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This book brings together a range of theoretical and empirical
perspectives on conceptualization, measurement, multidimensional
impacts and policy and service responses to address child and
family poverty. It illuminates issues and trends through country
level chapters, thus shedding light on dynamics of poverty in
different jurisdictions. The book is structured into three
sections: The first includes introductory chapters canvassing key
debates around definition, conceptualization, measurement and
theoretical and ideological positions. The second section covers
impacts of poverty on specific domains of children’s and
families’ experience using snapshots from specific
countries/geographic regions. The third section focuses on
programs, policies and interventions and addresses poverty and its
impacts. It showcases specific interventions, programs and policies
aimed at responding to children and families and communities and
how they are or might be evaluated. Cross national case studies and
evaluations illustrate the diversity of approaches and outcomes.
This book brings together a range of theoretical and empirical
perspectives on conceptualization, measurement, multidimensional
impacts and policy and service responses to address child and
family poverty. It illuminates issues and trends through country
level chapters, thus shedding light on dynamics of poverty in
different jurisdictions. The book is structured into three
sections: The first includes introductory chapters canvassing key
debates around definition, conceptualization, measurement and
theoretical and ideological positions. The second section covers
impacts of poverty on specific domains of children's and families'
experience using snapshots from specific countries/geographic
regions. The third section focuses on programs, policies and
interventions and addresses poverty and its impacts. It showcases
specific interventions, programs and policies aimed at responding
to children and families and communities and how they are or might
be evaluated. Cross national case studies and evaluations
illustrate the diversity of approaches and outcomes.
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.
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