International Journal of Social Welfare最新文献

Automation and segmentation: Downgrading employment quality among the former “insiders” of Western European labour markets

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70011

Gregorio Buzzelli

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Trust in the welfare state among users: The case of Norway

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-03-26 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70014

Hans-Tore Hansen

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The digital displacement on everyday activities and happiness among Chinese older adults

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-03-26 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70012

Xiayu Summer Chen, Zhan Yu, Qingwen Xu

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Mandatory learning programme—An offer you can't refuse. Political problem representations and parents' perspectives

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-03-24 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70013

Pernille Juhl

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A scoping review of barriers to education faced by migrant minors in Türkiye

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-03-20 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70010

Ozan Selçuk, Bekir Güzel

{"title":"A scoping review of barriers to education faced by migrant minors in Türkiye","authors":"Ozan Selçuk, Bekir Güzel","doi":"10.1111/ijsw.70010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsw.70010","url":null,"abstract":"The educational integration of migrant minors in Türkiye has presented significant challenges, influenced by various socio-cultural, economic, and infrastructural factors. This scoping review aims to systematically explore the barriers to education faced by migrant minors in Türkiye. It evaluates the extent of research undertaken, the representation of diverse migrant populations and geographic areas, the methodologies employed, and the effectiveness of current educational strategies and policies. Utilizing the PRISMA-ScR framework, 35 studies were analyzed, identifying key themes such as educational challenges, socio-cultural integration, and support systems. Results show major barriers including linguistic hurdles, cultural integration difficulties, psychological support deficiencies, economic constraints, and infrastructural shortcomings. Despite extensive research, there is a lack of holistic educational approaches, highlighting a need for policies that address both immediate educational needs and broader socio-cultural integration with adequate resources. Future studies should explore diversified methodologies and focus on the longitudinal impacts of educational barriers.","PeriodicalId":47567,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Welfare","volume":"34 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143689025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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It's the middle that matters? Income group coalitions in support of redistributive welfare reform

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-03-20 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70007

Tijs Laenen, Femke Roosma, Peter Achterberg

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“Walking the talk”: Putting environmental social work theory into practice

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-03-18 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70009

Meg Labron, Susan Burke

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A systematic integrative review of international policies for women experiencing homelessness

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-03-13 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70005

Alba Galán-Sanantonio, Mercedes Botija, Ángela Carbonell

{"title":"A systematic integrative review of international policies for women experiencing homelessness","authors":"Alba Galán-Sanantonio, Mercedes Botija, Ángela Carbonell","doi":"10.1111/ijsw.70005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsw.70005","url":null,"abstract":"This systematic review evaluates policies, programmes and strategies from the literature targeting homeless or at-risk women, severely affected by gender and class inequality. Following PRISMA guidelines (2020), the review focused on English, Spanish and Portuguese articles from the past 20 years, excluding documents without full-text access. Grey literature was also included to reduce bias. The search concluded on 31 May 2023, covering Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus and Cochrane, resulting in 40 included documents (31 articles, two book chapters and seven reports). Thematic analysis identified five categories: gender-blind homeless policies, challenges in policies on homelessness among women, preventive programmes, emergency aid and long-term housing services. The findings emphasise the need for gender-specific and intersectional policies and the inclusion of homeless women in policy development. Despite limitations like potential publication bias and limited geographical representation, this study highlights the challenges faced by homeless women and recommends policy approaches to address their needs.","PeriodicalId":47567,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Welfare","volume":"34 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143622398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Using the Andersen Behavioural Model to explore formal support use among older informal carers in Finland and Sweden

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70000

Sarah Åkerman, Fredrica Nyqvist, Minna Zechner, Mikael Nygård, Birgitta Olofsson

{"title":"Using the Andersen Behavioural Model to explore formal support use among older informal carers in Finland and Sweden","authors":"Sarah Åkerman, Fredrica Nyqvist, Minna Zechner, Mikael Nygård, Birgitta Olofsson","doi":"10.1111/ijsw.70000","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsw.70000","url":null,"abstract":"This comparative study employs the Andersen Behavioural Model to investigate the role of predisposing, enabling and need factors for formal support use among older informal carers in Finland and Sweden. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed using the Gerontological Regional Database (GERDA) survey data from 2021/2022, and 1167 informal carers were included. Living in Finland, lack of financial strain, non-governmental organisation membership, providing care in one's household, providing care daily, caring for someone with cognitive decline, and helping with personal hygiene increased the likelihood of using formal support, while using the internet independently decreased it. The results partly reflect supported familialism, where, especially in Finland, the care recipients' objective care needs were the strongest predictors of informal carers' formal support use. Simultaneously, informal carers' subjective needs were not associated with formal support use. This is especially alarming in Finland given the explicit policy aim of supporting and integrating informal carers into formal care for older adults. Income-related care fees might tentatively explain why formal support was related to financial strain but not personal income and educational level. More research is warranted on the role of income, especially at the household level. Enabling resources, assessed here as NGO membership and independent internet use, also influenced formal support use. These findings motivate the use of the multicomponent Andersen Behavioral Model theoretical framework when investigating inequalities in Nordic care. All in all, the results suggest that, despite differences between the countries, current familialistic policy shifts in both Finland and Sweden fail to ensure universal social rights for informal carers.","PeriodicalId":47567,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Welfare","volume":"34 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143602614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Large families: The forgotten poverty risk and policy relevance

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.12722

Stephan Köppe, Megan A. Curran

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