Jo Williams
Biographic Data
| ID | 3723093 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jo Williams |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jo |
| FAMILY NAME | Williams |
| SIGNATURE | WILLIAMS J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8049-2735 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Meaningful mentor development
Mentors can be powerful agents of learning, but their mere presence does not guarantee the progress of an Associate Teacher. To be effective, mentors must be prepared for and supported in their role; however, an understanding of this provision is often lacking. This paper aims to identify and examine meaningful aspects of mentor development. More specifically, it seeks to analyse how mentors have experienced mentor development programmes and what…
Circular cities
Circular development could produce more resource efficient, ecologically regenerative and resilient cities. This development pathway offers many ecological, social and economic benefits. However, there are also many challenges to implementation, not least a heavy reliance on the market to transform urban systems of provision. A regulatory and policy framework is essential for a circular transformation, until circular activities become competitive…
Supervision as a secure base
In recognition of the importance of relationship and working alliance for effective social work supervision, psycho-social factors serve to influence the relational dynamics, impacting on functions such as case discussions and decisions and practitioner welfare and learning. Attachment theory provides an insightful lens for understanding these pivotal aspects of social work supervision and how supervisors may adapt their approach. This paper synt…
Creating the conditions for collective curiosity and containment
In this article, we share our reflections and insights from developing and facilitating small group reflective practice spaces over the last 3 years as part of a government-funded professional development programme for statutory children and families social work supervisors and their managers. Based on formal programme feedback and communication with facilitators and participants, there is clear evidence that participants have valued the space to…
Normative Sexual Health Development in Non-Normative Circumstances
While the sexual health risks among young people of color in foster care have been well-documented, healthy sexual development in this population has been less examined. The current study explored the experiences of Black youth in foster care and the factors that influenced their safer sex practices. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 18 sexually active Black participants (18–22 years old) in foster care from a large, Midwestern city in t…
Fostering Good Relationships
Conceptualising teacher education and research as ‘critical praxis’
A particular approach to epistemological action as ‘critical praxis’ is proposed where we bring together the ideas of ideology critique, self-reflective consciousness and emancipatory action. Critical praxis for educators seeks to move beyond the constraints of formal teaching, knowledge and curriculum and instead encourages communities, teachers and students to work together in producing new understandings and practices for the public good. As t…
Predicting an American future for cohousing
Innovative solutions for averting a potential resource crisis—the case of one-person households in England and Wales
Designing Neighbourhoods for Social Interaction
Does design influence social interaction in cohousing? How crucial is it? What other factors are involved? Can the impact of design be enhanced by the personal characteristics of residents or the formal social structures operating in a cohousing community? How can we design communities to increase social interaction in the future? Cohousing provides a useful case study because it uses design and formal social structures to encourage social intera…
Tools for Achieving Sustainable Housing Strategies in Rural Gloucestershire
(2000). Tools for Achieving Sustainable Housing Strategies in Rural Gloucestershire. Planning Practice & Research: Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 155-174
Predicting an American future for cohousing
Normative Sexual Health Development in Non-Normative Circumstances
While the sexual health risks among young people of color in foster care have been well-documented, healthy sexual development in this population has been less examined. The current study explored the experiences of Black youth in foster care and the factors that influenced their safer sex practices. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 18 sexually active Black participants (18–22 years old) in foster care from a large, Midwestern city in t…
Tools for Achieving Sustainable Housing Strategies in Rural Gloucestershire
(2000). Tools for Achieving Sustainable Housing Strategies in Rural Gloucestershire. Planning Practice & Research: Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 155-174
Designing Neighbourhoods for Social Interaction
Does design influence social interaction in cohousing? How crucial is it? What other factors are involved? Can the impact of design be enhanced by the personal characteristics of residents or the formal social structures operating in a cohousing community? How can we design communities to increase social interaction in the future? Cohousing provides a useful case study because it uses design and formal social structures to encourage social intera…
Innovative solutions for averting a potential resource crisis—the case of one-person households in England and Wales
Predicting an American future for cohousing
Conceptualising teacher education and research as ‘critical praxis’
A particular approach to epistemological action as ‘critical praxis’ is proposed where we bring together the ideas of ideology critique, self-reflective consciousness and emancipatory action. Critical praxis for educators seeks to move beyond the constraints of formal teaching, knowledge and curriculum and instead encourages communities, teachers and students to work together in producing new understandings and practices for the public good. As t…
Fostering Good Relationships
Normative Sexual Health Development in Non-Normative Circumstances
While the sexual health risks among young people of color in foster care have been well-documented, healthy sexual development in this population has been less examined. The current study explored the experiences of Black youth in foster care and the factors that influenced their safer sex practices. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 18 sexually active Black participants (18–22 years old) in foster care from a large, Midwestern city in t…
Creating the conditions for collective curiosity and containment
In this article, we share our reflections and insights from developing and facilitating small group reflective practice spaces over the last 3 years as part of a government-funded professional development programme for statutory children and families social work supervisors and their managers. Based on formal programme feedback and communication with facilitators and participants, there is clear evidence that participants have valued the space to…
Circular cities
Circular development could produce more resource efficient, ecologically regenerative and resilient cities. This development pathway offers many ecological, social and economic benefits. However, there are also many challenges to implementation, not least a heavy reliance on the market to transform urban systems of provision. A regulatory and policy framework is essential for a circular transformation, until circular activities become competitive…
Supervision as a secure base
In recognition of the importance of relationship and working alliance for effective social work supervision, psycho-social factors serve to influence the relational dynamics, impacting on functions such as case discussions and decisions and practitioner welfare and learning. Attachment theory provides an insightful lens for understanding these pivotal aspects of social work supervision and how supervisors may adapt their approach. This paper synt…
Meaningful mentor development
Mentors can be powerful agents of learning, but their mere presence does not guarantee the progress of an Associate Teacher. To be effective, mentors must be prepared for and supported in their role; however, an understanding of this provision is often lacking. This paper aims to identify and examine meaningful aspects of mentor development. More specifically, it seeks to analyse how mentors have experienced mentor development programmes and what…
Sociology (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Engineering (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Collaborative and Sustainable Housing Initiatives (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (3 works)