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Ecosystems Theory Bibliography A-K

EcoSystems Theory Bibliography A-K

Algood, C. L., Hong, J. S., Gourdine, R. M., & Williams, A. B. (2011). Maltreatment of children with developmental disabilities: An ecological systems analysis. Children & Youth Services Review, 33(7), 1142-1148.

Allen-Meares, P., & Lane, B. A. (1987). Grounding social work. practice in theory: Ecosystems. Social Casework, 68(9), 515-521.

Baker, P. K. S. (1984). A comprehensive model of practice for borderline adolescents. Clinical Social Work Journal, 12(4), 320-331.

Becvar, D. S., & Becvar, R. J. (1994). 'The ecosystemic story: A story about stories': Reply. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 16(2), 212-216.

Berger, R. M., & Kelly, J. J. (1993). Social work in the ecological crisis. Social Work, 38(5), 521-526.

Berry, J. O. (1995). Families and deinstitutionalization: An application of bronfenbrenner's social ecology model. Journal of Counseling & Development, 73(4), 379-383.

Blanchet-Cohen, N., & Brunson, L. (2014). Creating settings for youth empowerment and leadership: An ecological perspective. Child & Youth Services, 35(3), 216-236.

Bledsoe, S. E. (2008). Barriers and promoters of mental health services utilization in a latino context: A literature review and recommendations from an ecosystems perspective. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 18(2), 151-183.

Chou, K. (1999). Influences on adolescents in an ecosystem: Uniformed groups. The Journal of Genetic Psychology: Research and Theory on Human Development, 160(3), 270-279.

Chung, W. S., & Pardeck, J. T. (1997). Treating powerless minorities through an ecosystem approach. Adolescence, 32(127), 625-634.

Cnaan, R. A., & Seltzer, V. C. (1989). Etiology of truancy: An ecosystems perspective. Social Work in Education, 11(3), 171-183.

Cottle, M., Hughes, C., & Gremillion, H. (2013). A community approach to palliative care: Embracing indigenous concepts and practices in a hospice setting. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 32(1), 56-69.

Coursen, D. (2006). An ecosystems approach to human service database design. Journal of Technology in Human Services, 24(1), 1-18.

Cuellar, J., Jones, D., & Sterrett, E. (2015). Examining parenting in the neighborhood context: A review. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 24(1), 195-219.

Dana Schmidt, I. (2014). Addressing PTSD in low-income victims of intimate partner violence: Moving toward a comprehensive intervention. Social Work, 59(3), 253-260.

Darling, N. (2007). Ecological systems theory: The person in the center of the circles. Research in Human Development, 4(3), 203-217.

Devylder, J. E. (2012). An ecological systems perspective on the clinical high risk state preceding schizophrenia onset. Social Work in Mental Health, 10(6), 478-495.

Dominelli, L. (2013). Environmental justice at the heart of social work practice: Greening the profession. International Journal of Social Welfare, 22(4), 431-439.

Drumm, R. D., Pittman, S. W., & Perry, S. (2003). Social work interventions in refugee camps: An ecosystems approach. Journal of Social Service Research, 30(2), 67-92.

Duerden, M. D., & Witt, P. A. (2010). An ecological systems theory perspective on youth programming. Journal of Park & Recreation Administration, 28(2), 108-120.

Dupper, D. R. (1993). Preventing school dropouts: Guidelines for school social work practice. Social Work in Education, 15(3), 141-149.

Early, B. P. (1992). An ecological-exchange model of social work consultation within the work group of the school. Social Work in Education, 14(4), 207-214.

Eliadis, E. E. (2006). The role of social work in the childhood obesity epidemic. Social Work, 51(1), 86-88.

Feinstein, S., Driving-Hawk, C., & Baartman, J. (2009). Resiliency and native american teenagers. Reclaiming Children & Youth, 18(2), 12-17.

Foley-Nicpon, M., Assouline, S. G., & Stinson, R. D. (2012). Cognitive and academic distinctions between gifted students with autism and asperger syndrome. Gifted Child Quarterly, 56(2), 77-89.

Gage, N. A., Lierheimer, K. S., & Goran, L. G. (2012). Characteristics of students with high-incidence disabilities broadly defined. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 23(3), 168-178.

Gibbs, P. (1986). HBSE in the undergraduate curriculum: A survey. Journal of Social Work Education, 22(2), 46-52.

Greenfield, E. A. (2012). Using ecological frameworks to advance a field of research, practice, and policy on aging-in-place initiatives. Gerontologist, 52(1), 1-12.

Greif, G. L. (1986). The ecosystems perspective 'meets the press'. Social Work, 31(3), 225-226.

