Toward building a typology for the evaluation of services in family support programs.

This article briefly reviews the history, philosophy, practice principles, and foci of family support programs, and discusses the difficulties these classifications pose for program evaluators. The authors introduce a new typology that deconstructs family support programs into their component servi...

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Publicado en:Child Welfare Vol. 79; no. 4; pp. 405 - 430
Autores principales: Manalo, Victor, Meezan, William
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Child Welfare League of America July/August 2000
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Sumario:This article briefly reviews the history, philosophy, practice principles, and foci of family support programs, and discusses the difficulties these classifications pose for program evaluators. The authors introduce a new typology that deconstructs family support programs into their component services and discuss the potential of this typology for evaluation of family support services. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.