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Innovations in Child and Family Policy
Multidisciplinary Research and Perspectives on Strengthening Children and Their Families
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2010
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Innovations in Child and Family Policy tackles many of the common problems and challenges that are considered to be at the heart of child and family policy: family creation, economic support, childrearing, and family care-giving. Innovations begins by defining child and family policy and discussing the history of this growing specialization within the social sciences. The main chapters of Innovations address policy and programmatic solutions to problems that face families by topic area: (1) early childhood and education, (2) government interventions with family violence, children's welfare, and the justice system, and (3) supports for children and families. Specifically, the chapters in Innovations address the availability of child care, family medical leave, special needs children, parent involvement in their children's education, preventing and addressing child abuse and neglect, children who witness partner violence, child support orders, children of incarcerated fathers, and young adults in the justice system. What makes this book unique is that it contains applied research from many program evaluations or assessments of existing state-level legislation. Social scientists from multiple disciplines examine the efficacy such programs and policies to make recommendations for expanded or new child and family policies. For our novice and/or student readers, we hope that Innovations will help them to develop a greater sense of what academics, professionals, and politicians mean when they speak of 'child and family policy' and also an appreciation for how social science research can contribute to policy-making to support children and families. For our more advanced readers, we hope that these chapters make a significant contribution to the conversations regarding how multidisciplinary social science research can inform policy recommendations. For all of our readers, we hope that the use-inspired research presented in Innovations will help to strengthen and support the well-being of children and families through innovative child and family policies.
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Copyright year
2010
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-3790-1
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-3792-5
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
276
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Chapter 1. Introduction No access Pages 1 - 8
Chapter 2. Hispanic Families and Family Literacy Practices: Differences by Country of Origin No access
Chapter 3. Effects of Parental Involvement on First Graders’ Approaches to Learning No access
Chapter 4. Frayed Patchwork: The Need for Public Policy to Address Short-Term Child Care Needs No access
Chapter 5. The Contribution of the Helping Relationship in Promoting Retention in a Home Visitation Program to Prevent Child Maltreatment No access
Chapter 6. Exploring the Effects of California’s Shortened Reunification Time Frames for Children under Three No access
Chapter 7. The Multidisciplinary Misnomer: A West Virginia Case Study of Multidisciplinary Treatment Teams in Child Welfare No access
Chapter 8. Identifying and Responding to the Needs of Children Residing in Domestic Violence Shelters: Results from the North Carolina Domestic Violence Shelter Screening Project No access
Chapter 9. African American Caregiver Age, Social Support, and the Well-Being of Children in Kinship Foster Care No access
Chapter 10. Examining “Emerging Adulthood” in the Context of the Justice System No access
Chapter 11. The Effect of Paternal Incarceration on Early Child Development No access
Chapter 12. The “State” of Paid Family Leave: Insights from the 2006 and 2007 Legislative Sessions No access
Chapter 13. New Parents Taking Time Off: A Look at California Paid Family Leave No access
Chapter 14. The Relationship Between Non-Resident Fathers’ Social Networks and Social Capital and the Establishment of Child Support Orders No access
Chapter 15. Integrating Mothers’ Views of Resources That Foster Growth for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders into Policy No access
