Browsing School of Social Work by Author "Elliott, Doreen"
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Abuse, Trauma, And Social Bonding In The Etiology Of Female Delinquency
Laster, Louis Dwayne (Social Work, 2008-08-08)The study was designed to examine the ability of social bonding and abuse variables in explaining the phenomena of female delinquency. An existing data source, the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, provided ... -
Acculturation, Ethnic Identity, Resilience, Self-esteem And General Well-being: A Psychosocial Study Of Colombians In The United States
Madrigal, Candida R (Social Work, 2008-09-17)This research sought to identify the factors that contribute to the wellbeing of Colombians in the United States by exploring the differences in their wellbeing across three waves of immigration. It examined the extent to ... -
Flourishing Among Japanese Immigrants And Sojourners In Texas: Social Capital And Acculturation
Ando, Sachi (Social Work, 2010-07-19)Are immigrants in the United States flourishing? What constitute flourishing life among them? This cross-sectional, survey study focused on the role of social capital and acculturation to American society on flourishing ... -
The Individual And Collective Effect Of US Colonialism In Puerto Rico: A Scale Construction And Validation, With Implications For Social Work Education And Practice
Martinez Aviles, Maria De Lourdes (Social Work, 2012-04-11)"Understanding the individual and collective psychology of the people of Puerto Rico requires an understanding of both the history of its colonialism and the U.S. laws that have helped shaped the social world of the Puerto ... -
Key Competences And Academic Achievement In Mexican High School Technological Education
Arevalo-deLeon, Jose Antonio (Social Work, 2008-08-08)The general purpose of the study was to determine the relation between key competences and academic achievement in technological high school students in the state of Nuevo Leon. This dissertation was based in the contributions ... -
Practitioner Perceptions And Experiences With Evidence-based Practice In The Practice Setting
Hamm, Stephanie J. (Social Work, 2008-08-08)Evidence-based practice (EBP) in the profession of social work is a current concern in the response to a need to be accountable to the profession, clients, and the broader society. This approach to practice, introduced by ... -
SUSTAINABLE GENDER EQUALITY FRAMEWORK: A JUSTICE PERSPECTIVE
Sharma, Bonita Bhattarai (2016-12-21)The current study emphasizes gender equality discourse within the frame of overarching sustainable development goals and proposes a shift in attention to the sustainability of components of a larger holistic social system ...