ERIC Number: EJ873031
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0193-841X
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Professional Knowledge of Child Support Staff: Evidence from the New Jersey Child Support Training Program
Huang, Chien-Chung; Blake, Allison; Edwards, Richard L.; Liu, Chieh-Wen; Nolan, Robert B.; Rusen, Barbara; Thompson, Dina
Evaluation Review, v34 n1 p3-18 2010
Child support enforcement (CSE) has experienced dramatic changes in the last decade; however, it is not clear whether child support staff is fully aware of the development. Using data from the New Jersey child support training program (n = 530), this article aims to evaluate the professional knowledge of child support staff. The results show that participants answered 55% of the questions on CSE correctly in the pretraining assessment. After the training, the participants answered 77% of all questions correctly. The findings reveal an urgent need for training for child support staff in a rapidly changing profession. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Children, Career Development, Knowledge Level, Professional Training, Evidence, Pretests Posttests, Financial Support, Caseworkers, Social Work, Measures (Individuals), Computer Assisted Testing, Minimum Competency Testing
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Jersey
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Child Support Enforcement
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