...Mary Gatta; Kevin P. McCabe; Christine George; Jennifer Nargang Chernega; Sarah Stawiski; Anne Figert; Arturo Valdivia Bendixen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the nation's first hospital to housing for homeless individuals. The Chicago Housing for Health Partnership (CHHP...

... on an interview with Jane Oates conducted in May of 2007. Findings Based on her experiences, she states that social change requires a three‐way partnership between academia, government, and the people they serve. She makes specific recommendations for the ways these groups can find a common language to reach...

...Mary Gatta; Kevin P. McCabe; Mary Gatta; Kevin P. McCabe Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce this special issue on “the ‘new’ policy partnership”. Design/methodology/approach The paper highlights the significance of policy‐academic partnerships and outlines the papers included...

...Mary Gatta; Kevin P. McCabe; Douglas Gerardi; Nancy Wolff Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe a corrections–academic partnership that works, the essential factors that influence its success and productivity, and how this partnership builds the capacity to conduct research...

...Mary Gatta; Kevin P. McCabe; Julie N. Zimmerman Purpose As academic fields increasingly turn to social action and seek partnerships with groups beyond the academy, so too are we looking for guidance. Rural sociology developed out of applying research to social action and within this field...

...Mary Gatta; Kevin P. McCabe; Cinnamon Bennett Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the Gender, Employment and Local Labour Market (GELLM) Programme of Research (2003‐2006), which is delivered through a partnership of academics, policy‐makers, trade unions and practitioners at national...