1st Edition

Evaluating Family Programs Current Issues in Theory and Policy

Edited By Francine H. Jacobs Copyright 1998
588 Pages
by Routledge

588 Pages
by Routledge

588 Pages
by Routledge

The diverse composition of American families and changing ways of raising our children have become subjects of intense scrutiny by researchers and policymakers in recent years. Shifting demographics and work patterns, growing numbers of women in the work force, teenage pregnancy, single-parent families, and the deinstitutionalization of the elderly, disabled, and mentally ill--all these trends... Read more
Introduction: Family Support and Education Programs- Challenges and Opportunities Part I The State of Our Knowledge about the Program Effectiveness Part II Measuring Child, Parent and Family Outcomes Part III Evaluation Experiences: Case Studies from the Field Part IV Current Issues in Theory and Policy.

Biography

Jacobs, Francine H.