Social Service Research and Religion
Thoughts About How to Measure Intervention-Based Impact
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15434744 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David A Zanis (Temple University, corresponding author), Ram A Cnaan (0000-0002-1596-4422, University of Pennsylvania) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 83-104 |
| Publication date | 2006-12-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work Social Thought (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1542-6432 • E-ISSN: 1542-6440 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j377v25n03_06 |
| OpenAlex | W1550654480 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 22 |
Development of accountability standards to demonstrate cause and effect relationships are gaining rapid advancement in the field of social sciences. Many governmental agencies, foundations, and other funders have developed approaches that require organizations to utilize science-based programs and incorporate evaluative methods to show improved outcomes and cost benefits to society. This article will examine the need for increased accountability in developing effective interventions by faith-based organizations in the delivery of social service interventions. Recently, there has been a strong movement toward governmental funding for faith-based institutions to provide social services, although there has been inadequate scientific data to demonstrate that approaches implemented are effective in meeting needs or yielding favorable outcomes. Similarly, many faith-based organizations provide innovative and effective programs that could serve as model programs if there was appropriate empirical evidence. This article will discuss how rigorous evaluative approaches such as randomized clinical control trials can produce scientific data on program effectiveness. We will use a case example in the field of drug and alcohol treatment to illustrate these points
Accountability · Business · Engineering ethics · Faith · Field (mathematics · Management science · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Service (business · Service delivery framework · Service provider · Community Health and Development · Engineering · Law · Marketing · Medicine · Nursing · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Work
Religious and non-religious components in substance abuse treatment
Defining Faith-Based Organizations and Understanding Them Through Research
Testing Faith
The Development of a Concept Map for Understanding Spiritual Integration in Evangelically Based Social Service Organizations
The Difference of Faith
International faith-based organizations
Christianity in Narratives of Recovery from Substance Abuse
Envisioning Religiously Diverse Partnership Systems among Government, Faith Communities and FBOs
The newer deal
Randomized Experiments for Planning and Evaluation
Handbook of Religion and Health
Social Experimentation
Intrinsic and extrinsic religiousness
Religious Aspects of Substance Abuse and Recovery
Reforms as experiments
The External Validity of Experiments
Therapeutic Songwriting in Music Therapy
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2016 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |