Managementul orientat spre rezultate în cercetarea de evaluare a serviciilor de plasament familial

Abstract

The article is based on the findings of international empirical research and emphasizes the importance of results-oriented management in the evaluation of foster care outcomes. The discussion is focused on two of the most challenging issues in measuring such outcomes: what factors are analyzed as measures of foster care success or failure and which should be the relevant basis or benchmarks to be compared with in order to judge these services performance. Suggestions are made on how future research on foster care services can influence policies and practice to improve outcomes and impact for their ultimate beneficiaries.