Fostering accountability : using evidence to guide and improve child welfare policy /
Testa, Mark.
Poertner, John.
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Child welfare
Foster home care
Child welfare
Family services