
2012
Washington University in St. Louis
Household Assets, School Enrollment And Parental Aspirations For Children's Education In Rural China: Does Gender Matter?, Suo Deng, Jin Huang, Minchao Jin, Michael Sherraden
Center for Social Development Research
Using rural household data from the China Household Income Project (CHIP) 2002, this paper provides an analysis of different effects of household assets independent of family income on children’s school enrollment and parental aspirations for education, examining both outcomes by child’s gender. The study first compares the responsiveness of boys’ and girls’ enrollment to the improvement of household assets, measured as liquid assets and net worth, relative to family income. The multivariate regression analysis further detects the effects of household assets on both boys’ and girls’ school enrollment and parental aspirations for children’s future education by child’s gender. Statistical results …
Financial Knowledge And Attitudes Of Youth In Ghana,
2012
Washington University in St. Louis
Financial Knowledge And Attitudes Of Youth In Ghana, Gina A. N. Chowa, Mathieu R. Despard, Isaac Osei-Akoto
Center for Social Development Research
Financial Knowledge and Attitudes of Youth in Ghana
Homicide By Neighborhood: Mapping New York City’S Violent Crime Drop,
2012
CUNY John Jay College
Homicide By Neighborhood: Mapping New York City’S Violent Crime Drop, Preeti Chauhan, Lauren Kois
Publications and Research
Researchers, scholars, and policymakers interested in the falling rate of violent crime in New York City (NYC) have attempted to pinpoint causes of the welcome trend. Discovering the causes of the city’s crime drop may lead to important lessons for the city itself and may influence policy and practice throughout the state, nation, and perhaps other countries. Researchers have suggested a host of mechanisms that may explain the dramatic decline in violence, but two factors—misdemeanor policing and the transformation of drug markets—continue to receive the most attention. This report focuses on these factors in relation to gun-related homicide rates. It …
Youth In The Ghana Experiment: Characteristics And Living Conditions,
2012
Washington University in St. Louis
Youth In The Ghana Experiment: Characteristics And Living Conditions, Gina A. N. Chowa, Rainier Masa, Isaac Osei-Akoto
Center for Social Development Research
Youth in the Ghana Experiment: Characteristics and Living Conditions
Youth Saving Patterns And Performance In Ghana,
2012
Washington University in St. Louis
Youth Saving Patterns And Performance In Ghana, Gina A. N. Chowa, Mathieu R. Despard, Issac Osei-Akoto
Center for Social Development Research
Youth Saving Patterns and Performance in Ghana
Socioeconomic Status And Early Savings Outcomes: Evidence From A Statewide Child Development Account Experiment,
2012
Washington University in St. Louis
Socioeconomic Status And Early Savings Outcomes: Evidence From A Statewide Child Development Account Experiment, Sondra G. Beverly, Youngmi Kim, Michael Sherraden, Yunju Nam, Margaret Clancy
Center for Social Development Research
Socioeconomic Status and Early Savings Outcomes: Evidence From a Statewide Child Development Account Experiment
Seoul Hope Plus Savings Accounts: Asset-Building Program For Low-Income Households In Seoul,
2012
Washington University in St. Louis
Seoul Hope Plus Savings Accounts: Asset-Building Program For Low-Income Households In Seoul, Youngmi Kim, Soonung Lee, Michael Sherraden
Center for Social Development Research
Seoul Hope Plus Savings Accounts: Asset-Building Program for Low-Income Households in Seoul
Are Child Development Accounts Inclusive? Early Evidence From A Statewide Experiment,
2012
Washington University in St. Louis
Are Child Development Accounts Inclusive? Early Evidence From A Statewide Experiment, Sondra G. Beverly, Youngmi Kim, Michael Sherraden, Yunju Nam, Margaret Clancy
Center for Social Development Research
A key objective of Child Development Accounts (CDAs) is to increase college completion rates among disadvantaged youth by helping families accumulate assets for college and by encouraging youth to see themselves as college bound. While the major asset-building programs in the United States largely benefit socioeconomically advantaged individuals, CDAs explicitly aim to facilitate account holding and asset accumulation by disadvantaged families. But do CDAs meet the goal of being inclusive? This research uses data from a large CDA experiment with probability sampling and random assignment to examine early CDA savings outcomes. Findings indicate that the CDA improves outcomes for several …
Young Kuria Of Tanzania: What Drives Them To Choose Army Careers,
2012
University of Dar es Salaam
Young Kuria Of Tanzania: What Drives Them To Choose Army Careers, Hezron Zacharia Onditi
Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
