Uma A Segal
Biographic Data
| ID | 3075074 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Uma A Segal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Uma A |
| FAMILY NAME | Segal |
| SIGNATURE | SEGAL U A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Missouri–St. Louis |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6389-9899 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Puppetry to educate social work practitioners
The complexities of refugee resettlement are difficult to comprehend, and alternative approaches to education may enhance empathy. Puppetry's art form often engages broad audiences, allowing puppets to tell important stories. This project developed a research-based educational puppet show to increase understanding of refugees in the United States (US). Using a mixed-method approach, this exploratory study (1) interviewed eleven refugees from five…
Humanitarian Reactions to Conflict and the Resettlement of Refugees
Refugee movements are, indeed, the embodiment of “glocalization”, or the increasing interconnectedness of global and local phenomena, with local entities being affected by globalization as well as by their own contexts. Host countries are generally unprepared for the local impact of refugee resettlement, and because there are significant differences between (and within) refugee groups, even for experienced service providers, the process is challe…
Evaluating the Relevance of Marketing to Social Welfare Service Organizations
Immigration worldwide
This volume explores current patterns and policies of immigration in key countries and regions across the globe and analyzes the implications for these countries and their immigrant populations
Child development and childcare in Japan
With increasing numbers of women joining the workforce, there is a need for quality childcare. This project, conducted in Japan and using a large number of participants, sought to standardize an evaluation scale to measure the development of children. The development of children under six years of age (N = 22,819) who are enrolled in childcare programs was evaluated by childcare professionals. Percentiles were calculated (10th, 50th, and 90th per…
Mexican Migration to the United States
Migration from Mexico has been essential to the economy of the United States (U.S.), and prior to the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1994, Mexican migration was largely seasonal. With increasing border controls and the heightened dangers in entering the U.S. illegally, Mexican migrants are making their move more permanent. This qualitative pilot project explores critical junctures at which Mexican migrants made the decision…
From the New Editor
A Framework for Immigration
This paper presents a framework for immigration, regardless of country of origin or of destination. It identifies factors that precipitate emigration and those that affect immigration, providing a background for understanding the immigration experience
Perceptions of child abuse
Japan passed its Child Abuse Prevention Act on 20 November 2000. In these early years following the passage of this Act, it is especially important to attempt to define what constitutes child abuse. Definitions and practical responses may be coloured by perceptions of service providers, and since professional culture is believed to influence individuals, this study compared the perceptions of (a) social workers, (b) physicians, (c) lawyers, and (…
Child Welfare Programs and Services
This is a comparison of child welfare in the USA and Japan. It identi.es some of the major problems facing children in the two countries, presents policy and legislation relating to children, and explores services and programs available
A Framework for Immigration
Although stereotypically portrayed as academic and economic achievers, Asian Americans often live in poverty, underserved by human services, undercompensated in the workforce, and subject to discrimination. Although often perceived as a single, homogenous group, there are significant differences between Asian American cultures that affect their experience. Segal, an Asian American immigrant herself, analyzes Asian immigration to the U.S., includi…
Children are abused in eastern countries
Identification of child abuse requires study of (1) adult behavior, (2) the effect on, or the reaction of, the child, and (3) the perception of the observer. This article looks at three published studies in order to explore claims that Indians do not abuse children. Research shows that (1) there is widespread use of corporal punishment, often severe, (2) children find this unacceptable and (3) Indian social workers are lacking in awareness of the…
Multicultural Issues in Child Welfare
Social Services and the Ethnic Community
The relevance of marketing for child welfare agencies
Cross-cultural values, social work students and personality
The Center for International Studies of the University of Missouri-St.Louis issues Occasional Papers at irregular intervals from ongoing research projects, thereby providing a viable means
Microbehaviors in Group Decision-Making
An exploratory field experiment sought to study the effects of three levels of task complexity on the decision-making patterns of seven long term, on-going task groups. Decision-making was identified as consisting of five behaviors; namely, organization, information exchange, alternative generation, evaluation, and non-task behaviors. The results confirmed the predictions for alternative generation and non-task behaviors: alternative generation o…
Multicultural Issues in Child Welfare
Cross-cultural values, social work students and personality
The Center for International Studies of the University of Missouri-St.Louis issues Occasional Papers at irregular intervals from ongoing research projects, thereby providing a viable means
Child development and childcare in Japan
With increasing numbers of women joining the workforce, there is a need for quality childcare. This project, conducted in Japan and using a large number of participants, sought to standardize an evaluation scale to measure the development of children. The development of children under six years of age (N = 22,819) who are enrolled in childcare programs was evaluated by childcare professionals. Percentiles were calculated (10th, 50th, and 90th per…
Mexican Migration to the United States
