| Description |
1 online resource (x, 390 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. Introduction / Mark F. Testa -- 2. Child welfare in the twenty-first century: outcomes, value tensions, and agency risks / Mark F. Testa and John Poertner -- 3. Logic of results-oriented accountability: populations, interventions, comparisons, and outcomes / Mark F. Testa -- 4. Outcomes monitoring in child welfare / Tom McDonald and Mark F. Testa -- 5. Data for policy planning and analysis / Mark F. Testa -- 6. Research review of evidence in child welfare / John Poertner -- 7. Evaluation of child welfare interventions / Mark F. Testa -- 8. Results-oriented management: using evidence for quality improvement / Terry Moore -- 9. Flexibility, innovation, and experimentation: the rise and fall of child welfare waiver demonstrations / Mark F. Testa -- 10. Performance-based contracting : aligning incentives with outcomes to produce results / Ken Taylor and Michael Shaver -- 11. Fostering and sustaining university/agency partnerships / Joan Levy Zlotnik -- 12. Conclusion / Mark F. Testa and John Poertner |
| Summary |
This work presents a model of child welfare decision making that holds public officials answerable for the integrity and validity of the actions they take on behalf of the children and families in their care |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Child welfare -- Government policy -- United States
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Foster home care -- United States
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Child welfare -- United States
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Family services -- United States
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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Child welfare
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Child welfare -- Government policy
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Family services
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Foster home care
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Testa, Mark, editor.
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Poertner, John, editor.
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| ISBN |
9780199717484 |
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0199717486 |
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9780199777457 |
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0199777454 |
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