Title
An organizational view of privatization: Is the private foster care agency superior to the public foster care agency?
Abbreviated Journal Title
Child. Youth Serv. Rev.
Keywords
Child welfare organization; Child welfare workforce; Foster care; Privatization; Systems theory; CHILD-WELFARE SERVICES; MANAGED CARE; CASEWORKER CHARACTERISTICS; PERFORMANCE; OUTCOMES; PERSPECTIVES; DISPARITIES; COMMITMENT; CLIMATE; SYSTEMS; Family Studies; Social Work
Abstract
Foster care privatization is emerging as an increasingly popular policy option. One of the assumptions behind this movement towards privatization is a belief in the superiority of the private foster care agency. In an effort to assess this assumption, literature regarding public and private foster care agencies was reviewed with a special attention to the organizational and environmental factors derived from systems theory. Overall, the evidence did not support this assumption, as both public and private foster care agencies had their own areas of relative advantage. Recommendations are offered for future study of organizational characteristics in the foster care field. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Journal Title
Children and Youth Services Review
Volume
34
Issue/Number
4
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
851
Last Page
858
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0190-7409
Recommended Citation
"An organizational view of privatization: Is the private foster care agency superior to the public foster care agency?" (2012). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 3345.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/3345
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