Although there are many career opportunities in the world of work, some groups have been historically inclined to particular professions. Young males of Tanzania’s Kuria tribe have long been known to have preference for a career in the armed forces. This paper examines what drives them to choose an army career. The field work for the paper was conducted in Tarime district of the Mara region where Tanzania’s Kuria population is largely concentrated. The analysis is based on the theoretical framework developed by the theory of planned behaviour in terms of which the intention of the individual human actor is …
Volunteerism For Peace In East Africa,
2012
Washington University in St. Louis
Volunteerism For Peace In East Africa, Benjamin Lough, Jacob Mwathi Mati
Center for Social Development Research
Volunteering is central to any community-centered development intervention. As such, volunteers can contribute substantially to establishing and preserving peace. This paper describes various interpersonal, intergroup, and institutional theoretical perspectives to explain why volunteerism is particularly suited to peacemaking and peacekeeping. Special consideration is given to how involving young volunteers may be highly beneficial to peacemaking and peacekeeping. The paper emphasizes the “added value” of utilizing volunteers in peace and development organizations, and provides specific examples from the Eastern African region that illustrate how volunteerism is being used to prevent conflict, to mediate and transform active conflict, and to reduce the …
Civic Service And Asset Building In Generating Livelihoods Among Youth In Africa,
2012
Washington University in St. Louis
Civic Service And Asset Building In Generating Livelihoods Among Youth In Africa, Benjamin J. Lough, Margaret S. Sherraden
Center for Social Development Research
Given high rates of unemployment among African youth, civic service offers a promising strategy for preparing young people for the labor market. Despite its potential, a lack of service opportunities, incentives, and competing livelihood needs, frequently prevent young people from volunteering. This paper reviews the debate on financial remuneration for volunteering, and describes innovative “hybrid” ways to incentivize and support young volunteers. These approaches offer the potential to build financial assets during service in the form of savings, stipends, and microenterprise credit or education awards. This paper highlights programs in several regions of Africa where similar approaches have been piloted. …
Spirituality And The Therapeutic Recreation Practitioner: Exploring The Implications For Practice And Research,
2012
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Spirituality And The Therapeutic Recreation Practitioner: Exploring The Implications For Practice And Research, Angela Wozencroft, Phd, Steven N. Waller Ph.D., Gene A. Hayes, Larry Brown
Movement and Being: The Journal of the Christian Society for Kinesiology, Leisure and Sports Studies
There is a growing body of literature that relates to spirituality and leisure. Within this corpus, several scholars continue to address the relationship between spirituality and therapeutic recreation. Much of the available literature chronicles the health and wellness benefits that accrue to the client/participant but little attention has been devoted to understanding the relationship between the personal spirituality of the therapeutic recreation (TR) professional and its influence on service delivery. The purpose of this essay was three-fold: (1) to examine the influence of spirituality in the work lives of TR practitioners; and (2) to chronicle existing literature that relates to …
"We See What We Seek": A Rejoinder To The Responses Of Amato, Eggebeen, And Osborne,
2012
Brigham Young University - Provo
"We See What We Seek": A Rejoinder To The Responses Of Amato, Eggebeen, And Osborne, Loren Marks
Faculty Publications
In this rejoinder I adopt a conversational and less dehydrated tone, to the relief of any who labored through my full-length piece. I will be comparatively brief and, hopefully, more engaging.
Same-Sex Parenting And Children’S Outcomes: A Closer Examination Of The American Psychological Association’S Brief On Lesbian And Gay Parenting,
2012
Brigham Young University - Provo
Same-Sex Parenting And Children’S Outcomes: A Closer Examination Of The American Psychological Association’S Brief On Lesbian And Gay Parenting, Loren Marks
Faculty Publications
In 2005, the American Psychological Association (APA) issued an official brief on lesbian and gay parenting. This brief included the assertion: “Not a single study has found children of lesbian or gay parents to be disadvantaged in any significant respect relative to children of heterosexual parents” (p. 15). The present article closely examines this assertion and the 59 published studies cited by the APA to support it. Seven central questions address: (1) homogeneous sampling, (2) absence of comparison groups, (3) comparison group characteristics, (4) contradictory data, (5) the limited scope of children’s outcomes studied, (6) paucity of long-term outcome data, …
