Evaluating family programs : current issues in theory and policy / Heather B. Weiss, Francine H. Jacobs, editors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weiss, Heather B., author.

Jacobs, Francine Helene, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family social work--United States--Evaluation.

Family social work.

Child welfare--United States--Evaluation.

Child welfare.

Aid to families with dependent children programs--United States--Evaluation.

Aid to families with dependent children programs.

Evaluation research (Social action programs)--United States.

Evaluation research (Social action programs).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (589 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, [England] ; New York, New York : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

The diverse composition of American families and changing ways of raising our children have become subjects of intense scrutiny by researchers and policymakers in recent years.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Foreword

Series Editor's Preface

Preface

Introduction: Family Support and Education Programs-Challenges and Opportunities

Part I. The State of Our Knowledge about Program Effectiveness

Chapter 1. Family Support and Education Programs: Working Through Ecological Theories of Human Development

Chapter 2. The Five-Tiered Approach to Evaluation: Context and Implementation

Part II. Measuring Child, Parent, and Family Outcomes

Introduction

Chapter 3. Rethinking the Assessment of Child-Focused Outcomes

Chapter 4. Evaluating Parent-Child Interaction Outcomes of Family Support and Education Programs

Chapter 5. Measuring Parent Outcomes in Family Program Evaluation

Chapter 6. Measuring Family Systems Outcomes

Chapter 7. Measures of Stress and Coping in Families

Chapter 8. Social Support: Conceptualization and Measurement

Part III. Evaluation Experiences: Case Studies from the Field

Chapter 9. Lessons from the Evaluation of the Brookline Early Education Project

Chapter 10. Common Design and Methodological Problems Encountered in Evaluating Family Support Services: Illustrations from the Prenatal/Early Infancy Project

Chapter 11. Toward an Understanding of the Program Variable in Comprehensive Parent Support Programs

Chapter 12. The Evaluation Experience of the AVANCE Parent-Child Education Program

Chapter 13. Prove to Me that MELD Makes a Difference

Chapter 14. Toward Experimental Evaluation of the Family, Infant and Preschool Program

Chapter 15. The Cross-Project Evaluation of the Child Survival/Fair Start Initiative: A Case Study of Action Research

Chapter 16. The Child Welfare League of America's Adolescent Parents Projects.

Chapter 17. Studying Complexity: The Case of the Child and Family Resource Program

Chapter 18. Using an Impact Evaluation Model with Too-Early-Childbearing Programs

Part IV. Current Issues in Theory and Policy

Chapter 19. Cost Analyses in Family Support Programs

Chapter 20. The Possibilities and Limitations of Meta-Analysis in Understanding Family Program Impact

Chapter 21. Programs for Racially and Ethnically Diverse American Families: Some Critical Issues

Chapter 22. Ecological Perspectives on Change in Families

Lessons in Context

Appendix A. Research Instruments and Their Sources

Appendix B. Glossary of Research and Program Evaluation Terms

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-351-31106-9

OCLC:

1009209979