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Volume
1, Issue 1, 2009
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Findings from an updated
project, a content analysis of 1499 television commercials, show that
religious symbolism featured by television advertisers, while still
slight, is on the rise. Fifty-one out of 1499 commercials viewed
contained religious or spiritual content. As discussed in the paper,
this continuing trend can be interpreted in various ways. Cross-cultural
analysis is recommended for future studies.
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Social Work Retention Research: Three Major Concerns
Linda Wermeling
Abstract
To understand a
profession’s viability in the market, each profession must understand
recruitment, retention, and attrition of its members; i.e. the supply
and demand of sufficient professionals to carry out the work of the
profession. This study examines the conceptual ambiguity within social
work research, specifically the use of the terms “retention,” “intent to
leave,” “turnover,” and in fact, “social worker.” Further, this article
examines the effect that
occupational literature had on social work retention research. Social
work studies find turnover as a daunting problem; however, the clear
link between leaving social work jobs and leaving the profession was
simply not compelling.
Full Article
Abstract
Intimate partner violence
(IPV) has emerged as one of the United States’ most salient social
problems. While historically this problem has been framed as men’s
violence towards women, more recently, scholars have begun to examine
the nature of women’s violence towards men. This paper summarizes the
literature related to women’s violence in interpersonal relationships
and then presents findings from a study of rural couples in treatment
for domestic violence. The findings and conclusions support the idea
that females who commit IPV differ from male IPV offenders in
significant ways.
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Practicing Community
J. Martin Hays
Abstract
This paper
stresses the community aspect of Communities of Practice (CoPs), unlike
the practice emphasis appearing in the preponderance of extant
literature. Through vignettes depicting events, situations, and
behaviour under a particular set of circumstances at various points in
their developmental stages (life cycle), Practicing Community
illuminates what it means to be a part of a Community of Practice. CoPs
are vital, thriving communities providing substance and meaning to their
members, while lending focus and leverage to practice improvement,
community development, and organisational change. Practicing Community
draws on an extensive review of the literature on and related to
Communities of Practice, and on more than a decade working in and with
CoPs, teams, and work groups.
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