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In this collective portrait, editors and authors do not attempt
to draw systematic, country-by-country comparisons. Given the
magnitude of the issues, they believed that it would be
inappropriate to paint with too broad a stroke. What they have
accomplished, however, is to codify and identify what the
participants repeatedly noted in regard to issues and difficulties
inherent in conducting outcome evaluation. These include: varying
definitions of outcome; complexities in measuring outcomes of
particular interventions with different groups of consumers and
documenting the effectiveness of the intervention; the tendency to
focus on evaluation of process more than outcome; the challenge of
involving practitioners in the evaluation task, in part because its
value is unclear to them or perceived as distant or untrustworthy;
the typical inadequacy of resources available for systematic
evaluation; and the need to inject rigor into the design and
execution of evaluation projects. The authors demonstrate strong
conviction about sharing research expertise across national
boundaries; learning through each other how to cope with
organizational impediments to cross-national collaboration; and
strengthening the interaction between practice and research. Their
contributions suggest that there is wide interest in pursuing
cross-national collaboration. In recent years, largely in response
to demands by their funding sources for accountability, assessment
of performance, and cost effectiveness, researchers in human
services have been devoting increased attention to outcome
evaluation. Limited attention, however, has been given to the
findings of evaluation studies conducted in different countries.
The present volume has been organized and edited to address the
task of learning from outcome research across the world. Its goal,
an extension of a major goal of the human services in any one
country, is to improve life chances of vulnerable children and
youth. Anthony N. Maluccio is professor of social work at Boston
College, Graduate School of Social Work, Chestnut Hill,
Massachusetts. Cinzia Canali is research associate at the
Fondazione Emanuela Zancan, Padua, Italy. Tiziano Vecchiato is
scientific director of the Fondazione Emanuela Zancan, Padua,
Italy.
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