1st Edition
The Politics of Foster Care Administration in the United States
By Rebecca H. Padot
Copyright 2015
198 Pages
by
Routledge
214 Pages
by
Routledge
214 Pages
by
Routledge
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Government-by-proxy and intergovernmental relations profoundly affect the public administration of foster care. Using examples from foster care systems in the states of Delaware, Michigan, New York, and Rhode Island, Rebecca Padot eloquently combines a rigorous methodology and theory work to expose the conditions under which foster care outcomes can be improved. The cases selected suggest that... Read more
1. A Public Administration Framework for Foster Care 2. A Quantitative and Qualitative Data Collection Approach 3. Delaware: A Small State with Stronger Performance 4. New York: A Larger State with Weaker Performance 5. Rhode Island: A Smaller State with Weaker Performance 6. Michigan: A Larger State with Stronger Performance 7. Case Research Results and Implications for Increasing Effectiveness 8. Improving Foster Care
Biography
Rebecca H. Padot is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at PRRUCS at the University of Pennsylvania. She has previously held the titles of Bradley Fellow, Earhart Fellow, Fox Distinguished Graduate Fellow, and Mumford Fellow.
