Publications and Research
Bibliography of published research on the SSP
The following list includes the major publications relating to the School Success Profile. If you are interested in reprints, please contact the SSP office.
Books
Bowen, G.
L., Rose, R. A., & Bowen, N. K. (2005).
The reliability and validity of the School
Success Profile. Philadelphia, PA: Xlibris Press.
Book Chapters
Bowen, G. L.
(2004). Social organization and schools: A general systems theory perspective.
In P. Allen-Meares,
Social work
services in schools
(4th ed.) (pp. 53-70). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Bowen, G. L. (2006).
Assessing and predicting risk of violence: Empirically-based methods. In C.
Franklin, M. B. Harris, & P. Allen-Meares (Eds.), The school services
sourcebook: A guide for school-based professionals (pp. 453-459). New York:
Oxford University Press.
Bowen, G. L. (2007).
Social
organization and schools: A general systems theory perspective. In P. Allen-Meares,
Social work services in schools (5th ed., pp. 60-80). Boston:
Pearson Education, Inc.
Bowen, G. L.,
Bowen, N. K., & Cook, P. (2000). Neighborhood characteristics and supportive
parenting among single mothers. In G. L. Fox & M. L. Benson (Eds.),
Families,
crime, and criminal justice, Volume 2
(pp. 183-206). New York: Elsevier Science, Inc.
Bowen, G. L.,
Bowen, N. K., Richman, J. M., & Woolley, M. E. (2002). Reducing school violence:
A social capacity perspective. In L. A. Rapp-Paglicci, A. R. Roberts, & J. S.
Wodarski (Eds.),
Handbook of
violence
(pp.303-325). New York: Wiley & Sons.
Bowen, G. L.,
Powers, J., Woolley, M. E., & Bowen, N. K. (2004). School violence. In L. A.
Rapp-Paglicci, C. N. Dulmus, & J. S. Wodarski (Eds.),
Handbook of
prevention interventions for children and adolescents
(pp. 338-358). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Bowen, G. L.,
& Richman, J. M. (in press). The school success profile: A results-focused
approach to assessment and intervention planning. In A.R. Roberts (Eds.),
Social Workers' Desk Reference (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
Bowen, G. L.,
Richman, J. M., & Bowen, N. K. (2000). Families in the context of communities
across time. In S. J. Price, P. C. McKenry, & M. J. Murphy (Eds.),
Families
across time: A life course perspective
(pp. 117-128).
Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury Publishers.
Bowen, G. L.,
Richman, J. M., & Bowen, N. K. (2002). The School Success Profile: A Results
Management approach to assessment and intervention planning. In A. R. Roberts &
G. J. Greene (Eds.),
Social
Workers’ Desk Reference
(pp. 787-793). New York: Oxford University Press.
Bowen, N. K.,
Bowen, G. L., & Woolley, M. E. (2004). Constructing and validating assessment
tools for school-based practitioners: The Elementary School Success Profile. In
A. R. Roberts & K. Yeager (Eds.),
Handbook of
practice focused-based research and evaluation
(pp. 509-517), New York, Oxford University Press.
Orthner, D.K.,
& Bowen, G.L. (2004) Strengthening practice through Results Management. In A. R.
Roberts & K. Yeager (Eds.),
Handbook of
practice focused-based research and evaluation
(pp. 897-904), New York, Oxford University Press.
Powers, J. D., & Bowen, G.
L. (2006). Coping with isolation: Guidelines for developing a professional
network. In C. Franklin, M. B. Harris, & P. Allen-Meares (Eds.), The school
services sourcebook: A guide for school-based professionals (pp. 1157-1164).
New York: Oxford University Press.
Mancini, J.
A., Bowen, G. L., & Martin, J. A. (2005). Families in community contexts. In V.
Bengtson, A. Acock, K. Allen, & P. Dilworth-Anderson (Eds.),
Sourcebook of
family theory and research
(pp. 293-294). Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.
Mancini, J.A.,
Martin, J.A., & Bowen, G.L. (2003). Community capacity. In T.P. Gullotta & M.
