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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463078903321

Autore

Scales T. Laine

Titolo

Rural social work [[electronic resource] ] : building and sustaining community capacity / / T. Laine Scales, Calvin L. Streeter, H. Stephen Cooper

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2014

ISBN

1-118-67298-4

1-118-67309-3

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (386 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

StreeterCalvin L

CooperH. Stephen

Disciplina

361.30973/091734

Soggetti

Social service, Rural - United States

Rural development - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Rural Social Work: Building and Sustaining Community Capacity; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Editors; About the Contributors; Part One: Conceptual and Historical Foundations of Rural Social Welfare; Chapter 1: Down-Home Social Work: A Strengths-Based Model for Rural Practice; Defining Rural; Rurality and Social Work Practice; A Multisystem Model for Down-Home (Rural) Social Work; Rationale for the Down-Home Model of Rural Social Work; Implications for Rural Social Work; Discussion Questions; Classroom Activities and Assignments; References

Chapter 2: Rural Is Real: History of the National Rural Social Work Caucus and the NASW Professional Policy Statement on Rural Social WorkThe Rural Social Work Caucus and the National Institute on Social Work and Human Services in Rural Areas; Activities of the National Rural Social Work Caucus; Achievements of the National Rural Social Work Caucus; A Generalist Approach; Including Rural Social Work in Educational Curricula; A Brief History of the Rural Social Work Professional Policy Statement; The 2002 and 2011 Rural SocialWork Professional Policy Statements; Discussion Questions



Classroom Activities and AssignmentsInternet Resources; References; Chapter 3: Social Welfare and Rural People: From the Colonial Era to the Present; Colonial Period; Early National Period; The Civil War and After; The Progressive Era; World Wars, Prosperity, Depression, and Prosperity Again; Recent Developments; Discussion Questions; Classroom Activities and Assignments; References; Chapter 4: Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Rural Social Work and African American Women at Efland Home for Girls, 1920-1938; Female Delinquency; Girl-Saving Efforts; Efland Home as an Asset; Conclusion

Discussion QuestionsClassroom Activities and Assignments; References; Part Two: Human Behavior and Rural Environments; Chapter 5: Accomplishing the Four Essential Tasks for Higher Education Access: The Role of Natural Helping Networks in Rural Virginia; Making Sense of Social Networks; Understanding College Access: Four Essential Tasks; Natural Helping Networks and School-Community Partnerships; Conclusion; Discussion Questions; Classroom Activities and Assignments; References; Chapter 6: African Americans Living in Rural Community: Building Assets from an Afrocentric Perspective

Diversity and Social Work PracticeAfrocentric Perspective; Using an Afrocentric Perspective to Build Assets; African Americans in Rural Areas; Understanding Human Behavior of African Americans in Rural Environments; Conclusion; Discussion Questions; Classroom Activities and Assignments; References; Chapter 7: Latino Populations in Rural America: Using Strengths to Build Capacity; New Immigration Patterns; Needs of Latino Populations in Rural America; Cultural Characteristics of Latino Populations; Acculturation; Strategies for Building Capacity; Conclusion; Discussion Questions

Classroom Activities and Assignments

Sommario/riassunto

A thoughtful text integrating strengths, assets, and capacity-building themes with contemporary issues in rural social work practice  Now in its second edition, Rural Social Work is a collection of contributed readings from social work scholars, students, and practitioners presenting a framework for resource building based on the strengths, assets, and capacities of people, a tool essential for working with rural communities. This guide considers methods for social workers to participate in the work of sustaining rural communities. Each chapter features a reading



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456880403321

Autore

Danielson Charlotte

Titolo

Enhancing student achievement [[electronic resource] ] : a framework for school improvement / / Charlotte Danielson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Alexandria, Va., : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2002

ISBN

1-4166-0091-4

9786610930968

1-280-93096-9

0-87120-893-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (158 p.)

Disciplina

371.2

Soggetti

School improvement programs

Academic achievement

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: The Political Context of School Improvement""; ""Part 1: The Four Circles Model""; ""Chapter 1: What We Want""; ""Chapter 2: What We Believe""; ""Chapter 3: What We Know""; ""Chapter 4: What We Do""; ""Part 2: The Framework for School Improvement""; ""Policies""; ""Chapter 5: School Organization""; ""Chapter 6: Policies and Practices Affecting Students""; ""Chapter 7: Policies and Practices Affecting Staff""; ""Chapter 8: Linkages Beyond the School""; ""Programs""

""Chapter 9: Aligned Curriculum""""Chapter 10: Assessment""; ""Chapter 11: Team Planning""; ""Chapter 12: Learning Support""; ""Chapter 13: Teaching""; ""Part 3: Implementing the Framework""; ""Chapter 14: Action Planning""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Author""; ""Related ASCD Resources""; ""Search this Book ""