Scope Special issues of REVISTA DE CERCETARE SI INTERVENTIE SOCIALA is focused on applied Appreciative Inquiry in different fields: Community; Evaluation; Business; Supervision; Coaching; Education; Organizational Development; Social innovation; Other related fields… All the persons interested in this issue are invited to submit an article for RCIS. The theme of this special issue is to focus on recent advances in the utilizing Appreciative Inquiry

The theory-based evaluation is one of the most used directions in evaluation, having the capacity to identify the program elements and their coherence. Beyond its variations, the applicability of theory-based evaluation renders it to remain attractive for specialists due to its approach perspectives and its solid conceptual construction; this direction is kept as a nucleus of program evaluation perspectives, incorporating new theoretical directions

The purpose of the analysis is to identify the causes which lead to the loss of parental care in Romania, the risks faced by the children at risk of losing parental care, the children’s rights which are most often violated and the consequences thereof. Moreover, the research aims at identifying the main trends in Romania with respect to social problems that affect children and their families, to support certain actions which must be undertaken

In this article, the principles of appreciative inquiry are used in order to mediate multicultural relations. Using the constructionism theory, I describe and analyze the theoretical articulations adopted to make sense of co-constructing the relationships between different people. I find that, instead of being applied as the sole theoretical foundation, constructionism principles have been incorporated in the appreciative inquiry principles, the

The article proposes an analysis of the evolution of domestic adoption of children in the context of new legislation concerning the promotion of children's rights. The data presented is the result of a national study that aimed to identify the way the goals of individualised protection plans are pursued. The picture resulting from the analysis of data shows the development of certain practices in the field of domestic adoption that have led to a

This article offers a brief overview of appreciative evaluation based on appreciative inquiry. We presented the forms of program evaluation and arguments for considering the appreciative evaluation like a formative one. The power of appreciative approach to influence the think and the acts of staff that implement the program are using for improve the implementation and the program’s results.

The paper reviews policies established since the fall of communism (1989) to deal with the effects of abandonment of children as a result of Ceaucescu's pro-natalist policies.

The book presents a complete analysis of child protection services and prevention services. The research is focus on case management in case protection goals and practices.