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Peer reviewedFitzgerald, Joan; Rasheed, Janice Matthews – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1998
Discusses methodological issues that emerged in evaluating a three-year paternal involvement demonstration project for poor inner-city noncustodial fathers. The dilemmas that arose from the contradictory goals of program evaluation and the need to meet federal and state waiver goals are discussed, and the tradeoffs needed to ensure a meaningful…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization, Fathers
Peer reviewedLatting, Jean Kantambu; Jackson, Russell H. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1990
Issues that program planners should consider in developing performance standards for the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) older worker programs (OWPs) are reviewed. Using goal-setting theory and the results of a two-year evaluation of OWPs in Texas, the discussion covers approaches to developing standards for programs other states. (TJH)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Job Training