Bloom (Eds.),
Encyclopedia
of primary prevention and health priorities
(pp. 319-330). New York: Academic/Plenum.
Orthner, D. K., &
Bowen, G. L. (2004). Strengthening
practice through Results Management. In A. R. Roberts & K. Yeager (Eds.),
Handbook of Practice Based Research (pp. 897-904). New York: Oxford
University Press.
Richman,
J. M., & Bowen, G .L. (1997).
School failure: An ecological-interactional-developmental
perspective. In M. W. Fraser (Ed.),
Risk and
resilience in childhood: An ecological perspective
(pp. 95-116). Washington, DC: NASW Press.
Richman, J.M.,
Bowen, G.L., & Woolley, M.E. (2004).
School failure: An eco-interactional-developmental
perspective. In M.W. Frasier (Ed),
Risk and
resilience in childhood: An ecological perspective (2nd ed.) (pp. 133-160).
Washington, DC: NASW Press.
Richman, J. M.
& Rosenfeld, L. B. (2001). Social support and educational enhancement for
students in out-of-home care: An investigation using the School Success Profile.
In S. Jackson (Ed.),
Nobody ever
told us school mattered: Raising the educational attainment of children in care
(pp. 252-272). London: British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering.
Woolley, M.
E., Bowen, N. K., & Bowen, G. L. (2005). Mixed methods: Meaning and validity in
the development of self-report items for children. In V. Bengtson, A. Acock, K.
Allen, & P. Dilworth-Anderson (Eds.),
Sourcebook of
family theory and research
(77-80). Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.
Technical
Reports
Bowen, G. L. &
Woolley, M. W. (2003).
The "Five
Basics" of Communities In Schools: The School Success Profile Report Card for
2001-2002.
Chapel Hill, NC: Jordan Institute for Families, School of Social Work, The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Bowen, G. L., Richman, J. M., Bowen, N. K., & Woolley, M. W. (2005, 2003, 2002,
1999).
Using SSP
profiles for effective intervention planning.
Chapel Hill, NC: Jordan Institute for Families, School of Social Work, The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Bowen, G. L., Rose, R. A.,
Powers, J. D., & Glennie, E. J. (2006). Changes in the Social Environment and
the School Success of Middle School Students: A Longitudinal Analysis (W. T.
Grant Award 2520, Final Report). Chapel Hill, NC: Jordan Institute for Families,
School of Social Work, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Franklin, C.,
& Streeter, C. L. (2006). Solution-focused alternatives for education: An
evaluation of Gonzalo Garza Independence High School. The University of
Texas at Austin, School of Social Work.
Special
Journal Issues
Bowen, G. L.,
& Richman, J. M. (2002). Schools in the context of communities. Special issue of
Children & Schools,
24(2).
Washington, DC: NASW.
Bowen, G. L.,
& Woolley, M. E. (2007). Assessment tools and strategies. Special issue of
Children & Schools,
29(4).
Washington, DC: NASW.
Mancini, J.
A., & Bowen, G. L. (2005). Families and communities. Special issue of
Family
Relations.
Minneapolis, MN: The National Council on Family Relations.
Mancini, J.
A., & Bowen, G. L. (2006). Qualitative approaches to community research. Special
collection of articles in
Family
Relations, 55, 151-189.
Minneapolis, MN: The National Council on Family Relations.
Woolley, M. E.,
& Bowen, G. L. (2008). Assessment tools and strategies. Special issue of
Children & Schools,
30(1).
Washington, DC: NASW.
Journal
Articles
Bowen, G. L.
(2004).
Quality youth interventions through community assessment: Evaluations of
the School Success Profile Intervention Package.
The Evaluation
Exchange,
X(1),
27.
Bowen, G. L.,
Bowen, N. K., & Richman, J. M. (2000).
School size and middle school students’
perceptions of the school environment.
Social Work In
Education,
22,
69-82.
Bowen, G. L.,
& Chapman, M. V. (1996).
Poverty, neighborhood danger, social support, and the
individual adaptation among "at risk" youth in urban areas.
Journal of
Family Issues,
17,
641-666.
