Marina Lalayants

TL;DR: A review of child welfare research literature reveals used to investigate and intervene in child abuse and neglect cases, the field does not know enough about their structural variations, implementation processes, or effectiveness.

TL;DR: Seven themes emerged as most important in achieving a best practice: setting the stage; mandate; trust and communication; strong leadership; building a shared identity; structural supports and resources; and continuous feedback and evaluation.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined students' attitudes toward statistics and identified characteristics of students with the most negative attitudes towards statistics; and determined methods of statistics instruction that students most prefer; and presented strategies to overcome fears, resistance, anxiety, and negative attitudes and enhance the learning environment.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe a practice-based, mixed-method research methodology, Clinical Data-Mining (CDM), as a strategy for engaging international practitioners for describing, evaluating and reflecting upon endogenous forms of practice with the ultimate goal of improving practice and contributing to knowledge.

TL;DR: The authors examined students' perceptions of international social work at three universities in the United States, United Kingdom, and Georgia and found that social work education needs to be globalized and tailored to students' needs, which will help them identify social work strongly as part of a profession and affect change across the globe.