Demetra Smith Nightingale

Biographic Data

ID1043586
NAMEDemetra Smith Nightingale
GIVEN NAMESDemetra Smith
FAMILY NAMENightingale
SIGNATURENIGHTINGALE D S
AFFILIATIONSUrban Institute
ORCID0000-0002-4896-8024
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS13
WORKS AS AUTHOR9
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1981
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
H-INDEX2

  • Disconnected Young Adults

    Open AccessPamela Loprest, Shayne Spaulding et al.ARTICLERSF The Russell Sage Foundation…2019Cited by: 9References: 5

    Even in a strong job market with low overall unemployment, a substantial number of youth are disconnected from work and schooling. Being disconnected during early ages (between sixteen and twenty-four) can have negative impacts on future labor-market success and other outcomes. This article presents data and summarizes the literature on the causes and consequences of youth disconnection. It discusses evidenced-based policies and programs that sho…

  • Welfare Program Performance

    Open AccessCaroline Ratcliffe, Demetra Smith Nightingale et al.ARTICLEThe American Review of Public…2007

    Public agencies are increasingly expected to track their performance according to established criteria—to be held accountable for the expenditure of public funds and show that funds are being used to achieve intended outcomes. This analysis of South Carolina’s Family Independence welfare program examines counties’ performance on five employment-related outcomes: employment rate, employment entry rate, employment retention rate, earnings gain rate…

  • Collaborative Networks

    Open AccessDemetra Smith NightingaleARTICLECriminology & Public Policy2004Cited by: 1

  • Economic and Labor Market Trends

    Demetra Smith Nightingale, Michael FixARTICLEThe Future of Children2004Cited by: 1

    A number of economic and labor market trends in the United States over the past 30 years affect the well-being of workers and their families. This article describes key changes taking place and the implications for social and economic policies designed to help low-income working families and their children, particularly those families that include immigrants. Important conclusions that emerge include the following: * Diversity. The workforce, lik…

  • Welfare Policymaking in the States

    Demetra Smith Nightingale, Pamela WinstonARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…2003

    Preface 1. Why Devolution Matters Part I National Welfare Politics Setting the National Stage 2. Reaching the Devolution Revolution: The History of Welfare in the United States 3. The Role of Factions in the National Welfare Debate Part II State Welfare Politics Welfare Politics in the States: An Introduction 4. Maryland: Welfare Policymaking in a Diverse Environment 5. Texas: Reforming Welfare in a Low-Benefit State 6. North Dakota: Welfare Refo…

  • Alternative Strategies for Increasing Employment

    Demetra Smith Nightingale, Pamela Holcomb et al.ARTICLEThe Future of Children1997Cited by: 2References: 2

    As states reform their welfare systems to emphasize work and self-sufficiency, they can draw on significant past experience with efforts to promote employment. Work and training programs for welfare recipients and other disadvantaged individuals have been operating in every state for nearly 30 years. This article summarizes findings from key evaluations of strategies to increase the employment and earnings of individuals. The article also reviews…

  • The Work Alternative

    David Greenberg, David H Greenberg et al.ARTICLEIndustrial and Labor Relations…1996

    Recommends a redefined social contract that takes into account realities of the job market and the transitory sense of the assistance

  • The Evaluation of the Washington State Family Independence Program

    Rebecca M Blank, Sharon K Long et al.ARTICLEIndustrial and Labor Relations…1995

    This volume, the result of the Urban Institute's evaluation of the Washington State Family Independence Program (FIP), examines a state's effort to implement a welfare reform program designed to help welfare families become more economically self-sufficient. The implementation of FIP was expected, relative to the regular Aid to Families with Dependent Children program, to increase participation in education, training, and employment, which would …

  • Reforming Welfare

    Mark Lincoln Chadwin, John J Mitchell et al.ARTICLEPublic Administration Review1981

    shift in national priorities during 1980 toward increased defense spending and a balanced budget had a chilling effect on new human services initiatives and funding levels for existing domestic programs. One of the initiatives relegated to the back burner by the changing priorities was the Carter administration's welfare reform proposal. Welfare reform is a hardy perennial, however. It seems certain to bloom again, particularly since President Re…