Guhn, M., & Goelman, H. (2011). Bioecological theory, early child development and the validation of the population-level early development instrument. Social Indicators Research, 103(2), 193-217.

Hall, E. H., & King, G. C. (1982). Working with the strengths of black families. Child Welfare: Journal of Policy, Practice, and Program, 61(8), 536-544.

Hayden, F. G. (2011). Integrating the social structure of accumulation and social accounting matrix with the social fabric matrix. American Journal of Economics & Sociology, 70(5), 1208-1233.

Holland, C. (2003). In good faith: Ecosystems analysis. Social Work & Christianity, 30(2), 190-192.

Holman, W. D. (1997). The "gangsta" persona: A case study from an ecosystems perspective. Smith College Studies in Social Work, 67(3), 287-501.

Holt, N. L., Tamminen, K. A., Black, D. E., Sehn, Z. L., & Wall, M. P. (2008). Parental involvement in competitive youth sport settings. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 9(5), 663-685.

Hong, J. S., Cho, H., Allen-Meares, P., & Espelage, D. L. (2011). The social ecology of the columbine high school shootings. Children & Youth Services Review, 33(6), 861-868.

Hong, J. S., Espelage, D. L., & Kral, M. J. (2011). Understanding suicide among sexual minority youth in america: An ecological systems analysis. Journal of Adolescence, 34(5), 885-894.

Hong, J. S., Lee, N. Y., Grogan-Kaylor, A., & Huang, H. (2011). Alcohol and tobacco use among south korean adolescents: An ecological review of the literature. Children & Youth Services Review, 33(7), 1120-1126.

Hong, J., Algood, C., Chiu, Y., & Lee, S. (2011). An ecological understanding of kinship foster care in the united states. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 20(6), 863-872.

Hong, J., & Garbarino, J. (2012). Risk and protective factors for homophobic bullying in schools: An application of the social-ecological framework. Educational Psychology Review, 24(2), 271-285.

Jones, K. E., Meneses, d. S., & Soloski, K. L. (2011). Sexological systems theory: An ecological model and assessment approach for sex therapy. Sexual & Relationship Therapy, 26(2), 127-144.

Joseph, S., & Anitha, K. (2009). Disturbance, diversity and stability of ecological systems - the need for a uniform hypothesis. Current Science (00113891), 97(2), 142-143.

Kondrat, M. E. (2002). Actor-centered social work: Re-visioning 'person-in-environment' through a critical theory lens. Social Work, 47(4), 435-448.

Krasny, M. E., & Roth, W. (2010). Environmental education for social-ecological system resilience: A perspective from activity theory. Environmental Education Research, 16(5), 545-558.

 

Ecosytems Theory Bibiliography L-Z

Ecosystems Theory Bibliography L-Z

Lade, S., Tavoni, A., Levin, S., & Schlüter, M. (2013). Regime shifts in a social-ecological system. Theoretical Ecology, 6(3), 359-372.

Leonard, J. (2011). Using Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory to understand community partnerships: A historical case study of one urban high school. Urban Education, 46(5), 987-1010.

Leu, J. C. (2008). Early childhood music education in taiwan: An ecological systems perspective. Arts Education Policy Review, 109(3), 17-26.

Lewinson, T., & Collard, C. S. (2012). Social service barriers experienced by low-income extended-stay hotel residents. Families in Society, 93(2), 95-101.

McElderry, C. G., & Cheng, T. C. (2014). Understanding the discipline gap from an ecological perspective. Children & Schools, 36(4), 241-249.

Meyer, C. H. (1979). What directions for direct practice? Social Work, 24(4), 267-272.

Meyer, C. H., & Mishne, J. (1983). The missing system in social work's application of systems theory. Social Casework, 64(6), 383-384.

Morales, A. (1981). Social work with third-world people. Social Work, 26(1), 45-51.

Mor-Barak, M., Poverny, L. M., Finch Jr, W. A., McCroskey, J., Nedelman, H. L., Seck, E. T., & Sullivan, R. (1993). A model curriculum for occupational social work. Journal of Social Work Education, 29(1), 63-77.

Newbury, J. (2011). Situational analysis: Centerless systems and human service practices. Child & Youth Services, 32(2), 88-107.

Njus, D., & Johnson, D. R. (2008). Need for cognition as a predictor of psychosocial identity development. Journal of Psychology, 142(6), 645-655.

Northey, W. F., Primer, V., & Christensen, L. (1997). Promoting justice in the delivery of services to juvenile delinquents: The ecosystemic natural wrap-around model. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 14(1), 5-22.

Norton, C. L. (2012). Social work and the environment: An ecosocial approach. International Journal of Social Welfare, 21(3), 299-308.

Okamoto, S. K., LeCroy, C. W., Dustrnan, P., Hohrnann-Marriott, B., & Kulis, S. (2004). An ecological assessment of drug-related problem situations for american indian adolescents of the southwest. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 4(3), 47-63.

Organista, K. C. (2009). New practice model for latinos in need of social work services. Social Work, 54(4), 297-305.

Ostrom, E. (2011). Background on the institutional analysis and development framework. Policy Studies Journal, 39(1), 7-27.

Paat, Y. (2013). Working with immigrant children and their families: An application of bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 23(8), 954-966.

Pardeck, J. T. (1988). Social treatment through an ecological approach. Clinical Social Work Journal, 16(1), 92-104.

Pardeck, J. T. (1996). An ecological approach for social work intervention. Family Therapy: The Journal of the California Graduate School of Family Psychology, 23(3), 189-198.

Pardeck, J. T., & Chung, W. S. (1997). Treating powerless minorities through an ecosystem approach. Adolescence, 32(127), 625-34.

Patton, D. U., Woolley, M. E., & Hong, J. S. (2012). Exposure to violence, student fear, and low academic achievement: African american males in the critical transition to high school. Children & Youth Services Review, 34(2), 388-395.

Peirson, L. J., Boydell, K. M., Ferguson, H. B., & Ferris, L. E. (2011). An ecological process model of systems change. American Journal of Community Psychology, 47(3), 307-321.

Polak, S., & Saini, M. (2015). Children resisting contact with a parent postseparation: Assessing this phenomenon using an ecological systems framework. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 56(3), 220-247.

Ratliff, D. A., Rossano, R., & Panico, A. (2012). The effects of migration on romanian families: An ecosystemic review. Social Work Review / Revista De Asistenta Sociala, (2), 125-131.

Rigby, P., & Whyte, B. (2015). Children's narrative within a multi-centred, dynamic ecological framework of assessment and planning for child trafficking. British Journal of Social Work, 45(1), 34-51.

Slater, C. L. (2003). Generativity versus stagnation: An elaboration of erikson's adult stage of human development. Journal of Adult Development, 10(1), 53.

Sturges, J. E., & Hardesty, K. N. (2005). Survey of pennsylvania jail wardens: An examination of visitation policies within the context of ecosystem theory. Criminal Justice Review (Sage Publications), 30(2), 141-154.

Swartz, S. (2010). 'Moral ecology' and 'moral capital': Tools towards a sociology of moral education from a south african ethnography. Journal of Moral Education, 39(3), 305-327.

Swick, K. J., & Williams, R. D. (2006). An analysis of Bronfenbrenner’s bio-ecological perspective for early childhood educators: Implications for working with families experiencing stress. ( No. 33).Springer Science & Business Media B.V. doi:10.1007/s10643-006-0078-y

Tangenberg, K. M. (2005). Faith-based human services initiatives: Considerations for social work practice and theory. Social Work, 50(3), 197-206.

Tangenberg, K. M. (2005). Faith-based human services initiatives: Considerations for social work practice and theory. Social Work, 50(3), 197-206.

Tissington, L. D. (2008). A bronfenbrenner ecological perspective on the transition to teaching for alternative certification. Journal of Instructional Psychology, 35(1), 106-110.

Turner, W. G. (2003). Bereavement counseling: Using a social work model for pet loss. Journal of Family Social Work, 7(1), 69-81.

Ungar, M., Ghazinour, M., & Richter, J. (2013). Annual research review: What is resilience within the social ecology of human development? Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 54(4), 348-366.

Van Horne, B. S., Wiemann, C. M., Berenson, A. B., Horwitz, I. B., & Volk, R. J. (2009). Multilevel predictors of inconsistent condom use among adolescent mothers. American Journal of Public Health, 99, S417-S424.

Voisin, D. R., DiClemente, R. J., Salazar, L. F., Crosby, R. A., & L., W. (2006). Ecological factors associated with STD risk behaviors among detained female adolescents. Social Work, 51(1), 71-79.

Wakefield, J. C. (1996). Does social work need the eco-systems perspective? Social Service Review, 70(1), 1-32.

Wakefield, J. C. (1996). Does social work need the eco-systems perspective? part 2. does the perspective save social work from incohererence? Social Service Review, 70(2), 183-213.

Wakefield, J. C. (1996). Does social work need the eco-systems perspective?: Part 1. is the perspective clinically useful? Social Service Review, 70(1), 1-32.

Wolf-Branigin, M. (2012). Introduction to the mini special issue on complexity theory: A new research paradigm in social work. Journal of Social Service Research, 38(5), 580-581.