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Bennett, Robert M.; Raiz, Lisa; Davis, Tamara S. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2016
This article describes the process of developing and testing the Poverty Attribution Survey (PAS), a measure of poverty attributions. The PAS is theory based and includes original items as well as items from previously tested poverty attribution instruments. The PAS was electronically administered to a sample of state-licensed professional social…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Test Construction, Psychometrics, Program Validation
Taubman--Ben-Ari, Orit; Ben Shlomo, Shirley – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Objective: Two studies examined the validity of using the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) to assess growth following the transition to grandparenthood as an aid for social workers seeking to promote strengths-based interventions for this population. Method: In Study 1 (n = 210 grandparent/offspring pairs), first-time grandparents'…
Descriptors: Grandparents, Intervention, Qualitative Research, Factor Structure
Glad, Johan; Kottorp, Anders; Jergeby, Ulla; Gustafsson, Carina; Sonnander, Karin – Research on Social Work Practice, 2014
Objectives: The aim of this pilot study was to explore psychometric properties of two versions of the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment Inventory in a Swedish social service sample. Method: Social workers employed at 22 Swedish child protections agencies participated in the data collection. Both classic test theory approaches and…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Item Response Theory, Foreign Countries, Social Services
Cheatham, Leah P.; Abell, Neil; Kim, Hyejin – Journal of Social Work Education, 2015
Disability scholars have recently highlighted social work professional organizations' lagging pace in adopting disability advocacy within diversity agendas and have questioned the adequacy of disability content within accredited social work curricula. Amid growing concerns, measures to assess attitudes of social workers toward disability and…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Psychometrics, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Behavior Rating Scales
Mathiesen, Sally G.; Hohman, Melinda – Journal of Social Work Education, 2013
The purpose of this study was to revalidate an existing measure of knowledge, attitudes, and use of evidence-based practice (EBP) developed for medical students. Adapted to reflect social work, questionnaires were obtained from undergraduate and graduate social work students ("n"?=?134) and field instructors ("n"?=?50). All 4…
Descriptors: Evidence, Social Work, Outcome Measures, Attitude Measures
Ye, Shengquan; Pan, Jia-Yan; Wong, Daniel Fu Keung; Bola, John Robert – Research on Social Work Practice, 2013
Objectives: The concept of recovery has begun shifting mental health service delivery from a medical perspective toward a client-centered recovery orientation. This shift is also beginning in Hong Kong, but its development is hampered by a dearth of available measures in Chinese. Method: This article translates two measures of recovery (mental…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Program Validation, Foreign Countries, Social Work
Canfield, James P.; Teasley, Martell L.; Abell, Neil; Randolph, Karen A. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2012
Objective: The McKinney-Vento Act (MVA) is the primary federal policy addressing homelessness in America with specific mandates designed to ameliorate the effects homelessness has on educational attainment for school-age children. The extent to which this policy is implemented may have far-reaching effects for homeless children. The MVA…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Measures (Individuals), Social Work, School Social Workers