The Center for Social Development is broadly engaged in designing and testing social innovations that promote full inclusion, fair treatment, and achievement of one’s full potential. Our research is transdisciplinary and encompasses seven primary areas.

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Research from 2008

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Policy Forming Mechanisms in Rural China, Ai-Jun Qiu

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Raising Parent Expectations: Can Wealth and Parent College Accounts Help?, William Elliott III and Kristen Wagner

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SEED for Oklahoma Kids: Demonstrating Child Development Accounts for All Newborns, Michael Sherraden and Margaret M. Clancy

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SEED for Oklahoma Kids: Launch Media Report, Center for Social Development

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Servicio Voluntario Juvenil en Lationamerica y el Caribe Un Estido Regional; resumen ejecutivo [Youth volunteer service in Latin America and the Caribbean: A regional assessment; executive summary], Amanda Moore McBride, René Olate, and Lissa Johnson

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Servicio Voluntario Juvenil en Lationamerica y el Caribe Un Estido Regional [Youth volunteer service in Latin America and the Caribbean: A regional assessment], Amanda Moore McBride, René Olate, and Lissa Johnson

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Servicio Voluntario Juvenil na America Latina e o Caribe: Um Estudo Regional; Resumo executivo [Youth volunteer service in Latin American and the Caribbean: A regional assesment; executive summary], Amanda Moore McBride, René Olate, and Lissa Johnson

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State 529 Matching Grant Program Summary, Margaret M. Clancy, Lisa Reyes Mason, and Soda Lo

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The Effects of Holding Assets on Social and Economic Outcomes of Families: A Review of Theory and Evidence, Robert Lerman and Signe-Mary McKernan

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The Hutubi Rural Social Security Loan Program in Xinjiang, China, Shifei Zhang

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Volunteerism and NGOs in Latin America: Elements That Enhanced Long-Term Volunteer Retention, Terrance Jantzi, Fiorella Rojas, and Caroline Kroeker-Falconi

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Youth Volunteer Service in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Regional Assessment, Amanda Moore McBride, René Olate, and Lissa Johnson

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Youth Volunteer Service in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Regional Assessment, Amanda Moore McBride, René Olate, Lissa Johnson, Rodrigo Kon, Leandro Bottinnelli, Florencia Cabrera, and Marta Estarellas

Research from 2007

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Assessing Asset Data on Low-Income Households, Caroline Ratcliffe, Henry Chen, Trina R. Williams Shanks, Yunju Nam, Mark Schreiner, Min Zhan, and Michael Sherraden

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Asset-Based Policy in Rural China: An Innovation in the Retirement Social Insurance Program, Baorong Guo, Jin Huang, Li Zou, and Michael Sherraden

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Asset-Based Policy in Taiwan: Demonstrations and Policy Progress, Li-Chen Cheng

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Asset-Building and Investment in Kenya: Small Pilot Project and Directions, Becky Wachera Gitonga, Kenneth Schultz, Matthew Meyer, and Francis Ngambi

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Asset Building in Sub-Saharan Africa: Toward Sustainable Economic Development for Rural Farmers, Gina Chowa

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Asset Building in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China: In-Depth Interviews With Participants in the Hutubi Pilot Study, Li Zou

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Asset Outcomes for Women and Children: A Research Review, Gina Chowa

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Assets Beyond Saving in Individual Development Accounts, Chang-Keun Han, Michal Grinstein-Weiss, and Michael Sherraden

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Attitudes Toward Institutional Features and Savings in Individual Development Accounts: Latent Class Analysis, Chang-Keun Han and Michael Sherraden

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Building Children's Assets in Singapore: The Post-Secondary Education Account Policy, Vernon Loke and Michael Sherraden

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Can the Poor Save? Saving and Asset Building in Individual Development Accounts, Mark Schreiner and Michael Sherraden

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Civic Service Worldwide: Impacts and Inquiry, Amanda Moore McBride and Michael Sherraden

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College Expectations Among Young Children: The Potential Role of Savings, William Elliott III, Margaret Sherrard Sherraden, Lissa Johnson, Suzanne Johnson, and Signe Peterson

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Do Institutions Really Matter for Saving Among Low-Income Households? a Comparative Approach, Chang-Keun Han and Michael Sherraden

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Domestic Violence, Economic Abuse, and Implications of a Program for Building Economic Resources for Low-Income Women, Cynthia K. Sanders

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Dual Incentives and Dual Asset Building: The Hutubi Rural Social Security Loan Program in China, Baorong Guo, Jin Huang, Michael Sherraden, and Li Zou

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Effects of Participating in an Asset-Building Intervention on Social Inclusion, Margaret Lombe and Michael Sherraden

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Examining Minority and Poor Youth's College Aspirations and Expectations: The Potential Role of College Savings, William Elliott III

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Exploring and Assessing Intercultural Competence, Alvino E. Fantini

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Five-Country Study on Service and Volunteering in Southern Africa, Leila Patel, Helene Perold, Salah Elzein Mohamed, and René Carapinha

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Fostering Low-Income Homeownership: A Longitudinal Randomized Experiment on Individual Development Accounts, Michal Grinstein-Weiss, Jung-Sook Lee, Kate Irish, and Chang-Keun Han

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Global Savings, Assets and Financial Inclusion: Lessons, Challenges, and Directions, Jamie M. Zimmerman, Ray Boshara, Michael Sherraden, Li Zou, Kate McKee, Leslie Meek-Wohl, and Amy Feldman

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Inclusion and Effectiveness in International Volunteering and Service, Amanda Moore McBride, Margaret S. Sherraden, and Benjamin J. Lough

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Increasing Parent Educational Expectations for Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Potential Role of Assets, Gina Chowa and William Elliott III

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Individual Development Accounts: Frequently Asked Questions, Michal Grinstein-Weiss and Kate Irish

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Measuring Effectiveness of Civic Participation at the University Level in Turkey: A Case Study of the Civic Involvement Project at Sabanci University, Tara Hopkins

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National and International Volunteerism Among Volunteers in the United States, 2005, Benjamin J. Lough and Kimberly A. Spring

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National Service Impacts on Nonprofit Community Networks, Danielle M. Vogenbeck

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SEED Account Monitoring Research: Participants and Savings Outcomes at June 30, 2007, Lisa Reyes Mason, Margaret Clancy, Vernon Loke, Youngmi Kim, Yunju Nam, and Soda Lo

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SEED for Oklahoma Kids: Summary of Project, Research, and Policy Implications, Michael Sherraden and Margaret M. Clancy

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SEED Participant Characteristics and Financial Accumulation, Lisa Reyes Mason, Vernon Loke, Margaret Clancy, Yunju Nam, Youngmi Kim, and Soda Lo

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Specifying Children's Educational Expectations: The Potential Impact of Institutions, William Elliott III

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Substance Use and Academic Performance Among African American High School Students, James Herbert Williams, Larry E. Davis, Sharon D. Johnson, Trina R. Williams, Jeanne A. Saunders, and Von E. Nebbitt

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The Achievement Gap From a Capabilities and Asset Perspective, William Elliott III and Margaret Sherrard Sherraden

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The Balance Sheets of Low-Income Households: What We Know About Their Assets and Liabilities., Adam Carasso and Signe-Mary McKernan

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The Effects of Welfare and IDA Program Rules on the Asset Holding of Low-Income Families, Signe-Mary McKernan, Caroline Ratcliff, and Yunju Nam

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The Elderly in Uruguay: Volunteer Work and Civic Service Actors, Anabel Cruz and Lucia Pérez