Cutting-edge Social Policy Research

Cutting-Edge Social Policy Research is a careful selection of the finest papers from the 2004 Social Policy Conference held in Charleston, South Carolina. These presentations from respected experts spotlight the latest and best research on a wide variety of crucial social policy issues. Explanations are provided on how to use qualitative and quantitative methods to research social policy questions, with a clear view on how to apply research results to today's social problems and programs. The text includes extensive up-to-date bibliographies and literature reviews.

Preface

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Looking Inside the ``Black Box'': A Methodology for Measuring Program Implementation and Informing Social Services Policy Decisions

1

(18)

Terry Carrilio

``In Their Own Voices'': Using Qualitative Research and Consumer Narratives for Systems Change

19

(18)

Katherine H. Leith

Lyn Phillips

Quality of Life in Nursing Homes: Involving Elders in Policy Making for Their Own Care and Life Satisfaction

37

(16)

Kathryn McKinley

Geri Adler

Child Abuse Investigation and Treatment for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: Ethical Practice and Policy

53

(16)

Emilie Edwards

Jennie Vaughn

Karen Smith Rotabi

Connecting Policy to Practice: Analyzing the Variables of the Section 8 Housing Program Policy Process

69

(24)

Barbra A. Teater

David C. Kondrat

Toward a More Inclusive Poverty Knowledge: Traumatological Contributions to the Poverty Discourse

93

(14)

Shawn A. Cassiman

Effects of Work Incentive Policies and Determinants of the Socioeconomic Status of Welfare Leavers in an Economically Disadvantaged Area

107

(20)

Kyoung Hag Lee

Shadow Welfare II: Tax Expenditures and Corporate Welfare in the States

127

(16)

Christopher S. Blanchard

Daniel D. Huff

Index

143

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