Social services administration in Hong Kong : theoretical issues and case studies / editors, Chan Kam Tong & Diana Mak.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mak, Diana.

Tong, Chan Kam.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public welfare--China--Hong Kong.

Public welfare.

Social service--China--Hong Kong.

Social service.

Social work administration--China--Hong Kong.

Social work administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 p.)

Place of Publication:

River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book collates a number of case studies by former students from the Master of Arts (Social Work) programme whose stream of study was Social Services Administration. Many of these studies involved the action learning projects conducted by them. Academic colleagues and experienced administrators in the welfare and health sector also contribute their insights and experience regarding the major theoretical and practical issues in social services administration.

Contents:

Foreword; List of Contributors; Contents; PART I Theoretical Issues in Social Services Administration; 1 Prominent Issues Affecting Non-Governmental Organizations in Hong Kong and Its Implications to Social Work Education; Introduction; Prominent Issues affecting the NGOs in Hong Kong; At Societal Level; At Organizational level; Challenges for the Administrators; Implications to Social Work Education; Beyond Rationality: The need for a value-based paradigm in social work education?; Illustration: The Case of Social Service Administration Programme at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Course Aims: The ""3Cs"" PrincipleSocial Context and Ethics; Social Policy Analysis and Social Accountability; Organizational Theories and Analysis; Skills for Social Service Administration; Supervision and Professional Development; Programme Evaluation; Management Information for Social Service Organizations; Research Methods; Action Learning Project & the Management Workshop; Conclusion; References; 2 The Dynamic Relationship among Different Functions of Supervision; Introduction; Functions of Social Work Supervision; The Complementary Relationship Among the Functions of Supervision

Path 1 and Path 6Path 2 and Path 5; Path 3 and Path 4; The Conflicts Between the Functions of Supervision; Administrative Function versus Educational Function; Administrative Function versus Supportive Function; Factors Influencing the Emphasis on the Function of Supervision; Conclusion; References; 3 Evaluating Social Work Effectiveness: An Illustration from a Comparative Evaluation of Three Labour Education Programs in Hong Kong; Introduction; Nature of Evaluation; Evaluation Program Effectiveness; Comparative Evaluation; Study Sample; Procedures of Assessing Effectiveness

Choosing Common ObjectivesAgency A; Agency B; Agency C; Developing Measurable Indicators; Knowledge and Opinion Measures; Tables of Results; Behaviour Measure; In the Words of Workers; A Recapitulation of Program Effectiveness; Reflections on Evaluation Issues; Issue 1 Program requirement for evaluation; Issue 2 Program stage for evaluation; Issue 3 Multiple problem perspective for evaluation; Issue 4 Evaluation of effectiveness; Summary; References; Appendix 1; Knowledge and Opinion Measures; Objective; Study Design; Measurements; Scoring System; Statistical Test; Study Sample; Sample Size

Part II Cases Studies on Social Services Administration in Local Context4 Adaptation of an Organization to the Environment and Its Implication to Its Internal Structure: A Case Analysis of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service before Restructuring; Introduction; Questions to be Answered in this Study; Limitation; Time Frame; Theoretical Perspectives; Analysis of Environment & Its Implication to the HKCSS; Heterogeneity; Instability; Endangered Legitimacy; Shrinkage of Resources; Adaptation Measures Taken; Maximization of Resources; Political Resources; Adventure into New Domains

Highlight of HKCSS' Structure

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611928179

9781281928177

1281928178

9789812775474

9812775471