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Download full textShireman, Joan F.; Johnson, Penelope R. – 1976
This book describes an action research program in a child welfare agency. The purpose of the program was to evaluate agency services and to disseminate agency thinking and experimenting to other social workers. In the introduction (Part I) the development of the research project is briefly outlined. In Part II the areas in which research was…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adoption, Affirmative Action, Agency Role
GIL, DAVID G.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THE PROGRESS REPORT ON THE NATIONWIDE EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDY OF CHILD ABUSE REVIEWED THE STUDY FOCI OF THE SURVEY, THE SCOPE OF PARTICIPATION, THE BASIC AND COMPREHENSIVE LEVELS OF THE DATA COLLECTION, AND PARTICIPATION OF TWO NON-PUBLIC AGENCIES FOR ESTIMATES AND COMPARISON. PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OF A CALIFORNIA PILOT STUDY ON CHILD ABUSE WERE…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Child Abuse, Child Rearing, Child Welfare
Tennessee State Univ., Nashville. – 1979
Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, and Cheatham counties of Tennessee were the setting for a study that sought to determine the types of health and social services provided to residents of rural areas and to assess the present status of the service delivery system. Interviews with both agency representatives and randomly selected household…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Services, Cultural Influences, Decentralization
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. – 1975
This book contains the transcripts of four hearings of the Senate Subcommittee on Children and Youth which considered the issues of baby selling and adoption of children with special needs. Through interviews with professionals in adoption and child welfare, attorneys, and parents, the committee explored the dimensions of the problems as well as…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Agency Role, Child Welfare
Hargrave, Vivian; And Others – 1975
This booklet describes a state subsidy program designed to facilitate the adoption of black children in need of permanent homes. Program participants were children, ages 3 months to 17 years of age living in foster homes in Chicago and East St. Louis, Illinois. Some of the children had serious emotional and/or physical problems, but all were free…
Descriptors: Adoption, Black Youth, Caseworker Approach, Child Welfare
Hatch, William Eaton; And Others – 1972
Characteristics and attitudes of 1970-71 Alaska Native school dropouts were surveyed in order to answer questions relative to: (1) factors influencing dropouts; (2) students' occupations since leaving school; (3) student preferences relative to future plans; (4) social services received by students since leaving school; and (5) kinds of additional…
Descriptors: Age, Alaska Natives, Boarding Schools, Comparative Analysis
Fleming, W. G. – 1972
The last of a comprehensive, seven volume study of Ontario's educational system, this volume examines those associations which have had a primary or incidental interest on some aspect of education. The first fourteen chapters discuss professional associations of educators and other professional organizations, such as federations of elementary and…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Books, Community Organizations, Education
Campbell, Paul – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1982
Education for rural social work during the periods 1908-1940, 1940-1974, 1974-present underwent curricular changes, influenced by general characteristics of the social work profession, aims of professional and higher education, structure/organization of colleges with social work programs, and social economic conditions, as well as by rural needs.…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Delivery Systems, Educational History, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewedBeinecke, Richard H.; And Others – Child Welfare, 1997
Describes Boston Family Reunification Network's instruments to measure process and clinical outcomes of initiatives designed to help children return to their families, the two-year development process, and the points considered during the instruments' development. Includes suggestions for other social welfare groups planning to create and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Role, Child Welfare, Children
Peer reviewedRoss, Brian – OAH Magazine of History, 1990
This lesson plan is designed to help students understand urban poverty by studying Cleveland, Ohio's social welfare services. Includes learning objectives, class activities, five scenarios of family and area conditions, and a case study of the "K" family. Describes actions taken by the social agency, The Associated Charities. (NL)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Activities, Creative Writing, Immigrants
Helping School Districts Develop Programs for Fulfilling the Educational Needs of Homeless Children.
Brown, Harry T., Jr. – 1993
Three objectives were developed to help school districts deliver effective educational services to homeless children at two suburban elementary schools in Pinellas County, Florida. The strategies included an individualized tutorial approach to increase daily school attendance among targeted homeless children, a teacher inservice training program…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Attendance, Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems
McNutt, John G. – 1987
This paper discusses ways to make social work education more appropriate for the preparation of development practitioners to work with the people and communities of Appalachia. The current dominant theory developed by economists of Appalachian development is that of modernization. The theory emphasizes economic growth. Modernization sees society…
Descriptors: Community Development, Curriculum Development, Economic Development, Educational Change
Werneken, Jane – 1980
This two-part booklet provides guidelines for students and agencies involved in Projects in Community Service, a transferable elective course offered under ten departments at Glendale Community College (Arizona). Part I offers guidelines to help students who wish to participate in volunteer programs while exploring possible careers and assisting…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Programs, Community Services, Experiential Learning
CLARK, KENNETH B. – 1963
THE FIRST SECTION OF THIS BOOK ANALYZES FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO WHITE AND NEGRO CHILDREN'S RACIAL ATTITUDES. A SECOND SECTION DISCUSSES HOW PARENTS, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, AND SOCIAL AGENCIES CAN THWART RACIAL PREJUDICES IN THE CHILD. IN AN APPENDIX ARE DISCUSSION OF THE LEGAL BACKGROUND OF VARIOUS SCHOOL DESEGREGATION CASES, THE ROLE OF THE…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Black Youth, Childhood Attitudes, Church Role
Webb, Kenneth W.; And Others – 1975
An evaluation system for measuring the cost effectiveness of protective services for abused and neglected children was developed and field tested. The system permits the collection and analysis of definitive, quantifiable data to determine: (1) which service agencies, individually, or as aggregated by states or regions, are most effective in…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Community Organizations, Cost Effectiveness
