Evaluating family support : thinking internationally, thinking critically /
Evaluating family support : thinking internationally, thinking critically /
edited by Ilan Katz, John Pinkerton.
- Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, �2003.
- 1 online resource (xviii, 345 pages) : illustrations
- Wiley series in child protection and policy .
- Wiley series in child protection and policy. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PART I. THE NEED FOR INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON -- Perspective Through International Comparison in the Evaluation of Family Support / John Pinkerton and Ilan Katz -- PART II. UNDERPINNING ISSUES -- Political and Technical Issues Facing Evaluators of Family Support / Jane Tunstill -- Social Exclusion, Family Support and Evaluation / Corinne Wattam, et al. -- The Value of Resilience as a Key Concept in Evaluating Family Support / Robbie Gilligan -- Issues in Evaluating Family Support Services: An American Perspective / Peter Pecora -- Comparative Research as a method evaluating family support / Rachael Hetherington -- PART III. 'CASE STUDIES' FROM AROUND THE WORLD -- National Policy Making and the Need to Evaluate Family Support in the Republic of Ireland / Catherine Hazlett -- A Culturally Relevant Model for Evaluating Family Services in Hong Kong / Monit Cheung -- Lessons from the Evaluation of Family Support in New Zealand / Jackie Sanders and Robyn Munford -- An Evaluation of Family-Support Services Provided by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in the United Kingdom / Ruth Gardner -- Empowering Parents: A Two-Generation Intervention in a Community Context in Northern Ireland / Nuala Quiery, et al. -- The Indicators Study: An Cross Site Implementation Evaluation of the Community Partnerships for Protecting Children Initiative in America / Stephen Budde -- Policy Roots and Practice Growth: Evaluating Family Support on the West Coast of Ireland / John Canavan and Pat Dolan -- The Resourceful Adolescent Project: A Universal Approach to Preventing Adolescent Depression Through Promoting Resilience and Family Well Being in Australia / Ian Schochet and David Ham -- Evaluation of the Contact Family Service in Sweden / Gunvor Anderson -- PART IV. TOWARDS AN INTERNATIONAL AGENDA -- International Convergence, and Divergence: Towards an Open System Model in the Evaluation of Family Support / Ilan Katz and John Pinkerton.
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The delivery of effective family support is a key global child welfare issue, yet there is little consensus on what constitutes family support or what the best ways are to evaluate it. Evaluating Family Support: Thinking Internationally, Thinking Critically offers a full review of the conceptual and operational problems involved in this complex and topical field. Ilan Katz and John Pinkerton have brought together a team of experienced child care policy analysts and evaluators to present the current state of critical thinking alongside detailed international case studies. The chapters offer r.
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2010.
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Family services--Evaluation.
Family services--Evaluation--Case studies.
Family policy--Evaluation.
Family policy--Evaluation--Case studies.
Services aux familles--�Evaluation--�Etudes transculturelles.
Services aux familles--�Evaluation--�Etudes de cas.
Politique familiale--�Evaluation--�Etudes transculturelles.
Politique familiale--�Evaluation--�Etudes de cas.
Services aux familles--�Evaluation.
Politique familiale--�Evaluation.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Social Security.
Family policy--Evaluation
Family services--Evaluation
Psychology (general) FACsci ER Internet Book Full text
Case studies
HV697 / .E93 2003eb
362.7
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PART I. THE NEED FOR INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON -- Perspective Through International Comparison in the Evaluation of Family Support / John Pinkerton and Ilan Katz -- PART II. UNDERPINNING ISSUES -- Political and Technical Issues Facing Evaluators of Family Support / Jane Tunstill -- Social Exclusion, Family Support and Evaluation / Corinne Wattam, et al. -- The Value of Resilience as a Key Concept in Evaluating Family Support / Robbie Gilligan -- Issues in Evaluating Family Support Services: An American Perspective / Peter Pecora -- Comparative Research as a method evaluating family support / Rachael Hetherington -- PART III. 'CASE STUDIES' FROM AROUND THE WORLD -- National Policy Making and the Need to Evaluate Family Support in the Republic of Ireland / Catherine Hazlett -- A Culturally Relevant Model for Evaluating Family Services in Hong Kong / Monit Cheung -- Lessons from the Evaluation of Family Support in New Zealand / Jackie Sanders and Robyn Munford -- An Evaluation of Family-Support Services Provided by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in the United Kingdom / Ruth Gardner -- Empowering Parents: A Two-Generation Intervention in a Community Context in Northern Ireland / Nuala Quiery, et al. -- The Indicators Study: An Cross Site Implementation Evaluation of the Community Partnerships for Protecting Children Initiative in America / Stephen Budde -- Policy Roots and Practice Growth: Evaluating Family Support on the West Coast of Ireland / John Canavan and Pat Dolan -- The Resourceful Adolescent Project: A Universal Approach to Preventing Adolescent Depression Through Promoting Resilience and Family Well Being in Australia / Ian Schochet and David Ham -- Evaluation of the Contact Family Service in Sweden / Gunvor Anderson -- PART IV. TOWARDS AN INTERNATIONAL AGENDA -- International Convergence, and Divergence: Towards an Open System Model in the Evaluation of Family Support / Ilan Katz and John Pinkerton.
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The delivery of effective family support is a key global child welfare issue, yet there is little consensus on what constitutes family support or what the best ways are to evaluate it. Evaluating Family Support: Thinking Internationally, Thinking Critically offers a full review of the conceptual and operational problems involved in this complex and topical field. Ilan Katz and John Pinkerton have brought together a team of experienced child care policy analysts and evaluators to present the current state of critical thinking alongside detailed international case studies. The chapters offer r.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
0470864680 9780470864685 0470013362 9780470013366 0471497231 9780471497233
10.1002/0470013362 doi
OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com A5E8A907-549C-40BE-AF65-830DE7D9F6A9 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
2002151901
GBA4-16390
Family services--Evaluation.
Family services--Evaluation--Case studies.
Family policy--Evaluation.
Family policy--Evaluation--Case studies.
Services aux familles--�Evaluation--�Etudes transculturelles.
Services aux familles--�Evaluation--�Etudes de cas.
Politique familiale--�Evaluation--�Etudes transculturelles.
Politique familiale--�Evaluation--�Etudes de cas.
Services aux familles--�Evaluation.
Politique familiale--�Evaluation.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Social Security.
Family policy--Evaluation
Family services--Evaluation
Psychology (general) FACsci ER Internet Book Full text
Case studies
HV697 / .E93 2003eb
362.7