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Setting Standards of Performance for Program Evaluations: The Case of the Teaching Hospital General Medicine Group Practice Program.
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Fink, Arlene; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1986
This article describes standards setting in an evaluation of the structure of 15 of the nation's university hospitals who participated in the Teaching Hospital General Medicine Group Practice Program. Standards were (1) selected from many sources; (2) formed in a participatory, competing forum for discussion; and (3) set in advance of information…
Descriptors: Adults, Evaluation Methods, Medical Education, Program Development
A Model for Identifying the Potential Clientele for Substance Abuse Programs.
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Froland, Charles; Brodsky, Gerry – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1978
A model is presented that estimates the rates, numbers, and sociodemographic characteristics of potential clientele for substance abuse programs. Using the synthetic estimates technique and existing bodies of information, the model has been tested and cross validated with substance abuse related problem indicators with good results. (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Adults, Demography, Drug Abuse, Evaluation Methods
A Study on the Consistency of Stakeholder Preferences for Different Types of Information in Evaluating Police Services.
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Deutsch, Stuart Jay; Malmborg, Charles J. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1986
A questionnaire is designed to allow assessment of a simple additive value function for testing respondent preferences for different types of information used in evaluating police services. Responses are analyzed to determine what types of information different stakeholder groups consider useful. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Adults, Analysis of Variance, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods
Evaluating Employment and Training Programs.
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Barnow, Burt S. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1986
An overview of the methods and problems in evaluating employment and training programs is presented. Process and impact evaluation are compared in relation to the Job Training Partnership Act. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Adults, Educational Assessment, Employment Programs, Evaluation Methods
Problems in Being Responsive: Reflections on an Evaluation of a Program for Training Motorcycle Riders.
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Maxwell, Graham S. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1985
A responsive illuminative approach was used to evaluate a program for training motorcycle riders. This approach provided interaction between evaluators and participants, and attempted to provide a detailed report reflecting stakeholders' views. The design, implementation, and reporting of the evaluation are described, as are implications for…
Descriptors: Adults, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators
Drug Treatment in Adult Probation: An Evaluation of an Outpatient and Acupuncture Program.
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Moon, Melissa M.; Latessa, Edward J. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
The effectiveness of an innovative outpatient drug-free treatment facility serving felony drug offenders who are placed on probation is evaluated. Treatment included educational and group therapy as well as acupuncture. Background characteristics, levels of treatment, and selected outcomes are described. Principles of successful interventions are…
Descriptors: Adults, Crime, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction
Evaluating the Very Special Arts Festival Programs Nationwide: An Attempt at Combining Subjective and Quantitative Approaches.
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Anderson, Frances E. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1991
The background and dual evaluation approaches used in a nationwide arts evaluation project for Very Special Arts (arts programing for disabled and nondisabled children and adults) are described. Results of a field test in eight states of one of the assessment instruments developed in the evaluation are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Art Activities, Art Education, Children
Implementation of the Job Training Partnership Act: A Field Network Process Evaluation.
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Cook, Robert F. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1986
This two-year study is a field network evaluation of the operation of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Program in 20 randomly selected states and 40 Service Delivery Areas within those states. Methodology is also discussed. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Adults, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs, Evaluation Methods
Determining "Cases" of Mental Health-Related Dysfunction from Continuous Scales of Everyday Functioning.
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Sachs-Ericsson, Natalie; Ciarlo, James A. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1992
Three methods of designating everyday-dysfunction cases in the Colorado Social Health Survey are compared for a sample of 4,745 adults. The clinical judgment approach was chosen as the primary method of identification, with the statistical deviation criterion a backup. The patient criterion group approach was less useful. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Alcohol Abuse, Case Records, Clinical Diagnosis