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When the Trivial Becomes Meaningful: Reflections on a Process Evaluation of a Home Visitation Programme in South Africa
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Odendaal, Willem A.; Marais, Sandra; Munro, Salla; van Niekerk, Ashley – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2008
This paper reflects on a process evaluation of a home visitation programme in South Africa. The programme, implemented in two low-income communities, focused on the reduction of risks to unintentional childhood injuries. The evaluation comprised a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods, including observations in conjunction with an…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Formative Evaluation, Injuries, Home Visits
Special Feature. The Quantitative-Qualitative Debates: "DeKuhnifying" the Conceptual Context.
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Shadish, William R., Ed.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1995
The five articles of this special section focus on the quantitative-qualitative debate in program evaluation. This section focuses on philosophical aspects of program evaluation, making it clear that the issues are far more complex than the simple quantitative-qualitative dichotomy described by T. S. Kuhn (1970) implies. (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Mathematics, Program Evaluation, Qualitative Research
Implications of Nested Designs in School-Based Mental Health Services Research
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Kutash, Krista; Banks, Steve; Duchnowski, Albert; Lynn, Nancy – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2007
Evaluating school-based mental health services for children and youth with emotional disturbance (ED) has been a challenge for researchers. One particular challenge is the study design of using the student as the statistical unit of analysis, which in certain cases may lead to a violation of the "independence of error" assumption.…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Mental Health Programs, Caregivers, Mental Health
A Microcomputer Program for Evaluation Analysis.
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Nagel, Stuart S. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1987
This article shows how microcomputer software can help in overcoming key methological problems in program/policy evaluation by: (1) paired comparisons; (2) sensitivity analysis to deal with missing information; (3) allocation percentages to deal with multiple alternatives; (4) sub-optimizing to deal with conflicting constraints; and (5) decision…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Crime Prevention, Decision Making, Evaluation Problems
Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation Methods in Substance Abuse Research.
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Dennis, Michael L.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
Some specific opportunities and techniques are described for combining and integrating qualitative and quantitative methods from the design stage of a substance abuse program evaluation through implementation and reporting. The multiple problems and requirements of such an evaluation make integrated methods essential. (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Integrated Activities, Program Development, Program Evaluation
Attrition and Augmentation Biases in Time Series Analysis: Evaluation of Clinical Programs.
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Fitz, Don; Tryon, Warren W. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1989
Methods of using simplified time series analysis (STSA) in evaluating clinical programs are discussed. STSA assists in addressing problems of attrition/augmentation of subjects in programs with changing populations. Combining individually calculated "C" statistics in a simple aggregate analysis of restraint usage by nursing home staff…
Descriptors: Attrition (Research Studies), Clinics, Evaluation Problems, Experimental Groups