Human Development, Family Studies & Counseling
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Item A program evaluation of a multiagency community-based violence reduction program(1997-08) Allen, Mishaleen E.; Irons, Jane; Martin, Jennifer; Marshall, DavidEstablished through a grant awarded by the Texas Criminal Justice Division, Office of the Governor, the Denton Delinquency Prevention/Intervention Program facilitates collaboration among several local agencies, city government, and university personnel as well as professionals from the local school district, police department, and juvenile justice system. The multiagency community-based violence reduction program for at-risk youth facilitated both the Boys and Girls Club of Denton (a prevention program providing after-school and summer activities for youth) and the Denton Teen Court (an intervention program providing deferred adjudication for first-time offenders). Both qualitative and quantitative methodology were used to analyze perceptions of key persons within the two programs as well as perceptions of community agency personnel regarding the multiagency collaboration experience. The study analyzes first-year program evaluation results for the Denton Delinquency Prevention/Intervention Program. In general, responding program evaluation participants for both the Boys and Girls Club of Denton and the Denton Teen Court felt positive about program impact and were satisfied with the overall programs. Analysis of Boys and Girls Club of Denton group respondents' perceptions regarding the tutoring program impact on youth participants' school progress differed significantly with program personnel perceiving a greater impact than parent/guardian and youth participant respondents. Comparison of the Denton Teen Court parent/guardian and juvenile defendant respondents' perceptions regarding fair sentencing differed significantly with more parent/guardian respondents believing that their teenager received a fair sentence than the responding juvenile defendants. Multiagency personnel identified limited funding and lack of communication and collaboration among participating community agencies as hindrances to effective multiagency collaboration efforts. Four critical issues regarding effective multiagency collaboration emerged: (a) the necessary formation of an administrative board representing fiscal accountability of the multiagency collaborative effort that allows active representation and participation of all involved parties, (b) the continuing trend of funding allocations mandating shared responsibilities between community agencies serving similar populations, (c) the need for periodic data collection procedures throughout funding timelines when evaluating dynamic changing subject populations, and (d) the need for continued university support in the areas of grant writing/development, program evaluation, and/or results publication. Program results support previous research regarding multiagency collaborative efforts.Item A qualitative analysis of mothers' perceptions of family life and work life satisfaction(1993-05) Allen, Mishaleen E.; Martin, Jennifer; Engelbrecht, Jo Ann; Chenoweth, Lillian CochranThe following qualitative study analyzed family life and work life satisfaction perceptions of employed mothers with young children. The purpose of the study was to examine family life satisfaction, work life satisfaction, and the relationship between the two from the employed mother's point of view. Qualitative data were drawn from 195 responses on voluntary, self- administered questionnaires distributed at various selected child care and after-school sites within the North Texas area. The following questions guided the qualitative research process: (a) How satisfied are employed mothers with their family life? (b) How satisfied are employed mothers with their work life? and (c) How do family life and work life interact? Numerous emerging themes and patterns were found to influence family/work life perceptions of employed mothers. Family life satisfaction themes included the influence of relationships, burden of respons ibilities, time concerns, and necessary income for lifestyle maintenance. Work life satisfaction issues focused on the effect of work environment, desire for reduced work load, and impact of personal satisfaction. Family/work interaction themes centered around balancing work and family, spillover effect of family/work, effect on children, and other influences.