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| Mordock, John B. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedMordock, John B. – Child Welfare, 2000
Presents an overview of the concepts and methods employed by outcome researchers evaluating intervention effectiveness in child welfare, and the problems associated with these methods that make their use by agencies impractical. Discusses concepts of statistical significance, effect size, and the meaningfulness of effects. Emphasizes the need for…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Program Evaluation
