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Overview
Social Programs That Work provides an in-depth look at some of the nation's best interventions over the past few decades and considers their potential for national expansion. The authors examine programs designed to improve children's reading skills, curb juvenile delinquency and substance abuse, and move people off welfare into the workforce. Each contributor discusses the design and implementation of a particular program and assesses how well particular goals were met. Social Programs That Work represents a landmark attempt to use social science criteria to identify and strengthen the programs most likely to make a real difference in addressing the nation's social ills.Synopsis
Social Programs That Work provides an in-depth look at some of the nation's best interventions over the past few decades and considers their potential for national expansion. The authors examine programs designed to improve children's reading skills, curb juvenile delinquency and substance abuse, and move people off welfare into the workforce. Each contributor discusses the design and implementation of a particular program and assesses how well particular goals were met. Social Programs That Work represents a landmark attempt to use social science criteria to identify and strengthen the programs most likely to make a real difference in addressing the nation's social ills.
Library Journal
There are a lot of publications available about social programs, but the Russell Sage Foundation has gone one step further by publishing this title. Crane, director of the National Center for Research on Social Programs, Chicago, has assembled a collection of ten programs that work. The study grew out of a conference entitled "Social Programs That Really Work" held at the University of Chicago in 1995. The book is actually a reaction to the negativity surrounding social programs in the United States. The foundation and conference leaders wanted to show that there are programs out there that do work and, more importantly, why these programs were successful and how to replicate their success. Twenty experts in their field contributed to this book, evaluating programs according to well-defined criteria for success. Each program is thoroughly researched and analyzed. Essential for academic libraries supporting social programs.Sandra Isaacson, U.S. EPA ESD-LV Lib., Las Vegas