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Holden, Gary; Barker, Kathleen; Kuppens, Sofie; Rosenberg, Gary – Research on Social Work Practice, 2017
Purpose: The need for psychometrically sound measurement approaches to social work educational outcomes assessment is increasing. Method: The research reported here describes an original and two replication studies of a new scale (N = 550) designed to assess an individual's self-efficacy regarding social work competencies specified by the Council…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Social Work, Competence, Outcomes of Education
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McLaughlin, Alicia N.; Randolph, Karen A. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2012
Purpose: Student-mothers from low-income families are three times as likely to drop out of college as female students without children. Yet, the economic and social benefits of postsecondary education for low-income mothers underscore the importance of examining environmental barriers to completing college for these women. Methods: The intent of…
Descriptors: Mothers, Measures (Individuals), School Support, Low Income Groups
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Holden, Gary; Rosenberg, Gary; Barker, Kathleen; Onghena, Patrick – Research on Social Work Practice, 2006
Objective: Bibliometrics is a method of examining scholarly communications. Concerns regarding the use of bibliometrics in general, and the impact factor score (IFS) in particular, have been discussed across disciplines including social work. Although there are frequent mentions in the literature of the IFS as an indicator of the impact or quality…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Factor Analysis, Periodicals, Bibliometrics