04485nam 22006974a 450 991014351040332120170815113616.01-280-27195-797866102719550-470-66785-00-470-86468-00-470-01336-2(CKB)111087027141104(EBL)159634(OCoLC)52790237(SSID)ssj0000150730(PQKBManifestationID)11160690(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000150730(PQKBWorkID)10281462(PQKB)10963686(MiAaPQ)EBC159634(EXLCZ)9911108702714110420021011d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEvaluating family support[electronic resource] thinking internationally, thinking critically /edited by Ilan Katz, John PinkertonChichester, West Sussex, England J. Wileyc20031 online resource (367 p.)Wiley series in child protection and policyDescription based upon print version of record.0-471-49723-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.EVALUATING FAMILY SUPPORT Thinking Internationally, Thinking Critically; CONTENTS; List of Illustrations; About the Editors; List of Contributors; Foreword by Heather B. Weiss; Acknowledgements; Part I: The Need for International Comparison; 1 Perspective through International Comparison in the Evaluation of Family Support; Part II: Underpinning Issues; 2 Political and Technical Issues Facing Evaluators of Family Support; 3 Social Exclusion, Family Support and Evaluation; 4 The Value of Resilience as a Key Concept in Evaluating Family Support5 Issues in Evaluating Family Support Services: An American Perspective6 Comparative Research as a Method of Evaluating Systems; Part III: 'Case Studies' from Around the World; 7 National Policy Making and the Need to Evaluate Family Support in the Republic of Ireland; 8 A Culturally Relevant Model for Evaluating Family Services in Hong Kong; 9 Lessons from the Evaluation of Family Support in New Zealand; 10 A National Evaluation of Family Support Services: An Evaluation of Services Provided by the NSPCC in the United Kingdom11 Empowering Parents: A Two-Generation Intervention in a Community Context in Northern Ireland12 The Indicators Study: A Cross-Site Implementation Evaluation of the Community Partnerships for Protecting Children Initiative in America; 13 Policy Roots and Practice Growth: Evaluating Family Support on the West Coast of Ireland; 14 The Resourceful Adolescent Project: A Universal Approach to Preventing Adolescent Depression through Promoting Resilience and Family Well-Being in Australia; 15 Evaluation of the Contact Family Service in Sweden; Part IV: Towards an International Agenda16 International Convergence and Divergence: Towards an Open System Model in the Evaluation of Family SupportIndexThe 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 chapterWiley series in child protection and policy.Family servicesEvaluationFamily servicesEvaluationCase studiesFamily policyEvaluationFamily policyEvaluationCase studiesElectronic books.Family servicesEvaluation.Family servicesEvaluationFamily policyEvaluation.Family policyEvaluation306.85362.7Katz Ilan856089Pinkerton John1953-856090MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910143510403321Evaluating family support1911299UNINA