Migration from Mexico has been essential to the economy of the United States (U.S.), and prior to the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1994, Mexican migration was largely seasonal. With increasing border controls and the heightened dangers in entering the U.S. illegally, Mexican migrants are making their move more permanent. This qualitative pilot project explores critical junctures at which Mexican migrants made the decision…
A Framework for Immigration
This paper presents a framework for immigration, regardless of country of origin or of destination. It identifies factors that precipitate emigration and those that affect immigration, providing a background for understanding the immigration experience
Children are abused in eastern countries
Identification of child abuse requires study of (1) adult behavior, (2) the effect on, or the reaction of, the child, and (3) the perception of the observer. This article looks at three published studies in order to explore claims that Indians do not abuse children. Research shows that (1) there is widespread use of corporal punishment, often severe, (2) children find this unacceptable and (3) Indian social workers are lacking in awareness of the…
Microbehaviors in Group Decision-Making
An exploratory field experiment sought to study the effects of three levels of task complexity on the decision-making patterns of seven long term, on-going task groups. Decision-making was identified as consisting of five behaviors; namely, organization, information exchange, alternative generation, evaluation, and non-task behaviors. The results confirmed the predictions for alternative generation and non-task behaviors: alternative generation o…
The relevance of marketing for child welfare agencies
Cross-cultural values, social work students and personality
The Center for International Studies of the University of Missouri-St.Louis issues Occasional Papers at irregular intervals from ongoing research projects, thereby providing a viable means
Multicultural Issues in Child Welfare
Social Services and the Ethnic Community
Children are abused in eastern countries
Identification of child abuse requires study of (1) adult behavior, (2) the effect on, or the reaction of, the child, and (3) the perception of the observer. This article looks at three published studies in order to explore claims that Indians do not abuse children. Research shows that (1) there is widespread use of corporal punishment, often severe, (2) children find this unacceptable and (3) Indian social workers are lacking in awareness of the…
A Framework for Immigration
Although stereotypically portrayed as academic and economic achievers, Asian Americans often live in poverty, underserved by human services, undercompensated in the workforce, and subject to discrimination. Although often perceived as a single, homogenous group, there are significant differences between Asian American cultures that affect their experience. Segal, an Asian American immigrant herself, analyzes Asian immigration to the U.S., includi…
Perceptions of child abuse
Japan passed its Child Abuse Prevention Act on 20 November 2000. In these early years following the passage of this Act, it is especially important to attempt to define what constitutes child abuse. Definitions and practical responses may be coloured by perceptions of service providers, and since professional culture is believed to influence individuals, this study compared the perceptions of (a) social workers, (b) physicians, (c) lawyers, and (…
Child Welfare Programs and Services
This is a comparison of child welfare in the USA and Japan. It identi.es some of the major problems facing children in the two countries, presents policy and legislation relating to children, and explores services and programs available
From the New Editor
A Framework for Immigration
This paper presents a framework for immigration, regardless of country of origin or of destination. It identifies factors that precipitate emigration and those that affect immigration, providing a background for understanding the immigration experience
Mexican Migration to the United States
Migration from Mexico has been essential to the economy of the United States (U.S.), and prior to the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1994, Mexican migration was largely seasonal. With increasing border controls and the heightened dangers in entering the U.S. illegally, Mexican migrants are making their move more permanent. This qualitative pilot project explores critical junctures at which Mexican migrants made the decision…
Immigration worldwide
This volume explores current patterns and policies of immigration in key countries and regions across the globe and analyzes the implications for these countries and their immigrant populations
Child development and childcare in Japan
With increasing numbers of women joining the workforce, there is a need for quality childcare. This project, conducted in Japan and using a large number of participants, sought to standardize an evaluation scale to measure the development of children. The development of children under six years of age (N = 22,819) who are enrolled in childcare programs was evaluated by childcare professionals. Percentiles were calculated (10th, 50th, and 90th per…
Evaluating the Relevance of Marketing to Social Welfare Service Organizations
Humanitarian Reactions to Conflict and the Resettlement of Refugees
Refugee movements are, indeed, the embodiment of “glocalization”, or the increasing interconnectedness of global and local phenomena, with local entities being affected by globalization as well as by their own contexts. Host countries are generally unprepared for the local impact of refugee resettlement, and because there are significant differences between (and within) refugee groups, even for experienced service providers, the process is challe…
Puppetry to educate social work practitioners
The complexities of refugee resettlement are difficult to comprehend, and alternative approaches to education may enhance empathy. Puppetry's art form often engages broad audiences, allowing puppets to tell important stories. This project developed a research-based educational puppet show to increase understanding of refugees in the United States (US). Using a mixed-method approach, this exploratory study (1) interviewed eleven refugees from five…
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