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Direct linkBeisse, Kay; Tyre, Ashli – School Social Work Journal, 2013
This study was an exploratory investigation of caregiver involvement in the education of youth in foster care. In this study, foster caregivers reported that they are involved in the education of children in their care and participate in at-home involvement activities more often than at-school involvement activities. Caregivers in this study…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Foster Care, Caregivers, Social Work
Bowen, Natasha K.; Powers, Joelle D. – School Social Work Journal, 2011
Evidence-based practice and data-driven decision making (DDDM) are two approaches to accountability that have been promoted in the school literature. In spite of the push to promote these approaches in schools, barriers to their widespread, appropriate, and effective use have limited their impact on practice and student outcomes. This article…
Descriptors: Evidence, Prevention, Profiles, Decision Making
Steele, William; Kuban, Caelan; Raider, Melvyn C. – School Social Work Journal, 2009
This qualitative study illustrates the resilience and posttraumatic growth characteristics (PTG) that were present and distinguished in those children who showed the greatest improvement and sustained gains after completion of the I Feel Better Now! program compared to children who showed statistically significant improvement after program…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Early Intervention, Child Development, Comparative Analysis
Havalchak, Anne; White, Catherine Roller; O'Brien, Kirk; Pecora, Peter J.; Sepulveda, Martin – School Social Work Journal, 2009
This study contributes to the body of research on the educational outcomes of young adults who were formerly placed in foster care. Telephone interviews were conducted with 359 young adults (a 54.6% response rate). Participants must have been served for at least one year by one private foster care agency in one of its twenty-two offices. Results…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Young Adults, Social Work
Weinman, Maxine L.; Buzi, Ruth S.; Smith, Peggy B.; Nevarez, Lucinda – School Social Work Journal, 2007
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a fatherhood program on risk behaviors among three groups of young fathers: those still in school (21%), those who had dropped out (52%), and those who graduated from high school or completed a GED (27%). The sample consisted of 198 young fathers who participated in a school-linked…
Descriptors: Legal Problems, Smoking, Dropouts, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Jivanjee, Pauline; Kruzich, Jean M.; Friesen, Barbara J.; Robinson, Adjoa – School Social Work Journal, 2007
Family participation in educational planning for children with disabilities is believed to result in plans that are more responsive to the child's needs and that lead to better social, emotional, and educational outcomes. Participation in educational planning is also a fundamental right of parents and a cornerstone of special education…
Descriptors: Health Services, Educational Planning, Educational Objectives, Emotional Disturbances
