Chaya Schwartz
Biographic Data
| ID | 5822290 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chaya Schwartz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chaya |
| FAMILY NAME | Schwartz |
| SIGNATURE | SCHWARTZ C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bar-Ilan University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Contribution of Personal and Community Resources to Well-Being and Sense of Belonging to the Community among Community Activists
The study examined the contribution of personal and community resources to personal well-being and community well-being (sense of belonging to the community) among community activists in neighbourhoods of low socio-economic status (SES) in Israel. The activists, who represent the residents of their communities, are supervised by macro-intervention social workers. They are involved in developing and providing a variety of services in response to a…
Women Pursuing Higher Education in Ultra-Orthodox Society
The study reported in this article concerns the beginnings of higher education for women in the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) enclave in Israel. Haredi Jews are a self-secluded fundamentalist group committed to particularly strict interpretation of Jewish religious law. In recent years, they have been compelled by poverty and other factors to allow academic education, hitherto considered out of bounds, especially for women. Focus groups with 32 Haredi …
Sense of Cohesion Among Community Activists Engaging in Volunteer Activity
The present article attempts to shed light on the direct and indirect contribution of personal resources and community indices to Sense of Cohesion among activists engaging in community volunteer work. The sample comprised 481 activists. Based on social systems theory, three levels of variables were examined: (1) inputs, which included personal resources (self‐esteem, sense of mastery, and sense of coherence); (2) throughputs, which included comm…
Working with families whose children have disabilities
Students' Attitudes to the Inclusion of People with Disabilities in the Community
This study measures and compares the attitudes of students studying different subjects to the inclusion of people with mental retardation and mental illness in the community. The Community Living Attitude Scale (comprising the four subscales of Empowerment, Exclusion, Sheltering, and Similarity) was administered to a random sample of 149 Israeli college freshmen and women (social work: n = 43: law: n = 24; natural science: n = 42; and social scie…
The Contribution of Personal and Community Resources to Well-Being and Sense of Belonging to the Community among Community Activists
The study examined the contribution of personal and community resources to personal well-being and community well-being (sense of belonging to the community) among community activists in neighbourhoods of low socio-economic status (SES) in Israel. The activists, who represent the residents of their communities, are supervised by macro-intervention social workers. They are involved in developing and providing a variety of services in response to a…
Sense of Cohesion Among Community Activists Engaging in Volunteer Activity
The present article attempts to shed light on the direct and indirect contribution of personal resources and community indices to Sense of Cohesion among activists engaging in community volunteer work. The sample comprised 481 activists. Based on social systems theory, three levels of variables were examined: (1) inputs, which included personal resources (self‐esteem, sense of mastery, and sense of coherence); (2) throughputs, which included comm…
Students' Attitudes to the Inclusion of People with Disabilities in the Community
This study measures and compares the attitudes of students studying different subjects to the inclusion of people with mental retardation and mental illness in the community. The Community Living Attitude Scale (comprising the four subscales of Empowerment, Exclusion, Sheltering, and Similarity) was administered to a random sample of 149 Israeli college freshmen and women (social work: n = 43: law: n = 24; natural science: n = 42; and social scie…
Working with families whose children have disabilities
Students' Attitudes to the Inclusion of People with Disabilities in the Community
This study measures and compares the attitudes of students studying different subjects to the inclusion of people with mental retardation and mental illness in the community. The Community Living Attitude Scale (comprising the four subscales of Empowerment, Exclusion, Sheltering, and Similarity) was administered to a random sample of 149 Israeli college freshmen and women (social work: n = 43: law: n = 24; natural science: n = 42; and social scie…
Working with families whose children have disabilities
Sense of Cohesion Among Community Activists Engaging in Volunteer Activity
The present article attempts to shed light on the direct and indirect contribution of personal resources and community indices to Sense of Cohesion among activists engaging in community volunteer work. The sample comprised 481 activists. Based on social systems theory, three levels of variables were examined: (1) inputs, which included personal resources (self‐esteem, sense of mastery, and sense of coherence); (2) throughputs, which included comm…
Women Pursuing Higher Education in Ultra-Orthodox Society
The study reported in this article concerns the beginnings of higher education for women in the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) enclave in Israel. Haredi Jews are a self-secluded fundamentalist group committed to particularly strict interpretation of Jewish religious law. In recent years, they have been compelled by poverty and other factors to allow academic education, hitherto considered out of bounds, especially for women. Focus groups with 32 Haredi …
The Contribution of Personal and Community Resources to Well-Being and Sense of Belonging to the Community among Community Activists
The study examined the contribution of personal and community resources to personal well-being and community well-being (sense of belonging to the community) among community activists in neighbourhoods of low socio-economic status (SES) in Israel. The activists, who represent the residents of their communities, are supervised by macro-intervention social workers. They are involved in developing and providing a variety of services in response to a…
Psychology (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Community Health and Development (2 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Sense of community (2 works) · Cohesion (chemistry) (1 works) · Community building (1 works)