Lorna F Hurl
Biographic Data
| ID | 207151 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lorna F Hurl |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lorna F |
| FAMILY NAME | Hurl |
| SIGNATURE | HURL L F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Eastern Michigan University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Homer Folks and the Minimization of the Michigan County Agents
We explore why the Michigan county agents, an extensive nineteenth-century system of paid male social workers, were unknown in social welfare history. We trace the problem to a misrepresentation of the Michigan system in Homer Folks's centrally important book, The Care of Destitute, Neglected and Delinquent Children. We argue that Folks's reporting of history is flawed by the biases of "personal projects" and the limitations of "big picture" hist…
The Michigan County Agents and the Development of Juvenile Probation, 1873-1900
Lorna F. Hurl, David J. Tucker; The Michigan County Agents and the Development of Juvenile Probation, 1873–1900, Journal of Social History, Volume 30, Issu
Gender and Auspice in the Development of Social Welfare in Michigan, 1869-1900
I document the development of social welfare and social work in Michigan from 1869 to 1900 by exploring three related themes: the origin of public welfare institutions, the origin of social work, and the role of gender in the development of social work and social welfare. The research challenges basic assumptions about roles of the private sector and women in shaping early welfare institutions. It also uncovers the frequently overlooked role that…
Constructing an Ecology of Foster Care
This paper aims to illustrate the viability of using concepts and theoretical arguments from organization ecology to analyze dynamic change processes in foster care. The general topic is the relationship between foster homes and their environments. The specific focus is the effects of the environment on the entry and exit patterns of new foster homes. Drawing on our earlier studies of the 23 year history of a population of foster homes, various h…
Applying Organizational Ecology to the Family
David J. Tucker, Lorna F. Hurl, Harry Ford, Applying Organizational Ecology to the Family: The Case of Who Persists in Providing Foster Care, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 56, No. 4 (Nov., 1994), pp. 1005-1018
An Ecological Study of the Dynamics of Foster Home Entries
In this study, we use data from a population of foster homes located in Ontario, Canada, to examine how external environmental conditions and intrapopulation processes affect patterns of foster home openings, or entries. The results show that change over time in the overall size of the foster home population, and in demand for foster homes, have curvilinear effects on entry rates. Institutional change, resulting from change in government legislat…
Privatization and Provincial Social Services in Canada
Restricting Child Factory Labour in Late Nineteenth Century Ontario
This paper investigates the changing experience of child factory labour in late 19th and early 20th century Ontario. It explores the largely accepted, though untested assumptions that restrictive legislation (the Ontario Factory Act of 1884) was achieved at the behest of middle and upper-class social reformers whose concern was motivated by a new concept of childhood. The evidence provided reveals that, contrary to historical myth, organized labo…
Privatization of Social Services
In 'Privatized Social Service Systems: Are There Any Justifications,' Douglas McCready (1986) purports to refute arguments I made in an earlier article (Hurl, 1984) which explored the usefulness of the theory of Interest-Group Liberalism (Lowi, 1969) in understanding the relationships between government and nongovernment service providers, and the persistence of service delivery problems within the heavily privatized Ontario children's services s…
Limitations of an Act of Faith
Lorna F. Hurl, David J. Tucker, Limitations of an Act of Faith: An Analysis of the Macdonald Commission's Stance on Social Services, Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques, Vol. 12, No. 4 (Dec., 1986), pp. 606-621
The Toronto Housing Company, 1912–1923
BY THE TURN OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, Canadians had come to recognize the urban environment as an organic whole. The city had become, in the words of one contemporary, 'a spider's web pull one thread and you pull every thread. 'x In recognition of the mutual interdependence of city dwellers, an urban reform movement had developed, seeking to assure their health, happiness, and well-being, • One of the many concerns of reformers was that of housin…
Privatized Social Service Systems
An Ecological Study of the Dynamics of Foster Home Entries
In this study, we use data from a population of foster homes located in Ontario, Canada, to examine how external environmental conditions and intrapopulation processes affect patterns of foster home openings, or entries. The results show that change over time in the overall size of the foster home population, and in demand for foster homes, have curvilinear effects on entry rates. Institutional change, resulting from change in government legislat…
The Michigan County Agents and the Development of Juvenile Probation, 1873-1900
Lorna F. Hurl, David J. Tucker; The Michigan County Agents and the Development of Juvenile Probation, 1873–1900, Journal of Social History, Volume 30, Issu
Constructing an Ecology of Foster Care
