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Measuring College Students' Alcohol Consumption in Natural Drinking Environments: Field Methodologies for Bars and Parties
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Clapp, John D.; Holmes, Megan R.; Reed, Mark B.; Shillington, Audrey M.; Freisthler, Bridget; Lange, James E. – Evaluation Review, 2007
In recent years researchers have paid substantial attention to the issue of college students' alcohol use. One limitation to the current literature is an over reliance on retrospective, self-report survey data. This article presents field methodologies for measuring college students' alcohol consumption in natural drinking environments.…
Descriptors: College Students, Alcohol Abuse, Drinking, Evaluation Methods
The American Stop Smoking Intervention Study: Conceptual Framework and Evaluation Design.
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Stillman, Frances; Hartman, Anne; Graubard, Barry; Gilpin, Elizabeth; Chavis, David; Garcia, John; Wun, Lap-Ming; Lynn, William; Manley, Marc – Evaluation Review, 1999
Describes the conceptual design, research framework, evaluation components, and analytic strategies that are guiding the evaluation of a demonstration-research effort, the American Stop Smoking Intervention Study (ASSIST). The ASSIST evaluation is a unique analysis of the relationships among social context, public-health activity, tobacco use, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Context Effect, Evaluation Methods, Intervention
Statewide Strategic Forest Resource Planning Programs: Evaluation Based on Context, Process, Outputs, and Performance.
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Gray, Gerald J.; Ellefson, Paul V. – Evaluation Review, 1991
Evaluation of strategic planning programs is illustrated using the examples of statewide forest resource planning programs implemented by state governments in 1986. Client-based perspectives were studied via a survey of 216 officials affected by the forestry planning program. Considering planning's context, process, outputs, and performance helped…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adults, Context Effect, Evaluation Methods
The Role of Contextual Variables in Evaluation Decision Making: Perceptions of Potential Loss, Time, and Self-Efficacy on Nurse Managers' Need for Information.
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Jatulis, Linnea L.; Newman, Dianna L. – Evaluation Review, 1991
Interactions of potential loss, time, and self-efficacy on the need for evaluation information for decision making were investigated for 259 managers/nurses (60 percent survey response rate) of home health agencies in New York State. Those with high self-efficacy needed less information in situations of high potential loss and inadequate time.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Context Effect, Decision Making