Fostering accountability using evidence to guide and improve child welfare policy / edited by Mark F. Testa, John Poertner.

Other author Testa, Mark.
Other author Poertner, John.
Other author Oxford University Press.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,
Descriptionx, 390 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Subjects

Contents Child welfare in the twenty-first century : outcomes, value tensions, and agency risks / Mark F. Testa, John Poertner -- Logic of results-oriented accountability : populations, interventions, comparisons, and outcomes / Mark F. Testa -- Outcomes monitoring in child welfare / Tom McDonald, Mark F. Testa -- Data for policy planning and analysis / Mark F. Testa -- Research review of evidence in child welfare / John Poertner -- Evaluation of child welfare interventions / Mark F. Testa -- Results-oriented management : using evidence for quality improvement / Terry Moore -- Flexibility, innovation, and experimentation : the rise and fall of child welfare waiver demonstrations / Mark F. Testa -- Performance-based contracting : aligning incentives with outcomes to produce results / Ken Taylor, Michael Shaver -- Fostering and sustaining university/agency partnerships / Joan Levy Zlotnik.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009031030
ISBN9780195321302 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0195321308 (cloth : alk. paper)

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