This paper aims to illustrate the viability of using concepts and theoretical arguments from organization ecology to analyze dynamic change processes in foster care. The general topic is the relationship between foster homes and their environments. The specific focus is the effects of the environment on the entry and exit patterns of new foster homes. Drawing on our earlier studies of the 23 year history of a population of foster homes, various h…
Applying Organizational Ecology to the Family
David J. Tucker, Lorna F. Hurl, Harry Ford, Applying Organizational Ecology to the Family: The Case of Who Persists in Providing Foster Care, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 56, No. 4 (Nov., 1994), pp. 1005-1018
Restricting Child Factory Labour in Late Nineteenth Century Ontario
This paper investigates the changing experience of child factory labour in late 19th and early 20th century Ontario. It explores the largely accepted, though untested assumptions that restrictive legislation (the Ontario Factory Act of 1884) was achieved at the behest of middle and upper-class social reformers whose concern was motivated by a new concept of childhood. The evidence provided reveals that, contrary to historical myth, organized labo…
The Toronto Housing Company, 1912–1923
BY THE TURN OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, Canadians had come to recognize the urban environment as an organic whole. The city had become, in the words of one contemporary, 'a spider's web pull one thread and you pull every thread. 'x In recognition of the mutual interdependence of city dwellers, an urban reform movement had developed, seeking to assure their health, happiness, and well-being, • One of the many concerns of reformers was that of housin…
Privatized Social Service Systems
Privatization of Social Services
In 'Privatized Social Service Systems: Are There Any Justifications,' Douglas McCready (1986) purports to refute arguments I made in an earlier article (Hurl, 1984) which explored the usefulness of the theory of Interest-Group Liberalism (Lowi, 1969) in understanding the relationships between government and nongovernment service providers, and the persistence of service delivery problems within the heavily privatized Ontario children's services s…
Limitations of an Act of Faith
Lorna F. Hurl, David J. Tucker, Limitations of an Act of Faith: An Analysis of the Macdonald Commission's Stance on Social Services, Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques, Vol. 12, No. 4 (Dec., 1986), pp. 606-621
Restricting Child Factory Labour in Late Nineteenth Century Ontario
This paper investigates the changing experience of child factory labour in late 19th and early 20th century Ontario. It explores the largely accepted, though untested assumptions that restrictive legislation (the Ontario Factory Act of 1884) was achieved at the behest of middle and upper-class social reformers whose concern was motivated by a new concept of childhood. The evidence provided reveals that, contrary to historical myth, organized labo…
Privatization and Provincial Social Services in Canada
An Ecological Study of the Dynamics of Foster Home Entries
In this study, we use data from a population of foster homes located in Ontario, Canada, to examine how external environmental conditions and intrapopulation processes affect patterns of foster home openings, or entries. The results show that change over time in the overall size of the foster home population, and in demand for foster homes, have curvilinear effects on entry rates. Institutional change, resulting from change in government legislat…
Applying Organizational Ecology to the Family
David J. Tucker, Lorna F. Hurl, Harry Ford, Applying Organizational Ecology to the Family: The Case of Who Persists in Providing Foster Care, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 56, No. 4 (Nov., 1994), pp. 1005-1018
Constructing an Ecology of Foster Care
This paper aims to illustrate the viability of using concepts and theoretical arguments from organization ecology to analyze dynamic change processes in foster care. The general topic is the relationship between foster homes and their environments. The specific focus is the effects of the environment on the entry and exit patterns of new foster homes. Drawing on our earlier studies of the 23 year history of a population of foster homes, various h…
Gender and Auspice in the Development of Social Welfare in Michigan, 1869-1900
I document the development of social welfare and social work in Michigan from 1869 to 1900 by exploring three related themes: the origin of public welfare institutions, the origin of social work, and the role of gender in the development of social work and social welfare. The research challenges basic assumptions about roles of the private sector and women in shaping early welfare institutions. It also uncovers the frequently overlooked role that…
Homer Folks and the Minimization of the Michigan County Agents
We explore why the Michigan county agents, an extensive nineteenth-century system of paid male social workers, were unknown in social welfare history. We trace the problem to a misrepresentation of the Michigan system in Homer Folks's centrally important book, The Care of Destitute, Neglected and Delinquent Children. We argue that Folks's reporting of history is flawed by the biases of "personal projects" and the limitations of "big picture" hist…
The Michigan County Agents and the Development of Juvenile Probation, 1873-1900
Lorna F. Hurl, David J. Tucker; The Michigan County Agents and the Development of Juvenile Probation, 1873–1900, Journal of Social History, Volume 30, Issu
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