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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789637903321

Titolo

Improving outcomes for children and families [[electronic resource] ] : finding and using international evidence / / edited by Anthony N. Maluccio ... [et al.] ; foreword by James K. Whittaker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, c2011

ISBN

1-283-90698-8

0-85700-248-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Collana

Child welfare outcomes (Jessica Kingsley Publishers)

Altri autori (Persone)

MaluccioAnthony N

WhittakerJames K

Disciplina

362.7

Soggetti

Child welfare - Evaluation

Family services - Evaluation

Evaluation research (Social action programs)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Evaluating outcomes for children and families : improving the evidence base -- pt. 2. Methods for finding and using evidence -- pt. 3. Evaluating outcomes in the real world : international evidence from community-based practice.

Sommario/riassunto

This edited collection offers an international perspective on the challenges of designing and undertaking outcome-based evaluation of child and family services. It introduces the key ideas and issues currently being debated in the evaluation of these services and provides examples of evaluation from policy and practice.