Improving Outcomes for Children and Families - Finding and Using International Evidence (Hardcover, New)

Significant amounts of money and resources are spent on child and family services, so successful evaluation of whether or not they are achieving the best outcomes is therefore essential. This edited collection offers an international perspective on the challenges of designing and undertaking outcome-based evaluation of child and family services. With contributions from leading international experts, it introduces the key ideas and issues currently being debated in the evaluation of these services; discusses relevant approaches to designing and using evaluation methods; and provides examples of evaluation from the real world of policy and practice. Issues covered include setting appropriate indicators for service effectiveness, cross-cultural evaluation of service interventions, service user involvement in evaluation, and evaluations of family and community-based services. This invaluable book will be essential reading for policy makers, planners, commissioners and managers across child and family welfare services, as well as researchers and other academics in the field.

General

Imprint:	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Child Welfare Outcomes
Release date:	September 2010
First published:	November 2010
Contributors:	Robyn Munford • Anat Zeira • CATHERINE ROLLER ROLLER WHITE • Robin Spath • Patricia McNamara • Barbara Pine • Hans Grietens • Kirk O'Brien • Colleen Reed • Kate Holmes
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	240
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-84905-819-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Child welfare
LSN:	1-84905-819-9
Barcode:	9781849058193

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