Measuring the Performance of Human Service Programs - Brossura

Lawrence Martin; Peter Kettner

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0803971354 ISBN 13: 9780803971356

Casa editrice: Sage Pubns, 1996

Riassunto

Social service providers are under increasing pressure to demonstrate that their programmes work. Faced with this demand for greater accountability, providers are turning to performance measurement as a way of illustrating programme efficiency, quality and effectiveness.

The authors of this comprehensive volume discuss why and how performance measures have become an integral part of managing programmes in the social services. They explain the various types of performance measures - including numeric counts, standardized measures and client satisfaction - and assess their advantages and disadvantages. A case study and exercises are a special feature of the book.

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Informazioni sugli autori

Lawrence L. Martin is Professor of Public Affairs, Social Work and Public Administration at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. He was previously on the faculty of the Columbia University School of Social Work in New York City where he directed the program in social work administration. He is the author of 20 books and major monographs and over 100 articles and book chapters.

Peter M. Kettner was a professor at the Arizona State University School of Social Work. He authored six books, 50 articles, monographs, and book chapters on the topics of purchase-of-service contracting, privatization, macro practice in social work, human services planning, and social work administration. Over his 30 year career in academia he served as a consultant to five different state human service agencies and dozens of local nonprofit agencies on their purchase of service contracting practices and in the design and implementation of effectiveness-based planning systems.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Sage Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0803971354
• ISBN 13: 9780803971356
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 152
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile