Smith Brenda D
School of Social Welfare, University at Albany, State University of New York, USA.
J Health Soc Policy. 2002;15(3-4):189-201. doi: 10.1300/J045v15n03_13.
This article assesses the state of evaluation research on federally-funded child welfare training, including both Section 426 and Title IV-E partnerships. The article discusses the need for stronger evaluations of child welfare training and describes some factors which may have impeded past evaluation efforts. It recommends strengthening evaluations of federally-funded child welfare training through well-targeted questions, strong research designs, strong research methods, innovative methods, and theory-driven studies. The article concludes by promoting the development of child welfare research and training centers.
本文评估了联邦政府资助的儿童福利培训评估研究的现状，包括第426条和第四类E部分的合作项目。文章讨论了对儿童福利培训进行更有力评估的必要性，并描述了一些可能阻碍过去评估工作的因素。它建议通过目标明确的问题、强大的研究设计、有力的研究方法、创新方法以及理论驱动的研究来加强对联邦政府资助的儿童福利培训的评估。文章最后倡导儿童福利研究与培训中心的发展。
