TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluating the effectiveness of faith-based welfare agencies
T2 - Methodological challenges and possibilities
AU - Grettenberger, Susan E.
AU - Bartkowski, John P.
AU - Smith, Steven R.
N1 - Funding Information:
1. This paper is based on research that was supported by the Rockefeller Institute at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany and the Pew Charitable Trust. Special thanks are extended to Richard Nathan and David Wright of the Rockefeller Institute for their support and feedback. Also see, Bartkowski, 2004; Grettenberger, 2004; Smith, 2004; and Smith, Bartowski, and Grettenberger, 2004. 2. See Goggin and Orth, 2002. 3. This questionnaire was developed by the Rockefeller Institute.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - This study examines the methodological challenges associated with conducting research on faith-based organizations. The arguments advanced are based on a group of comparative case studies conducted by the authors on secular and faith-based providers in three different social service domains: (1) transitional housing, (2) parent education, and (3) residential substance abuse treatment programs. All case studies utilized the same research protocol. The study identifies the lessons learned from comparative case study research on faith-based organizations when a similar protocol is implemented to examine a variety of social service domains and provider types.
AB - This study examines the methodological challenges associated with conducting research on faith-based organizations. The arguments advanced are based on a group of comparative case studies conducted by the authors on secular and faith-based providers in three different social service domains: (1) transitional housing, (2) parent education, and (3) residential substance abuse treatment programs. All case studies utilized the same research protocol. The study identifies the lessons learned from comparative case study research on faith-based organizations when a similar protocol is implemented to examine a variety of social service domains and provider types.
KW - Charitable choice
KW - Comparative case studies
KW - Faith-based organizations
KW - Parent education
KW - Substance abuse programs
KW - Transitional housing
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U2 - 10.1300/J377v25n03_13
DO - 10.1300/J377v25n03_13
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33846097357
VL - 25
SP - 223
EP - 240
JO - Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work
JF - Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work
SN - 1542-6432
IS - 3-4
ER -