Impact of Social Work Services on the Resilience of Migrant Children

2021 ◽  
pp. 104973152110516
Author(s):  
Dan Huang ◽  
Wenyi Lin ◽  
Yingting Luo ◽  
Yang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Migrant Children ◽  
Urban China ◽  
Work Organizations ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Guangzhou City ◽  
Household Economic Status ◽  
The Impact

Purpose: This study examines the effectiveness of social work services designed to enhance resilience among migrant children in urban China. Methods: We selected four primary schools (i.e., two public and two private migrant schools) in the X District, Guangzhou City, China. A total of 461 valid samples were surveyed for analysis. Three regression models were employed to explain the influence of social work services on students’ resilience. Results: Social work services exert a positive and significant influence on the resilience of migrant children. Concretely, social work services in terms of educational activities, interest activities, and psychological counseling affected the resilience of migrant children after controlling for the impact of social capital, self-efficacy, and individual and household economic status. Moreover, students who participated in educational activities exhibit superior resilience. Discussion: Social work organizations should provide more participation opportunities and diversified service items to migrant children.

DETERMINANTS OF CHRONIC MALNUTRITION AMONG PRESCHOOL CHILDREN IN BANGLADESH

2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
AZIZUR RAHMAN ◽  
SOMA CHOWDHURY
Keyword(s):  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Place Of Delivery ◽  
Community Factors ◽  
Chronic Malnutrition ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Household Economic Status ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Significant Factors

Summary.This study investigated the impact of some socioeconomic, demographic and health and community factors on chronic malnutrition or stunting in Bangladeshi children aged less than 5 years. The analysis revealed that the overall prevalence of stunting was 44%, of which 18% of children were severely stunted, and the demographic characteristics appeared to be the most significant factors for chronic malnutrition. Multinomial logistic regression analysis showed that parents’ education, household economic status, media exposure, number of under-5 children, place of delivery, child’s age, birth order, months of breast-feeding, birth size, mother’s BMI, mother’s height, age of household head, measles vaccine, supplementation of diet with liquids and regional differentials were significantly associated with severe as well as moderate stunting.

Community service contracting for older people in urban China: a case study in Guangdong Province

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenyi Lin
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Older People ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Urban China ◽  
Service Contracting ◽  
The Impact

Contracting of community services to non-governmental service-providing organisations – mainly social work agencies – is an emerging phenomenon and a social innovation with regard to delivering community services in urban China. Contracting of community services for the older person, which is the focus of this study, is embedded in the macro context of the development of social service contracting in China. Qualitative research techniques, including document analysis, case study, participant observation and in-depth interviews, were adopted for this study. Nine government officials, three staff working in Community Residents’ Committees, 15 staff working in social work agencies and 41 older people were interviewed in an effort to understand the impact and challenges of community service contracting in urban China. The findings showed that the involvement of social work agencies in the community service provision system results in integration of community resources, expansion of service coverage and enhancement of older people’s access to community services. However, several problems may impede the development of community service provision in the context of contracting in China. These include purchaser-oriented rather than user-oriented service provision, older people’s negative attitude towards social work services, inappropriate performance measurement, reliance of non-government organisations on government funding and ambiguous definition of community services.

scholarly journals Impact of Socio – Economic Status in Language Development of Children in Primary Schools in Mitrovica

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Baruti ◽  
Sh. Baruti ◽  
S. Baruti
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Language Development ◽  
Frequency Analysis ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Linguistic Development ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
The Impact ◽  
5Th Grade ◽  
Selection Of

The focus of this research is to understand the impact that socio-economic status has on the linguistic development of children in primary schools in Mitrovica. The research focused on four schools in Mitrovica , primary school "Musa Hoti", P.S. "Andon Zako Çajupi", P.S."Jusuf Rexha", P.S. "Fazli Greiçevci", for pupils from 1st to 5th grade. The selection of schools was done in a planned manner. The sample selected for this research is 100 pupils of these four systematically selected schools. In addition to the students, the research also includes 25 randomly selected parents. The instrument used for the study is a questionnaire that contains questions about children's language development and questions about socio-economic status. The questions are scaled-down type with the scale, ordinal and nominal scale. The data were analyzed by the Statistical Packet of Social Sciences - SPSS 21, for which some analyzes were used: frequency analysis, regression analysis and reliability analysis.In this paper it was assumed that the high socio-economic status positively influences the linguistic development of children in elementary schools. Thus, based on the findings of the research according to the frequency analysis and regression analysis, this hypothesis is proved.

The impact of internal and external factors on linguistic performance in the home language and in L2 among Russian-Hebrew and Russian-German preschool children

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Armon-Lotem ◽  
Joel Walters ◽  
Natalia Gagarina
Keyword(s):  
Family Size ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Migrant Children ◽  
Linguistic Performance ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Language Measures ◽  
Internal And External Factors ◽  
L1 And L2 ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Parents Education

This paper evaluates the contribution of external background factors which pertain to the child’s environment (e.g., parents’ education, parents’ occupation, family size, etc.), and internal ones which reflect the child’s time related experience with language (e.g., chronological age, age of L2 onset, etc.) to the development of linguistic skills in the two languages of bilingual children. 65 Russian-German (Mean age: 66mo, Range: 47-86mo) and 78 Russian-Israeli migrant children (Mean age: 70mo, Range: 58-81) with comparable mean length of L2 exposure (M=37mo) and family size (1.88 children) but different Socio-Economic Status (SES), were tested with a battery of language tasks and their parents were interviewed. Overall, internal, temporal, factors showed a stronger relationship to language measures than external, environmental, factors: age of L2 onset and length of L2 exposure correlated with L2, while parents’ education/occupation showed positive correlations with both L1 and L2 measures. In the Russian-German cohort, which had a sub-group with relatively lower SES, SES positively correlated with L1 success as well.

scholarly journals Social Distancing, Cultural and Psychological Effects on Learners in a Rural Setting in Zimbabwe

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 200
Author(s):  
Sikhangezile Ncube ◽  
Alfred Modise Motalenyane
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
Cultural Theory ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Interpersonal Theory ◽  
Rural Setting ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
The Impact

Social distancing has proven to be one effective reaction to the threat of increasing numbers of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and fatalities. The crisis around COVID-19 and social distancing is leaving an indelible footprint on the hearts and minds of the learners. The impact and ripple effects around the teaching and learning fraternities is likely too vast to comprehend for the learners. The study seeks to unveil the socio-cultural and psychological effects of social distancing on the learners in Zimbabwe. The study was limited to Matabeleland North Province of Zimbabwe. Respondents were 10 learners from secondary schools and 10 from primary schools. Data were electronically collected to observe the ongoing lockdown and social distancing measures. Semi-structured interview schedules were the tools for data gathering. The study was underpinned using the interactionist, socio-cultural theory of Vygotsky and Sullivan’s interpersonal theory. The findings of the study revealed that learners lack psycho-social support from home. The situation is causing stress, depression, loss of feeling of control over one’s life, low self-esteem and loss of aspiration. There is also unavailability of peer support, peer tutoring, co-operative and competitive learning and resources which are essential pedagogies for effective learning. Access to the Internet is a challenge for many learners due to the poor economic status of the country.  Most of the learners are worried about their well-being and that of their family-members in-turn, this affects the academe. Guidance and counselling lessons have become more vital to support learners during this social distancing era.

An empirical analysis of homeownership in urban China

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Gan ◽  
Baiding Hu ◽  
Cindy Gao ◽  
Betty Kao ◽  
David A. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Credit Card ◽  
Home Ownership ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Urban China ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – This paper seeks to investigate the impact of socioeconomic factors of homebuyers such as gender, age, marital status, education, economic status and race on home ownership and loan decisions in urban China. Design/methodology/approach – This paper employs logistic regression to investigate the socioeconomic factors affecting the consumers' house purchase decision in urban China and the factors affecting the housing loan application. Findings – Using a structured questionnaire to collect relevant data from household residents (both homeowners and non-home owners) in Nanjing in 2010, the findings document that male respondents who are non-minorities and have higher levels of education are more likely to purchase a house. The results also show that race, educational attainment, size of household and credit card ownership are significantly related to rejection for a housing loan. Research limitations/implications – The findings in this paper provide homebuyers with a better understanding of factors affecting the housing loans and their decision to purchase a house. Homebuyers can accurately assess their financial ability and improve the use of their credit to purchase a house. In addition, Chinese homebuyers should be encouraged to save since savings serve as a step in building their credit worthiness; therefore, their accessibility to housing loans can be improved and the rate of homeownership will be increased as well. Originality/value – This research would benefit both lender and borrowers. The research findings provide banks with a better understanding of homebuyers' characteristics that influence their accessibilities to housing loans. Homeownership requires affordable housing financing. Banks should consider repackaging their home loan products to make them more attractive to those with limited means. Such products should focus on making loans more affordable in real terms. First-time homebuyers are almost always young and earn low incomes.

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