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Salvaging an Evaluation from the Swampy Lowland.
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Fitzgerald, 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
Enhancing Validity through Beneficiaries' Equitable Involvement in Identifying and Prioritizing Homeless Children's Educational Problems.
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Brandon, Paul R.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
The involvement of program beneficiaries in a study of the educational problems of homeless children is described. The 3 stakeholder groups were the 9 teachers, 7 shelter staff members, and 20 homeless parents. The equitable participation of the parents was an achieved goal that enhanced evaluation findings' validity. (SLD)
Descriptors: Agenda Setting, Children, Community Involvement, Disadvantaged Youth