Bowen, G. L.,
& Neenan, P. A. (1993). Does subsidized child-care availability promote welfare
independence of mothers on AFDC: An experimental analysis.
Research on
Social Work Practice,
Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 363-384.
Bowen, G. L. &
Richman, J. M. (2002).
Schools in the context of communities.
Children &
Schools,
24,
67-71.
Bowen, G. L.,
Richman, J. M., Bowen, N. K., Broughton, A. (2003).
The School Success Profile
online.
Journal of
Technology in Human Services,
21 (1/2), 111-138.
Bowen, G. L.,
Richman, J. M., Brewster, A., & Bowen, N. (1998).
Sense of school coherence,
perceptions of danger at school, and teacher support among youth at risk of
school failure.
Child &
Adolescent Social Work Journal,
15,
273-286
Bowen, G. L. & Van Dorn, R. A. (2002).
Community
violent crime rates and school danger.
Children &
Schools,
24,
90-104.
Bowen, G. L., Ware, W. B., Rose, R. A., & Powers,
J.D. (2007).
Assessing the functioning of schools as learning organizations. Children
& Schools, 29, 199-208.
Bowen, G. L.,
& Woolley, M. E. (2007).
Assessment tools and strategies (Guest Editorial). Children & Schools,
29,
195-198.
Bowen, G. L.,
Woolley, M. E., Richman, J. M., & Bowen, N. K. (2001).
Brief intervention in
schools: The School Success Profile.
Brief
Treatment and Crisis Intervention,
1,
43-54.
Bowen, N. K.
(1999).
A role for school social workers in promoting student success through
school-family partnerships.
Social Work in
Education,
21,
34-47.
Bowen, N. K. (2006).
Psychometric
properties of the Elementary School Success Profile’s child questionnaire.
Social Work Research, 30, 51-63.
Bowen, N. K.,
& Bowen, G. L. (1999).
Effects of crime and violence in neighborhoods and
schools on the school performance of adolescents.
Journal of
Adolescent Research,
14,
319-342.
Bowen, N. K.,
& Bowen, G. L. (1998).
The mediating role of educational meaning in the
relationship between home academic culture and academic performance.
Family
Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Studies,
47,
45-51.
Bowen, N. K.,
& Bowen, G. L. (1998).
The effects of home microsystem risk factors and school
microsystem protective factors on student academic performance and affective
investment in schooling.
Social Work In
Education,
20,
219-231.
Bowen, N. K., Lee, J., & Weller, B. E. (2007).
Social environmental risk and protection: a typology with implications for
practice in elementary schools. Children & Schools, 29, 229-242.
Bowen, N. K.,
& Powers, J. D. (2005).
Knowledge gaps among school staff and the role of high
quality ecological assessments in schools.
Research on
Social Work Practice,
15,
491-500.
Bowen, N. K.,
Bowen, G. L., & Ware, W. B. (2002).
Neighborhood social disorganization,
families, and the educational behavior of adolescents.
Journal of
Adolescent Research,
17,
468-490.
Brewster, A.,
& Bowen, G. L. (2004).
Teacher support and school engagement for Latino middle
and high school students at-risk of school failure.
Child and
Adolescent Social Work Journal,
21,
47-67.
Chapman, M. V.
(2005). Neighborhood Quality and Somatic Complaint among American Youth.
Journal of
Adolescent Health,
36,
244-252.
Chapman, M. V.
(2003).
Poverty level and school performance: Using contextual and self-report
measures to inform interventions.
Children &
Schools,
25
(1), 5-17.
Chapman, M. V.
(2003). Social support and loss during adolescence: How different are teen girls
from boys?
The Journal of
Human Behavior in the Social Environment,
7
(3/4), 5-21.
Chapman, M.
V., & Richman, J. M. (1998).
Promoting research and evaluation of practice in
school-based programs: Lessons learned.
Social Work in
Education,
20,
203-208.
Garcia-Reid,
P., Reid, R. J., & Peterson, N. A. (2005).
School engagement among Latino youth
in an urban middle school context: Valuing the role of social support.
Education and Urban Society, 37, 257-275.
