Center for Families Publications Copyright (c) 2013 Purdue University All rights reserved. http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub Recent documents in Center for Families Publications en-us Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:18:34 PST 3600 Head Start: It Works for Indiana Children and Families! http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/21 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/21 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:18:54 PDT This technical report summarizes new and existing data to address the question, “Does Head Start work for Indiana children, families, and communities?” Data sources consulted in this study include the state Head Start Program Information Report, local Indiana Head Start and Early Head Start Programs, existing national studies of Head Start and Early Head Start, and local and national data available on children’s development in early care and education programs for low-income families. This report concludes that Indiana’s Early Head Start and Head Start programs are indeed providing substantial benefits to children, families, and communities. The report summarizes the outcomes on each of these levels, and provides recommendations for policy and future research.

]]> Jennifer Dobbs-Oates et al. Work/Life: What Is It and Why Does It Matter? http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/20 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/20 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:00:03 PDT Text of a plenary address delivered at the University of California Work/Life Symposium. Provides an overview of the connection between family life and work performance, as well as the responses implemented in recent years in workplaces. A list of over 50 references and a set of handouts is included.

]]> Shelley M. MacDermid Improvising New Careers: Accommodation, Elaboration, & Transformation http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/19 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/19 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:55:48 PDT Executive summary of the results of a research study of managers and professionals working part-time. The research was a joint project of McGill and Purdue Universities, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

]]> Mary D. Lee et al. Financing Healthcare for Indiana Families http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/18 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/18 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:26:37 PDT Family Impact Seminars are non-partisan, educational sessions summarizing current research on a particular family issue.

Target Audience: Legislators, legislative staff, and key decision makers.

Goals:

* Provide objective, non-partisan, research-based information on family issues

* To analyze the consequences of an issue, policy, or program has for family well-being

* To promote family well-being as a criterion for policy-making

* To illustrate the central role of families in addressing social problems

]]> Healthy Environments for Young Children http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/17 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/17 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:00:47 PDT Family Impact Seminars have been well received by federal policymakers in Washington, DC, and Indiana is one of several states to sponsor such seminars for state policymakers. Family Impact Seminars provide state-of-the-art research on current family issues for state legislators and their aides, Governor's Office staff, state agency representatives, educators, and service providers. One of the best ways to help individuals is by strengthening their families. Therefore, the Family Impact Seminars speakers analyze the consequences an issue, policy or program may have for families. The seminars provide objective, nonpartisan information on current issues and do not lobby for particular policies. Seminar participants discuss policy options and identify common ground where it exists. This seminar featured the following speakers: Dan Lichter, Ph.D., Deborah Vandell, Ph.D., and Susan Kontos, Ph.D.

]]> Shelley M. MacDermid Middle School Violence - Keeping Students Safe http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/16 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/16 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:47:18 PDT Family Impact Seminars have been well received by federal policymakers in Washington, DC, and Indiana is one of several states to sponsor such seminars for state policymakers. Family Impact Seminars provide state-of-the-art research on current family issues for state legislators and their aides, Governor's Office staff, state agency representatives, educators, and service providers. One of the best ways to help individuals is by strengthening their families. Therefore, the Family Impact Seminars speakers analyze the consequences an issue, policy or program may have for families. The seminars provide objective, nonpartisan information on current issues and do not lobby for particular policies. Seminar participants discuss policy options and identify common ground where it exists.

This second seminar featured the following speakers: Karen Bogenschneider, Ph.D., Bill H. Barton, Ph.D., and David Andrews, Ph.D.

]]> Shelley M. MacDermid et al. Enhancing the Educational Experience: Policy Alternatives http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/15 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/15 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:42:24 PDT Family Impact Seminars have been well received by federal policymakers in Washington, DC, and Indiana is one of several states to sponsor such seminars for state policymakers. Family Impact Seminars provide state-of-the-art research on current family issues for state legislators and their aides, Governor's Office staff, state agency representatives, educators, and service providers. One of the best ways to help individuals is by strengthening their families. Therefore, the Family Impact Seminars speakers analyze the consequences an issue, policy or program may have for families. The seminars provide objective, nonpartisan information on current issues and do not lobby for particular policies. Seminar participants discuss policy options and identify common ground where it exists.

This third seminar featured the following speakers: Douglas R. Powell, Ph.D., Linda B. Foley, Ph.D., and David Grissmer, Ph.D.

