Using multi-site experimental and quasi-experimental designs to evaluate a common practice in child welfare / Erin J. Maher, Heather Allan, Lisa Merkel-Holguin, Tyler Corwin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maher, Erin J., author.

Allan, Heather, author.

Merkel-Holguin, Lisa, author.

Corwin, Tyler, author.

Series:

SAGE Research Methods. Cases. Part 2.

SAGE Research Methods. Cases. Part 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child welfare--Research--Case studies.

Child welfare.

Qualitative research--Data processing--Research--Case studies.

Qualitative research.

Social sciences--Research--Methodology--Research--Case studies.

Social sciences.

Medical care--Research--Case studies.

Medical care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017.

Summary:

This case study presents the research methods, practicalities, and challenges to implementing experimental and quasi-experimental evaluation designs in child welfare agencies. The evaluation tested the effectiveness of family group decision making in preventing children receiving in-home child protective services from another child maltreatment report or entering foster care. This study focuses on two sites, one which employed a randomized controlled trial design and one which used a quasi-experimental propensity score matching approach. Buy-in among front-line staff, survey response rates, and administrative data quality presented challenges for the project, which were addressed to the extent possible throughout the process.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781526401311 (ebook) :

9781526401311

OCLC:

972625257