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Mixing Methods for Full-Strength Results: Two Welfare Studies
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Sosulski, Marya R.; Lawrence, Catherine – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2008
This article discusses the practical application of mixed quantitative and qualitative designs. Mixed methods designs can be especially powerful in illuminating policy solutions and directions for social action, thus supporting the social justice goals of social work and other helping professions. However, the decision to combine methods must be…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Welfare Services
Welfare Research Perspectives: Past, Present, and Future. A View from the Research Forum on Children, Families, and the New Federalism. 2000 Edition.
Blum, Barbara B.; Farnsworth, Jennifer; Lennon, Mary Clare; Winn, Ellen – 2000
Research continues to provide valuable information about the effects of welfare changes on families receiving public assistance. This working paper is the second in a series of three examining what has been learned since the enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996. Following an introduction…
Descriptors: Children, Family (Sociological Unit), Federal Legislation, Research Methodology
Welfare Research Perspectives: Past, Present, and Future. A View from the Research Forum on Children, Families, and the New Federalism. 2001 Edition.
Blum, Barbara B.; Francis, Jennifer Farnsworth – 2001
Research continues to provide valuable information about the effects of welfare changes on families receiving public assistance. This working paper is the third in a series of three examining what has been learned since the enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996. Following an introduction…
Descriptors: Children, Family (Sociological Unit), Federal Legislation, Research Methodology
Welfare Research Perspectives: Past, Present, and Future. A View from the Research Forum on Children, Families, and the New Federalism.
Blum, Barbara B.; Berrey, Ellen C. – 1999
Research findings are providing increasingly valuable information about the effects of welfare changes on families receiving public assistance. This working paper outlines past and current research activities related to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), describes research reports scheduled for…
Descriptors: Children, Family (Sociological Unit), Federal Legislation, Immigrants
Welfare Research Perspectives: Past, Present, and Future. A View from the Research Forum on Children, Families, and the New Federalism. 2002 Edition.
Blum, Barbara B.; Francis, Jennifer Farnsworth – 2002
This working paper is the fourth in a series examining what has been learned since the enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996. Following an introduction describing the legislations initial impact, the paper details reauthorization-related activities during 2001 and 2002, and describes…
Descriptors: Children, Family (Sociological Unit), Federal Legislation, Research Methodology