Agency-Based Research
Agency-Based Research
- Irwin EpsteinIrwin EpsteinHunter College, City University of New York
- and Stephen A. KappStephen A. KappSchool of Social Welfare, University of Kansas
Summary
This entry reviews agency-based research and the unique demands created by the organizational context where this activity resides. Three primary stakeholder groups are identified: administrators and program managers, supervisors, and direct service workers and clinicians. Possible uses of agency-based research by each of the respective stakeholder groups are described. Finally, the role of service consumers in agency-based research is discussed.
Subjects
- Administration and Management
- Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Updated in this version
Bibliography expanded to reflect additional resources in clinical data mining and consumer-centered evaluations. Consumer-centered evaluation integrates service users in all facets of the evaluation from data collections to utilization of the findings.
