Gladys G Shelton
Biographic Data
| ID | 4262504 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gladys G Shelton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gladys G |
| FAMILY NAME | Shelton |
| SIGNATURE | SHELTON G G |
| AFFILIATIONS | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Rural Workforce Housing
The lack of affordable housing has been perceived as a barrier for economic development in rural areas where there is a shortage of housing for the workforce. This article reported the results of a series of Town Hall meetings where workforce housing issues were discussed and the results of an e-mail survey of members of the Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA). The GEDA provided a statewide framework linking both public and private org…
The Relationship of Housing Costs and Quality to Housing Satisfaction of Older American Homeowners
The American population is aging and exhibits an increased desire and trend for aging-in-place. The high proportion of homeownership among older Americans influences this desire to remain in their own environment in the later years of life. Rapid increases in housing costs associated with securing and maintaining housing units have not deterred older Americans from desiring to sustain independent living. Recent studies of this older segment of th…
Profiles and Perspectives of Housing Quality of Blacks in Selected Southern Metropolitan Cities
This article reassesses the factors that have been identified as influencing housing quality disparities and profiles recent housing conditions of Blacks as compared to Whites in selected cities in the South Census Region of the United States, using a national data set. The intended result is to promote further research and debate in an area that has received less attention in recent years, in view of the fact that 1990 Census data show African A…
A Qualitative Approach for Assessing Receptivity to Federal Housing Initiatives
This paper examines the use of a qualitative research method, the focus group technique, as an option for obtaining perceptual data. Potential HOPE 3 program participants were engaged in a focus group setting to determine the feasibility of this major housing initiative for homeownership. The basics of qualitative research in general, the results obtainable from the use of qualitative research, the process involved in utilizing the focus group te…
Housing Consumption
Patterns, trends, and needs in the consumption of housing in a contemporary and changing society continues as a major concern of housing professionals. Housing consumption is a broad based area encompassing a diversity of issues influenced by a diversity of people in the housing market seeking to provide shelter and consumable services for themselves and their households. The consumption of housing is responsive to the availability, affordability…
Assessment of neighborhood satisfaction by residents of three housing types
Housing Satisfaction and Type of Residence
A major objective of housing research continues to be the assessment of housing satisfaction. In the present study, housing satisfaction as a multidimensional construct is examined using data from a sample of rural residents of conventional homes (N=105), mobile homes (N=90), and apartments (N=110). Through factor analysis of a set of 61 housing satisfaction items, six satisfaction factors are identified. Comparison of factor scores by housing ty…
Assessment of neighborhood satisfaction by residents of three housing types
Rural Workforce Housing
The lack of affordable housing has been perceived as a barrier for economic development in rural areas where there is a shortage of housing for the workforce. This article reported the results of a series of Town Hall meetings where workforce housing issues were discussed and the results of an e-mail survey of members of the Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA). The GEDA provided a statewide framework linking both public and private org…
The Relationship of Housing Costs and Quality to Housing Satisfaction of Older American Homeowners
The American population is aging and exhibits an increased desire and trend for aging-in-place. The high proportion of homeownership among older Americans influences this desire to remain in their own environment in the later years of life. Rapid increases in housing costs associated with securing and maintaining housing units have not deterred older Americans from desiring to sustain independent living. Recent studies of this older segment of th…
Profiles and Perspectives of Housing Quality of Blacks in Selected Southern Metropolitan Cities
This article reassesses the factors that have been identified as influencing housing quality disparities and profiles recent housing conditions of Blacks as compared to Whites in selected cities in the South Census Region of the United States, using a national data set. The intended result is to promote further research and debate in an area that has received less attention in recent years, in view of the fact that 1990 Census data show African A…
Housing Satisfaction and Type of Residence
A major objective of housing research continues to be the assessment of housing satisfaction. In the present study, housing satisfaction as a multidimensional construct is examined using data from a sample of rural residents of conventional homes (N=105), mobile homes (N=90), and apartments (N=110). Through factor analysis of a set of 61 housing satisfaction items, six satisfaction factors are identified. Comparison of factor scores by housing ty…
Assessment of neighborhood satisfaction by residents of three housing types
Housing Consumption
Patterns, trends, and needs in the consumption of housing in a contemporary and changing society continues as a major concern of housing professionals. Housing consumption is a broad based area encompassing a diversity of issues influenced by a diversity of people in the housing market seeking to provide shelter and consumable services for themselves and their households. The consumption of housing is responsive to the availability, affordability…
A Qualitative Approach for Assessing Receptivity to Federal Housing Initiatives
This paper examines the use of a qualitative research method, the focus group technique, as an option for obtaining perceptual data. Potential HOPE 3 program participants were engaged in a focus group setting to determine the feasibility of this major housing initiative for homeownership. The basics of qualitative research in general, the results obtainable from the use of qualitative research, the process involved in utilizing the focus group te…
The Relationship of Housing Costs and Quality to Housing Satisfaction of Older American Homeowners
The American population is aging and exhibits an increased desire and trend for aging-in-place. The high proportion of homeownership among older Americans influences this desire to remain in their own environment in the later years of life. Rapid increases in housing costs associated with securing and maintaining housing units have not deterred older Americans from desiring to sustain independent living. Recent studies of this older segment of th…
Profiles and Perspectives of Housing Quality of Blacks in Selected Southern Metropolitan Cities
This article reassesses the factors that have been identified as influencing housing quality disparities and profiles recent housing conditions of Blacks as compared to Whites in selected cities in the South Census Region of the United States, using a national data set. The intended result is to promote further research and debate in an area that has received less attention in recent years, in view of the fact that 1990 Census data show African A…
Rural Workforce Housing
The lack of affordable housing has been perceived as a barrier for economic development in rural areas where there is a shortage of housing for the workforce. This article reported the results of a series of Town Hall meetings where workforce housing issues were discussed and the results of an e-mail survey of members of the Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA). The GEDA provided a statewide framework linking both public and private org…
Business (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Housing Market and Economics (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Place Attachment and Urban Studies (3 works) · Political science (3 works)