]]> Shelley M. MacDermid et al. Ensuring the Health of Long-Term Care: Policy Options http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/14 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/14 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:35:53 PDT Family Impact Seminars have been well received by federal policymakers in Washington, DC, and Indiana is one of several states to sponsor such seminars for state policymakers. Family Impact Seminars provide state-of-the-art research on current family issues for state legislators and their aides, Governor's Office staff, state agency representatives, educators, and service providers. One of the best ways to help individuals is by strengthening their families. Therefore, the Family Impact Seminars speakers analyze the consequences an issue, policy or program may have for families. The seminars provide objective, nonpartisan information on current issues and do not lobby for particular policies. Seminar participants discuss policy options and identify common ground where it exists.

This fourth seminar featured the following speakers: Joshua M. Wiener, Ph.D.,Paul R. Willging, Ph.D., and Nancy Edwards, RNC, Ph.D.

]]> Shelley M. MacDermid et al. The Effect of Changes in Tax Policy on Indiana Families http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/13 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/13 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:25:34 PDT Family Impact Seminars have been well received by federal policymakers in Washington, DC, and Indiana is one of several states to sponsor such seminars for state policymakers. Family Impact Seminars provide state-of-the-art research on current family issues for state legislators and their aides, Governor's Office staff, state agency representatives, educators, and service providers. One of the best ways to help individuals is by strengthening their families. Therefore, the Family Impact Seminars speakers analyze the consequences an issue, policy or program may have for families. The seminars provide objective, nonpartisan information on current issues and do not lobby for particular policies. Seminar participants discuss policy options and identify common ground where it exists.

This fifth seminar featured the following speakers: Charles Warren, Ph.D., Larry DeBoer, Ph.D., and Michael Mazerov, MPPM.

]]> Michele M. Tomarelli et al. Growing Indiana's Human Capital: Assuring Positive Futures for Youth http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/12 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/12 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:18:37 PDT Family Impact Seminars have been well received by federal policymakers in Washington, DC, and Indiana is one of several states to sponsor such seminars for state policymakers. Family Impact Seminars provide state-of-the-art research on current family issues for state legislators and their aides, Governor's Office staff, state agency representatives, educators, and service providers. One of the best ways to help individuals is by strengthening their families. Therefore, the Family Impact Seminars speakers analyze the consequences an issue, policy or program may have for families. The seminars provide objective, nonpartisan information on current issues and do not lobby for particular policies. Seminar participants discuss policy options and identify common ground where it exists.

This sixth seminar featured the following speakers: Edward Mulvye, Ph.D., Russ Skiba, Ph.D., and Connie Flanagan, Ph.D.

]]> Shelley M. MacDermid et al. Gambling: What are the Odds for Indiana Families http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/11 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/11 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:11:27 PDT Family Impact Seminars have been well received by federal policymakers in Washington, DC, and Indiana is one of several states to sponsor such seminars for state policymakers. Family Impact Seminars provide state-of-the-art research on current family issues for state legislators and their aides, Governor's Office staff, state agency representatives, educators, and service providers. One of the best ways to help individuals is by strengthening their families. Therefore, the Family Impact Seminars speakers analyze the consequences an issue, policy or program may have for families. The seminars provide objective, nonpartisan information on current issues and do not lobby for particular policies. Seminar participants discuss policy options and identify common ground where it exists.

This seminar featured the following speakers: Jennifer Reynolds, M.Ed., and Larry DeBoer, Ph.D.

]]> Benchmarks in Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention Programs: A Review of the Literature http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/10 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/10 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:05:18 PDT A product of Project EASe (Evaluation Assistance Services), this report describes current knowledge about what works in the prevention of adolescent substance abuse.

]]> Philip Mamalakis et al. Measures of Individual Functioning: Stress and Self-Esteem http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/9 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/9 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:49:42 PDT A product of Project EASe (Evaluation Assistance Services), this report describes the best measurement instruments currently available for assessing stress and self-esteem.

]]> Katie Kensinger et al. Focus Report http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/8 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/8 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:43:27 PDT This report from The Center for Families, describes the results of a comprehensive survey of children in 4th through 12th grades in a rural Indiana county. Many other counties in Indiana will face the same challenges described in this user-friendly short summary.