Garcia-Reid, P. (2007). Examining social capital
as a mechanism for improving school engagement among low income hispanic girls.
Youth & Society, 39, 164-181.
Lee, J. & Bowen, N. K. (2006).
Parent involvement, cultural capital and the achievement gap in elementary
school children. American Educational Research Journal, 43, 193-218.
Mancini, J.
A., Bowen, G. L., & Martin, J. A. (2005).
Community social organization: A
conceptual linchpin in examining families in the context of communities.
Family
Relations,
54,
570-582.
Nash, J. K.
(2002).
Neighborhood effects on sense of school coherence and educational
behavior in students at risk of school failure.
Children &
Schools,
24,
73-89.
Nash, J. K., &
Bowen, G. L. (1999).
Perceived crime and informal social control in the
neighborhood as a context for adolescent behavior: A risk and resilience
perspective.
Social Work
Research,
23,
171-186.
Nash, J. K., &
Bowen, G. L. (2002).
Defining and estimating risk and protection: An
illustration from the School Success Profile.
Child and
Adolescent Social Work Journal,
19,
247-261.
Pitts-Catsouphes, M., MacDermid, S. M., Schwarz, R., & Matz, C. (2006).
Community
contexts: The perspectives and adaptations of working parents. American
Behavioral Scientist, 49, 1400-1421.
Powers, J. D.,
Bowen, G. L., & Rose, R. A. (2005).
Using social environment assets to identify
intervention strategies for promoting school success.
Children &
Schools,
27,
177-187.
Richman, J.
M., Chapman, M. V., & Bowen, G. L. (1995).
Recognizing the impact of marital
discord and parental depression on children: A family-centered approach.
Pediatric
Clinics of North America,
42
(1), 167-180.
Richman, J.
M., Rosenfeld, L. B., & Bowen, G. L. (1998).
Social support for adolescents
at-risk of school failure.
Social Work,
43, 309-323.
Rose, R. A., &
Bowen, G. L. (in press).
Power analysis in social work intervention research: Designing cluster
randomized trials. Social Work Research.
Rosenfeld, L.
B., & Richman, J. M. (1999).
Supportive communication and school outcomes, Part
II: Academically at-risk, low income, high school students.
Communication
Education,
48,
294-307.
Rosenfeld, L.
B. & Richman, J. M. (2003).
Social support and educational outcomes for students
in out-of-home care.
Children and
Schools,
25
(2003), 69-86.
Rosenfeld, L.
B., Richman, J. M., & Bowen, G. L. (1998).
Low social support among at-risk
adolescents.
Social Work In
Education,
20,
245-260.
Rosenfeld, L.
B., Richman, J. M., & Bowen, G. L. (1998).
Supportive communication and school
outcomes for academically “at-risk” and other low income middle school students.
Communication Education,
47,
309-325.
Rosenfeld, L.
B., Richman, J. M., & Bowen, G. L. (2000).
Social support networks and school
outcomes: The centrality of the teacher.
Child and
Adolescent Social Work Journal,
17,
205-226.
Van Dorn, R.,
Bowen, G. L., & Blau, J. R. (2006). The local community and its impact on
dropping out of high school: A multilevel examination of diversity and
consolidated inequality.
Family
Relations,
55,
105-118.
Walters, K., &
Bowen, G. L. (1997).
Peer group acceptance and academic performance among
adolescents participating in a dropout prevention program.
Child &
Adolescent Social Work Journal,
14,
413-426.
Woolley, M. E., & Bowen, G. L. (2008).
Assessment in Schools: Tools and strategies (Guest Editorial). Children &
Schools, 30, 67-69.
Woolley, M. E., & Bowen, G. L. (2007).
In the context of risk: Supportive adults and the school engagement of
middle school students. Family Relations.
Family
Relations,
56,
92-104.
Bowen, G. L.,
& Rose, R. A. (2005, January).
School Success
Profile-Intervention Package: Program Manual.
Chapel Hill, NC: School of Social Work, The University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.
Nelson, G., Nelson, G. M., & Bowen, G. L. (2004, March).
School success case
method: The language and practice of success (Facilitator Notebook)..
Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Nelson, G., Nelson, G. M., & Bowen, G. L. (2004, March).
School success case
method: The language and practice of success (Participant Notebook)..
Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Nelson, G., Nelson, G. M., & Bowen, G. L. (2004, March).
School success case
method: The language and practice of success (Training Slides)..
Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Monographs
Bowen, G. L., Bowen, N. K., & Richman, J. M. (1998).
Students in
peril: Crime and violence in neighborhoods and schools.
Chapel Hill, NC: Jordan Institute for Families, School of Social Work, UNC-Chapel
Hill.
Bowen, G. L., Richman, J. M., & Bowen, N. (1999).
Does the
availability of assessment information improve the outcomes of students "at
risk" of school failure?: An experimental analysis.
Chapel Hill, NC: Jordan Institute for Families, School of Social Work, UNC-Chapel
Hill.
Bowen, G. L.,
Richman, J. M., Bowen, N., & Chapman, M. V. (1997).
Contextual
risks, social capital, and internal assets among Communities In Schools
participants: Comparisons to the National School Success Profile.
Chapel Hill, NC: Jordan Institute for Families, School of Social Work, UNC-Chapel
Hill.
Bowen, G. L., Richman, J. M., Bowen, N. K., & Woolley, M. E. (2002).
Using SSP
profiles for
effective intervention planning.
Chapel Hill, NC: Jordan Institute for Families, School of Social Work, UNC-Chapel
Hill.
Bowen, N. K.,
Bowen, G. L., & Woolley, M. E. (2002).
The Elementary
School Success Profile (ESSP): Using innovative assessment strategies to improve
schools and raise achievement of all students.
Chapel Hill, NC: School of Social Work, UNC-Chapel Hill.
Rouk, U.
(1999).
A review of
research using the School Success Profile.
Washington, D. C.: Policy Studies Associates, Inc.
Rouk, U.
(2000).
The School
Success Profile: Students Voice Their Concerns.
Washington, D.C.: Policy Studies Associates, Inc.
Dissertations
Bowen, N. K.
(1999).
Protective
factors and functioning in high risk adolescents.
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, School of Social Work, The University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Major Professor: Gary L. Bowen, Ph.D., ACSW)
Chapman, M. V.
(1997).
Neighborhood
quality and somatic complaints among American youth.
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, School of Social Work, The University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Major Professor: Gary L. Bowen, Ph.D., ACSW)
Garcia-Reid,
Pauline (2003).
Pathways to
School Engagement among Latino Youth in an Urban Middle School Context: The
Influence of Social Support, Sense of Ethnic Pride, and Perception of
Discrimination.
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Graduate School of Social Service, Fordham
University. (Major Professor: Lee Badger, Ph.D.)
Handy, David
G. (2002).
Parent and
student perceptions of social systems that promote school success.
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Department of Family and Child Sciences,
College of Human Sciences, The Florida State University. (Major Professor: Ann
K. Mullis, Ph.D.)
Lyon, Aaron R. (2007).
School refusal behavior
in ecological context: Broadening sample demographics and methods of assessment.
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Department of Psychology,
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, DePaul University. (Chairperson: Sheldon
Cotler, Ph.D.)
Powers, J. D.
(2005).
Evidence-based
practice in schools: Current status, potential barriers, and critical next
steps.
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, School of Social Work, The University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Major Professor: Natasha K. Bowen, Ph.D., MSW)
Woolley, M.E.
(2003).
Assessing the
validity of self-report items for children: The inter-rater reliability of
cognitive pretesting.
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, School of Social Work, The University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Major Professor: Gary L. Bowen, Ph.D., ACSW)
Theses
Mendez,
S.L.
(2008).
Support networks and the effect they have on foster youth's academic success.
Unpublished master's thesis, Department of Social Work, California State
University, Long Beach.
Student Research Projects
Doan, K.
(2005).
A descriptive study of risk and resiliency factors impacting students in the
Hunter's Point community.
Unpublished research study, Department of Social Welfare, University of
California, Berkeley.
