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Schwartz, Ilene S.; Baer, Donald M. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1991
This paper discusses the practice of social validity assessment in applied behavior analysis, proposes elements that should be included in state-of-the art assessment procedures, offers a taxonomy of consumers to guide the construction and circulation of assessments, and suggests strategies to improve social validity assessment. (JDD)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research, Evaluation Methods

Hawkins, Robert P. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1991
This paper argues that many social validity processes in applied behavior analysis are actually measuring consumer satisfaction and not the habilitative validity of goals, procedures, or outcomes. The term "habilitative validation" is proposed to replace social validity, and use of more objective assessment methods is encouraged.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research, Consumer Economics, Evaluation Methods

Haeuser, Patricia N. – 1993
Despite their vital role in open-access, two-year colleges, remedial education efforts have increasingly come under attack by legislators and the public, who view such programs as duplicating the appropriate function of high schools, and who believe that limited state resources should be devoted to more prestigious programs. For a college to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs