| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 345 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Wiley series in child protection and policy |
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Wiley series in child protection and policy.
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| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Analysis |
ER Internet Book Full text |
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FACsci |
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Psychology (general) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Family policy -- Evaluation -- Case studies.
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Family policy -- Evaluation.
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Family services -- Evaluation -- Case studies.
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Family services -- Evaluation.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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Case studies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Katz, Ilan.
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Pinkerton, John, 1953-
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| ISBN |
0470013362 |
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0470864680 (electronic bk.) |
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0471497231 |
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9780470013366 |
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9780470864685 (electronic bk.) |
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9780471497233 |
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