Martha J Markward
Biographic Data
| ID | 5938531 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martha J Markward |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martha J |
| FAMILY NAME | Markward |
| SIGNATURE | MARKWARD M J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Missouri |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Social Welfare Policy and the Psychological Needs of Low Income Women
This manuscript analyzes policy that addresses the psychological needs of low income women, especially those on welfare. The sociopolitical model of policy analysis was used to examine the social, political, and economic context for addressing the psychological needs of low income women. Within the context of progressive physical and mental health enactments, the analysis examines the causes of psychological needs among poor women, the approaches…
Factors Associated with Suicidal Ideation Among Women Abused in Intimate Partner Relationships
This study examines factors associated with suicidal ideation among women abused in intimate partner relationships. Data were collected from the case records of 95 women screened upon in‐person contact with admissions workers in a domestic violence shelter in one Midwestern state. Forty‐three percent of the women reported suicidal ideation as significantly associated with childhood sexual abuse, childhood physical abuse, and adulthood intimate pa…
Sociopolitical control among parents of school‐age children in a post‐socialist city
This study explored sociopolitical control among parents of school‐age children in a suburban municipality of a large post‐socialist city. The participants completed a questionnaire that asked them about their sense of sociopolitical control in terms of leadership competence and policy control, as well as about other aspects of their lives, including mental health. The findings show that the participants have a greater sense of sociopolitical con…
Social Support among Youth
Group Socialization, the Internet and School Shootings
Within the context of group socialization, this article posits that the Internet probably provided several school shooters who have felt victimized over time with the support they needed to murder those they perceived to be their perpetrators. In using the salient literature on group socialization and newspaper accounts that examine the backgrounds of the shooters, the authors connect school shootings with the victimization of shooters in early f…
Culture and the intergenerational transmission of substance abuse, woman abuse, and child abuse
Comparing Student Evaluations of Distance Learning and Standard Classroom Courses in Graduate Social Work Education
This study compared the student course evaluations of standard education and distance learning courses in the school of social work of one southern university. The sample included 14 distance learning (DL) and 122 standard education courses. A 20-item quantitative student course evaluation and a 7-item qualitative questionnaire were used to compare differences between social work courses taught in a standard classroom setting with those taught us…
Assessing the Effectiveness of Social Work Practice in a School-Community Partnership
This evaluation study provides insights into the relative effectiveness of social work practice in one midwestern school district. Purposive samples of teacher, students, and parents, as well as the project director, social workers, and members of an advisory council, were surveyed to obtain their perspectives on the social work component of a school-community drug/alcohol outreach project. The qualitative and quantitative results of the study ha…
Involvement of Workplace Superiors in the Lives of Youths Who Work
Relatively little is known about the involvement of workplace superiors in the lives of youths who work. This study examines that influence from the perspectives of 127 high school students and 95 managers employed in four businesses characterized by youth employment. The independent samples of managers in interviews and high school students on written questionnaires were asked to rate the importance of the manager as a significant other and give…
Social Support among Youth
Culture and the intergenerational transmission of substance abuse, woman abuse, and child abuse
Sociopolitical control among parents of school‐age children in a post‐socialist city
This study explored sociopolitical control among parents of school‐age children in a suburban municipality of a large post‐socialist city. The participants completed a questionnaire that asked them about their sense of sociopolitical control in terms of leadership competence and policy control, as well as about other aspects of their lives, including mental health. The findings show that the participants have a greater sense of sociopolitical con…
Comparing Student Evaluations of Distance Learning and Standard Classroom Courses in Graduate Social Work Education
This study compared the student course evaluations of standard education and distance learning courses in the school of social work of one southern university. The sample included 14 distance learning (DL) and 122 standard education courses. A 20-item quantitative student course evaluation and a 7-item qualitative questionnaire were used to compare differences between social work courses taught in a standard classroom setting with those taught us…
Involvement of Workplace Superiors in the Lives of Youths Who Work
Relatively little is known about the involvement of workplace superiors in the lives of youths who work. This study examines that influence from the perspectives of 127 high school students and 95 managers employed in four businesses characterized by youth employment. The independent samples of managers in interviews and high school students on written questionnaires were asked to rate the importance of the manager as a significant other and give…
Assessing the Effectiveness of Social Work Practice in a School-Community Partnership
This evaluation study provides insights into the relative effectiveness of social work practice in one midwestern school district. Purposive samples of teacher, students, and parents, as well as the project director, social workers, and members of an advisory council, were surveyed to obtain their perspectives on the social work component of a school-community drug/alcohol outreach project. The qualitative and quantitative results of the study ha…
Comparing Student Evaluations of Distance Learning and Standard Classroom Courses in Graduate Social Work Education
This study compared the student course evaluations of standard education and distance learning courses in the school of social work of one southern university. The sample included 14 distance learning (DL) and 122 standard education courses. A 20-item quantitative student course evaluation and a 7-item qualitative questionnaire were used to compare differences between social work courses taught in a standard classroom setting with those taught us…
Culture and the intergenerational transmission of substance abuse, woman abuse, and child abuse
Group Socialization, the Internet and School Shootings
Within the context of group socialization, this article posits that the Internet probably provided several school shooters who have felt victimized over time with the support they needed to murder those they perceived to be their perpetrators. In using the salient literature on group socialization and newspaper accounts that examine the backgrounds of the shooters, the authors connect school shootings with the victimization of shooters in early f…
Social Support among Youth
Sociopolitical control among parents of school‐age children in a post‐socialist city
This study explored sociopolitical control among parents of school‐age children in a suburban municipality of a large post‐socialist city. The participants completed a questionnaire that asked them about their sense of sociopolitical control in terms of leadership competence and policy control, as well as about other aspects of their lives, including mental health. The findings show that the participants have a greater sense of sociopolitical con…
Factors Associated with Suicidal Ideation Among Women Abused in Intimate Partner Relationships
This study examines factors associated with suicidal ideation among women abused in intimate partner relationships. Data were collected from the case records of 95 women screened upon in‐person contact with admissions workers in a domestic violence shelter in one Midwestern state. Forty‐three percent of the women reported suicidal ideation as significantly associated with childhood sexual abuse, childhood physical abuse, and adulthood intimate pa…
Social Welfare Policy and the Psychological Needs of Low Income Women
This manuscript analyzes policy that addresses the psychological needs of low income women, especially those on welfare. The sociopolitical model of policy analysis was used to examine the social, political, and economic context for addressing the psychological needs of low income women. Within the context of progressive physical and mental health enactments, the analysis examines the causes of psychological needs among poor women, the approaches…
Psychology (9 works) · Political science (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Context (archaeology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Mental health (3 works)