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A Research Design for Generalizing from Multiple Case Studies.
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Greene, David; David, Jane L. – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
The main features of a multiple site, structured case study design are presented. The nature of explanatory patterns, how case study investigators pursue and recognize valid patterns, and how an analyst can apply the same logic to cross-site analysis are discussed. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Evaluation Methods, Generalization, Research Design
Managing the Implementation of Innovations.
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Roberts-Gray, Cynthia – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1985
Data from a field survey of acceptance and implementation of a new training system are used to assess the validity and utility of a conceptual model of implementation processes. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Innovation, Measurement Techniques, Military Training
A Contingent Approach to Strategy and Tactics in Formative and Summative Evaluation.
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Bryson, John M.; Cullen, John W. – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
The pooled judgements of evaluators and users of evaluations on eight panels examining eight simulated evaluation situations in higher education were analyzed. Choices regarding evaluation phases and tactics were found to be dependent on evaluation goals (wether the evaluation has a formative or summative purpose) and contextual variables.…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Formative Evaluation, Higher Education
Part/Whole Percentaging as a Useful Method in Policy/Program Evaluation.
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Nagel, Stuart S. – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1985
Part/Whole percentaging analysis is a simplified method of evaluating alternative policies or decisions with multiple goals measured on different dimensions. The aggregated percentages for each policy may be used to select the best policy, subset of policies, or for budget allocation across policies in proportion to their aggregated percentages.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Evaluation Methods, Judgment Analysis Technique, Objectives
Defining the Severely Mentally Disabled.
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Hargreaves, William A.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
The known target population of severely mentally disabled in community mental health centers is defined. Criteria include intensive treatment contact and persistent, severe disability, but not diagnosis. Feasible and reliable screening procedures are demonstrated. (Author/BS)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Individual Characteristics, Mental Disorders
The Role of Client Satisfaction in Evaluating University Counseling Services.
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Greenfield, Thomas K. – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1983
Systematic use of a short form of the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ) in a university counseling center over the past five years is described, together with strategies to ensure maximal accuracy and utilization of results. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques
Correlates of Honor Rating In a Clinical Clerkship Employing a Faculty Forum Evaluation System.
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DaRosa, Debra A.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
A relationship was found between a surgery clerk's chances of receiving an honor rating and level of student advocacy, number of completed patient interview and physical examination write-ups, and examination scores. Several less relevant variables had no relationship with honor ratings, lending support to the faculty forum evaluation approach.…
Descriptors: Awards, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Evaluation Methods, Graduate Medical Education
Client Progress Toward Referral for Discharge to the Community: An Illustration of an Evaluation Technique.
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Telles, Joel Leon; Spreat, Scott – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1985
Data on referral and discharge from a short-term habilitative facility are used to illustrate the "survival analysis" of the rate at which institutionlized mentally retarded persons are released to the community and regression analysis of factors which help predict time to release. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Community Programs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Evaluation Methods
An Evaluation Case: The Implementation and Evaluation of a Problem-Solving Training Program for Adolescents.
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Tellado, George S. – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
Sixty-six seventh, eighth, and ninth graders were selected by guidance counselors to participate in a problem-solving skills training program. Students receiving training demonstrated better problem-solving skills and a higher level of self-esteem than control group students. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Evaluation Utilization, Junior High Schools, Locus of Control
Evaluating Multicultural Curricula in the Community College: A Sociocultural Framework.
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Morocco, Catherine Cobb – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1985
A three-dimensional framework presents faculty, student, and curriculum variables critical to the implementation and outcomes of multicultural programs. The framework emerged from the formative evaluation of a new interdisciplinary social science curriculum and guided the design of the national field test of that curriculum in community college…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Field Tests