Abstract In response to the ongoing call for a complex systems approach for understanding and informing child welfare practice and policy, this article presents a context-specific conceptual framework that combines complexity theory and network analysis. The conceptual framework rests on the complementary nature of these theoretical and methodological concepts for inter-organizational child welfare practice. Potential applications of this framework are discussed to promote network-oriented research that informs effective collaboration among organizations serving children and families.

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复杂性理论和网络分析在检查儿童福利服务提供系统中的作用

摘要 为了响应对理解和告知儿童福利实践和政策的复杂系统方法的持续呼吁，本文提出了一个结合复杂性理论和网络分析的特定于上下文的概念框架。概念框架依赖于这些组织间儿童福利实践的理论和方法概念的互补性。讨论了该框架的潜在应用，以促进面向网络的研究，为服务儿童和家庭的组织之间的有效合作提供信息。