Professor Bal
studies racial disproportionality and capacity building in local education agencies for systemic transformation.
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Particular community and family characteristics also were identified in this
study as contributors to
racial disproportionality in the child welfare system.
This qualitative
study represents the field's first attempt to gather systematically the perceptions of child welfare personnel about the issue of
racial disproportionality.
The evidence from this
study linking
racial disproportionality to external factors is consonant with much of the literature in this area.
Worker bias was repeatedly identified in the discussions with child welfare workers in this
study as one of the reasons for
racial disproportionality.
Some empirical
studies using administrative data have examined these issues as well, and offer similar notions of the reasons for
racial disproportionality, and strategies to reduce it.
Race Equity Review: Findings from a Qualitative Analysis of
Racial Disproportionality and Disparity for African American Children and Families in Michigan's Child Welfare System (PDF - 1,095 KB) Center for the Study of Social Policy (2009) Presents research and findings of institutional features that contribute to racial disproportionality and disparity, and recommendations for c
Racial Disproportionality and Disparity for African American Children and Families in Michigan's Child Welfare System (PDF - 1,095 KB) Center for the Study of Social Policy (2009) Presents research and findings of institutional features that contribute to racial disproportionality and disparity, and recommend
Disproportionality and Disparity for African American Children and Families in Michigan's Child Welfare System (PDF - 1,095 KB) Center for the
Study of Social Policy (2009) Presents research and findings of institutional features that contribute to
racial disproportionality and disparity, and recommendations for c
racial disproportionality and disparity, and recommend
disproportionality and disparity, and recommendations for change.
Alliance for Race Equity Center for the
Study of Social Policy Provides tools and technical assistance to help agencies develop and implement effective strategies to address and reduce
racial and ethnic
disproportionality in the child welfare system.
Guidance for Child Welfare Administrators on Achieving
Racial Equity Policy for Results, Center for the
Study of Social Policy Provides guidance for child welfare administrators for finding the causes of
disproportionality and developing policies on how to measure and improve preventive services, entries into care, placement type, length of stay, and permanency for children and families of color.