Rural Families and Work Overview

Bauer, Jean W.; Dolan, Elizabeth M.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-0382-1_1

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“…Longitudinal data for this study were collected as part of a multistate research collaboration, Rural Families Speak . Beginning in 1998, this national effort focused on the well-being and functioning of rural families in the context of welfare reform and targeted families in nonmetropolitan areas with populations between 2,500 and 19,000 (Bauer, 2003). Criteria for the larger study included (a) being a mother and having at least one child 13 years and younger living at home and (b) having an income below 200% of the poverty threshold.…”

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“The Kids Still Come First”

Sano

Manoogian

Ontai

2011

Journal of Family Issues

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This qualitative study examined the nature of partnerships among 28 rural low-income mothers who experienced partnership transitions across three waves of annual interviews. Guided by lens of uncertainty and boundary ambiguity theory, the authors specifically explored (a) how low-income mothers in rural communities experience partnership transitions over time and (b) how rural, low-income mothers create stability for themselves and their children in the midst of partnership transitions. The narratives of rural, lowincome mothers not only featured the uncertainty, unreliability, and instability of their lives but also underscored their resilience and ability to adapt to an impoverished environment. Their decisions to enter into, stay, and leave partnerships, in most cases, were part of their flexible responses to the structural constraints imposed by unemployment, lack of resources, and rural contexts.

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“The Kids Still Come First”

Sano

Manoogian

Ontai

2011

Journal of Family Issues

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“…Data for this study came from a quantitative and qualitative longitudinal research project known as the Rural Families Speak (RFS) project (Bauer, 2004). Panel data for the present study were obtained from interviews conducted with low‐income mothers in the first two waves of the RFS study, which began in 1999 and 2000.…”

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EITC Participation and Association With Financial Distress Among Rural Low‐Income Families

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This study examined Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) participation among rural, low‐income families, by income level, and investigated whether nonparticipation corresponds with increased financial distress. Rates of EITC participation among 314 rural low‐income mothers were lower than national averages, especially among the lowest earners. There was, however, an increase from one year to the next, perhaps because of study involvement. Eligible families that did not participate in the EITC experienced greater income inadequacy and economic loss. Professionals who work with families in rural areas may increase EITC participation through outreach to the lowest earning families by emphasizing the need to file tax returns, discussing the potential size of the benefit, and helping families gain access to free tax preparation services.

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“…Another large‐scale study is the “Rural Families Speak Project” (Bauer & Dolan, ; Braun & Anderson, ), a 10‐state qualitative research project funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a collaboration for a multiuniversity extension system. Researchers gathered qualitative data on a sample of women in poverty in rural areas of the United States.…”

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Sampling Richness and Qualitative Integrity: Challenges for Research With Families

Roy

Zvonkovic

Goldberg

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J of Marriage and Family

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Sampling is one of the most difficult and contentious aspects of qualitative research design. There are few guidelines for sampling decisions or for understanding saturation in qualitative family research. The authors frame the problematic of data quality in the selection of units of analysis and observation and consider how to enhance sample richness. They outline considerations for data quantity and sample size as well as case‐ and variable‐based approaches. With multiple examples from recent and classic studies to illustrate the consequences of sampling decisions, they explore links between saturation and validity. Finally, they encourage researchers to craft a coherent statement on qualitative integrity to demonstrate how their sampling decisions are rooted in epistemology, theory, and richness and quality of data.

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Rural Families and Work Overview

Cited by 4 publications

References 13 publications

“The Kids Still Come First”

“The Kids Still Come First”

EITC Participation and Association With Financial Distress Among Rural Low‐Income Families

Sampling Richness and Qualitative Integrity: Challenges for Research With Families

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