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Evaluation of the Implementation of a Socio-Educational Program with Immigrant Families: A Case Study
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Rego, Miguel Angel Santos; Otero, Agustin Godas; Moledo, M del Mar Lorenzo – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2009
There exist an increasing number of studies that demonstrate the necessity to evaluate the processes which characterize a program and guarantee its implementation and evaluation. This paper deals with the implementation of a program designed to improve the acculturation of immigrant families in Spain (EU). Implementation followed a process that…
Descriptors: Program Design, Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Program Evaluation
A Pilot Evaluation of the Family Caregiver Support Program
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Chen, Ya-Mei; Hedrick, Susan C.; Young, Heather M. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2010
The purposes of this study were to evaluate a federal and state-funded Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP) and explore what types of caregiver support service are associated with what caregiver outcomes. Information was obtained on a sample of 164 caregivers' use of eleven different types of support service. Descriptive and comparative…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Evaluation Methods, Program Development, Financial Support
The Use of Concept Mapping for Scale Development and Validation in Evaluation
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Rosas, Scott R.; Camphausen, Lauren C. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2007
Evaluators often make key decisions about what content to include when designing new scales. However, without clear conceptual grounding, there is a risk these decisions may compromise the scale's validity. Techniques such as concept mapping are available to evaluators for the specification of conceptual frameworks, but have not been used as a…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Measures (Individuals), Construct Validity, Test Construction
The Relationship between Implementation Fidelity and Educational Outcomes in a School-Based Family Support Program: Development of a Model for Evaluating Multidimensional Full-Service Programs
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Kalafat, John; Illback, Robert J.; Sanders, Daniel, Jr. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2007
There is increasing recognition of the need for evaluations that identify program processes or mediators and assess degree of program implementation rather than focusing solely on outcome evaluation. This paper describes the application of complementary qualitative and quantitative evaluation procedures to assess the degree of implementation of…
Descriptors: Program Development, At Risk Students, Correlation, Family Programs
Emergent Design: Understanding and Evolving Measures of a Family Support System.
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Thompson, Lyke; Herman, Sandra – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1996
This article provides a case study of the use of emergent design, which asks evaluators to adapt their inquiry processes as understanding develops, in the evaluation of a family support program, tracing the emergence of evaluation procedures through three phases. Two phases produced data that policymakers found very helpful. (SLD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Family Programs
Progress and Accountability in Family Literacy: Lessons from a Collaborative Approach.
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Ryan, Katherine E.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1996
The implementation of a collaborative approach to evaluating family literacy programs was studied using a conceptual framework and applied to 36 family literacy programs from a midwestern state. Evaluation participants learned how results could be used to develop curriculum in addition to reporting to funding agencies. (SLD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Evaluation Methods