Research evidence utilization in policy development by child welfare administrators

Child Welfare

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 83-100

  Jack, Susan ^a   Dobbins, Maureen ^a   Tonmyr, Lil ^b   Dudding, Peter ^c   Brooks, Sandy ^a   Kennedy, Betty ^d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c Child Welfare League of Canada ^*  (Canada)

^d Agencies of Ontario   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL WORK;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; ONTARIO; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 79851469219     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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