]]> Laura E. Hess Child Care: It's Good Business. The Indiana Tool-Kit for Employers and Community Planners http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/7 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/7 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:39:13 PDT Tools to help employers and communities develop and implement strategies for increasing the availability, accessibility and quality of child care. Features include materials for a 20 minute presentation. Distributed through the Indiana Child Care Fund.

]]> Elizabeth Windecker-Nelson et al. Clinton County Child Care Needs Assessment http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/6 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/6 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:33:05 PDT The final report of a research study assessing current and future needs for child care in Clinton county. Counties with similar profiles may find the results relevant. The methods used also can serve as a model for other counties wishing to conduct their own assessments.

]]> James Elicker et al. For the Greater Good: Contributions of the School of Consumer & Family Sciences at Purdue University to Family Well-Being http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/5 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/5 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:33:22 PDT A monograph summarizing the contributions of the School of Consumer and Family Sciences at Purdue University to family well-being. Features an introductory chapter by Dean Dennis Saviano and a chapter by Founding Director of The Center for Families Susan Kontos.

]]> Susan Kontos et al. Explaining the gender gap in help to parents: The importance of employment http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/4 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/4 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:19:33 PDT Although it is well established that adult daughters spend more time giving assistance to their parents than do sons, the sources of this gender gap are not well understood. This paper asks: To what extent can this gap be explained by structural variation, especially the different rates of employment and kinds of jobs that women and men tend to hold? Using data from the National Survey of Families and Households (N= 7,350), the paper shows that both employment status and job characteristics, especially wages and self-employment, are important factors in explaining the gender gap in the help given to parents and that these operate similarly for women and men.

]]> Naomi Gerstel et al. 2004 Best of the Best: The 2004 Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/3 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/3 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:07:56 PDT Over the past few decades there has been an explosion of research on the relationships between work and non-work life. Researchers studying these issues come from many disciplines and professions, resulting in fragmented awareness of one another's work. In addition, exchanges of research information among scholars, consultants and corporate practitioners are limited. Many research studies are not well-grounded in theory, slowing the generation of new knowledge. As a result, it has been difficult to develop shared standards for research quality and to avoid redundance in the research literature. Some excellent studies have failed to have impact because of lack of awareness.

This award raises awareness of high quality work-family research among the scholar, consultant and practitioner communities. It fosters debate about what the standards of quality for work-family research should be, and ultimately will raise those standards. And it identifies the "best of the best" on which to base future research.

The award is named for Rosabeth Moss Kanter, who has been identified by leading scholars as the person having the most influence on the modern research literature on work and family. The proposals contained in her 1977 monograph “Work and Family in the United States: A Critical Review and Agenda for Research and Policy” remain timely almost a quarter-century later.

The Kanter award is given to the authors of the best piece of work-family research published during a calendar year (note that "family" is defined broadly). No external nominations are accepted for the award. Instead, every article published in a large number of scientific journals is scrutinized by a large committee of esteemed scholars who generate a list of candidates for the award.

]]> Shelley M. MacDermid 2005 Best of the Best: The 2005 Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/2 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cffpub/2 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:20:27 PDT Over the past few decades there has been an explosion of research on the relationships between work and non-work life. Researchers studying these issues come from many disciplines and professions, resulting in fragmented awareness of one another's work. In addition, exchanges of research information among scholars, consultants and corporate practitioners are limited. Many research studies are not well-grounded in theory, slowing the generation of new knowledge. As a result, it has been difficult to develop shared standards for research quality and to avoid redundance in the research literature. Some excellent studies have failed to have impact because of lack of awareness. This award raises awareness of high quality work-family research among the scholar, consultant and practitioner communities. It fosters debate about what the standards of quality for work-family research should be, and ultimately will raise those standards. And it identifies the "best of the best" on which to base future research. The award is named for Rosabeth Moss Kanter, who has been identified by leading scholars as the person having the most influence on the modern research literature on work and family. The proposals contained in her 1977 monograph “Work and Family in the United States: A Critical Review and Agenda for Research and Policy” remain timely almost a quarter-century later. The Kanter award is given to the authors of the best piece of work-family research published during a calendar year (note that "family" is defined broadly). No external nominations are accepted for the award. Instead, every article published in a large number of scientific journals is scrutinized by a large committee of esteemed scholars who generate a list of candidates for the award.

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