Opportunities and Challenges in Evidence-Based Social Policy. Social Policy Report. Volume 28, Number 4

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العنوان: Opportunities and Challenges in Evidence-Based Social Policy. Social Policy Report. Volume 28, Number 4
اللغة: English
المؤلفون: Supplee, Lauren H., Metz, Allison, Society for Research in Child Development
المصدر: Society for Research in Child Development. 2014.
الإتاحة: Society for Research in Child Development. 2950 South State Street Suite 401, Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Tel: 734-926-0600; Fax: 734-926-0601; e-mail: info@srcd.org; Web site: http://www.srcd.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 31
تاريخ النشر: 2014
نوع الوثيقة: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Public Policy, Social Problems, Evidence Based Practice, Intervention, Prevention, Program Effectiveness, Financial Support, Program Implementation, Scaling, Child Development, Decision Making, Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship, Researchers, Role, College Role, Foreign Countries
مصطلحات جغرافية: Pennsylvania, United Kingdom, Washington
تدمد: 1075-7031
مستخلص: Despite a robust body of evidence of effectiveness of social programs, few evidence-based programs have been scaled for population-level improvement in social problems. Since 2010 the federal government has invested in evidence-based social policy by supporting a number of new evidence-based programs and grant initiatives. These initiatives prioritize federal funding for intervention or prevention programs that have evidence of effectiveness in impact research. The increased attention to evidence in funding decision making is promising; however, to maximize the potential for positive outcomes for children and families, communities need to select programs that fit their needs and resources, the programs need to be implemented with quality, and communities need ongoing support. Drawing on experiences scaling evidence-based programs nationally, the authors raise a number of challenges faced by the field to ensure high-quality implementation and discuss specific proposals, particularly for the research and university communities, for moving the field forward. Recommendations include designing and testing intervention and prevention programs with an eye towards scaling from the start, increased documentation related to implementation of the programs, and working toward an infrastructure to support high-quality, effective dissemination of evidence-based prevention and intervention programs. [This document contains four commentaries: (1) "Moving Research Evidence from the Fringe to the Mainstream in Social Policy" (Brian K. Bumbarger); (2) "The Importance of Quality Implementation in the Wide-Scale Use of Evidence Based Programs" (Celene Domitrovich and Joseph A. Durlak); (3) "Benefit-Cost Analyses of Child and Family Preventive Interventions" (Kimber Bogard, Lynn A. Karoly, and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn); and (4) "The Challenges of Scaling Up Early Childhood Development Programs in Latin America" (Florencia Lopez Boo).]
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 89
Entry Date: 2016
رقم الأكسشن: ED566688
قاعدة البيانات: ERIC