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Informationen zum Autor Kenneth I. Maton is a Professor of Psychology and Affiliate Professor of Public Policy at University of Maryland, Baltimore County. His primary areas of research are minority student achievement and empowering community settings. He has taught a graduate level course on social policy for the past 30 years, received the Special Contributions to Public Policy Award from the Society for Community Research and Action in 2013, and served as lead co-editor of the volume Investing in Children, Youth, Families, and Communities: Strengths-based Research and Policy. Klappentext Influencing Social Policy synthesizes current knowledge about how psychologists influence social policy to serve the public interest. Zusammenfassung Influencing Social Policy synthesizes current knowledge about how psychologists influence social policy to serve the public interest. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Foreword by Nicole E. Allen and Bradley Olson Foreword by Murray Levine Preface Chapter 1: Psychologists in the Social Policy Arena Chapter 2: Psychologists in the Policy Arena: Policy Process, Use of Research, Vantage Points, Methods, and Skills Chapter 3: University Faculty in the Policy Arena Chapter 4: Psychologists Working in Intermediary Organizations Chapter 5: Psychologists Working as Policy Insiders Chapter 6: Policy-Relevant Research: Characteristics and Pathways to Policy Influence Chapter 7: Policy Journeys: Multiple Involvements, Distinctive Aspects, and Influences Chapter 8: Policy Failures and Defeats, Barriers and Challenges, and Lessons Learned Chapter 9: Conclusions and Future Directions Appendix A Interviewees by Subfield Appendix B Alphabetical List of Interviewees Appendix C Interview Protocol Appendix D Policy Characteristics, Interdisciplinary Involvements, Leadership Positions, and International Focus of Interviewees Glossary References About the Author Index ...
