Research for action : cross-national perspectives on connecting knowledge, policy, and practice for children / edited by Robert J. Chaskin and Jona M. Rosenfeld.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chaskin, Robert J.

Rosenfeld, Yona, 1922-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child welfare--Cross-cultural studies.

Child welfare.

Children--Services for--Cross-cultural studies.

Children.

Children--Services for.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

xii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Summary:

Across the social welfare and human services fields, interest is growing in how to apply research to influence policy and practice; simultaneously, with globalization's advance, it is clearer than ever that an international perspective is vital in understanding how social, political, andinstitutional contexts affect research and dissemination practices. This volume, with contributions from an array of eminent researchers and practitioners, provides valuable insight into effective research practice and the factors involved in putting research findings to use. Leading with experience - narratives of six child welfare case studies from the UK, Ireland, Israel, South Africa, and the US - the book frames those cases in the context of relevant literatures to build up a cross-case analysis that distills lessons, throws enduring questions into relief, and laysa foundation for informing future practice. It mines the cross-national experience to develop perspective for a better understanding of the importance of different policy and cultural environments, while nonetheless emphasizing issues that are applicable across borders. The ground prepared by thecase studies allows the volume to tease out themes and lessons, placing the empirical findings against relevant theoretical frameworks and developing guidelines for improving research practice in this arena. Researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and advocates concerned with promoting effective policy and practice will find this book a vital aid in understanding how to apply knowledge to the real world and bring about in ways that can inform and contribute to social change.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780195314083

0195314085

OCLC:

123390974