• Family Intervention Projects as Poverty-Alleviating Measures: Results from a Norwegian Cluster-Randomised Study 

      Malmberg-Heimonen, Ira; Tøge, Anne Grete (Social Policy and Society;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-04-01)
      This cluster-randomised study analyses the implementation of a family intervention model (the HOLF model) on four target areas: parental employment, the financial and housing situations, and the social inclusion of children. ...
    • Poverty, shame and the class journey in public imagination 

      Gubrium, Erika (Distinktion : Scandinavian Journal of Social Theory;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-07-15)
      Bringing together social science and literary sensibilities, this article employs a focused content analysis of the texts of three influential Norwegian novels for their personal portrayal of the relationship between ...
    • Program theory within policy-initiated evaluations: the Norwegian low-income family study 

      Malmberg-Heimonen, Ira; Tøge, Anne Grete; Fossestøl, Knut (Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work;Volume 15, Issue 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03-26)
      Using as an example a project where the Norwegian Labor and Welfare Directorate developed a comprehensive model for the follow-up of low-income families, this article demonstrates the process of developing a program theory ...
    • School competence among adolescents in low-income families: does parenting style matter? 

      Johnsen, Anja; Bjørknes, Ragnhild; Iversen, Anette Christine; Sandbæk, Mona (Journal of Child and Family Studies;27, pages 2285–2294 (2018), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-03-14)
      In the present study, we investigated parenting styles and self-perceived school competence among low-income adolescents in Norway. The purpose of the study was threefold: (1) to identify differences, if any, in self-perceived ...