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Peer reviewedFeinberg, Mark E.; Greenberg, Mark T.; Osgood, D. Wayne; Anderson, Amy; Babinski, Leslie – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2002
Examined the effects of training community leaders in prevention science in the context of the Communities That Care (CTC) model fo community empowerment. Data from an evaluation of CTC in 21 Pennsylvania communities and interviews with 203 community leaders show that training is positively, although modestly, associated with participant attitudes…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Community Leaders, Knowledge Level, Prevention
Peer reviewedMichalski, Greg V.; Cousins, J. Bradley – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2000
Used concept mapping and pattern matching in exploratory research to investigate differences in stakeholder perceptions of training results and evaluation. Group perceptions and the individual perceptions of 39 managers, product developers, and training professionals show that all stakeholder groups agreed reasonably well about the importance of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Attitudes, Concept Mapping, Employees
Peer reviewedBirdsall, William C. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1987
It is difficult to apply benefit cost analysis to human service programs. This paper explains "threshold benefit analysis," the derivation of the minimum dollar value which the benefits must attain in order for their value to equal the intervention costs. The method is applied to a mobility training program. (BS)
Descriptors: Adults, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates, Developmental Disabilities
Peer reviewedOwen, John M. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1998
An outcomes hierarchy for professional training programs in higher education institutions is advanced. The hierarchy was developed, using an inductive approach, from the research literature and an empirical inquiry into the outcomes of a graduate training program in evaluation that involved 26 Australian graduate students. (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMaxwell, 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
Peer reviewedDennis, Michael L.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
Research on vocational services for methadone clients is reviewed, and preliminary results of an evaluation of a training and employment program for 249 methadone treatment clients in 3 community-based programs are presented. Results suggest the usefulness of vocational services in increasing training access and use. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Programs, Drug Rehabilitation, Employment Programs
Peer reviewedMcDonald, R. Michael – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1991
A trilevel (macro, intermediate, and micro) analytical framework was used to determine problems in the organizational context that reduce or impede the application of training outcomes. A law enforcement job-skill training program was studied via survey responses of 322 course graduates. Factor analyses identified predictors of training use. (SLD)
Descriptors: Context Effect, Evaluation Methods, Factor Analysis, Job Skills
Peer reviewedMesser, Stanley B.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1992
Proposes a model to enable programs in applied or professional psychology to clarify and refine their missions through the curricula they generate. A case example illustrates the model's application in acceptance and implementation of recommended curriculum changes in Rutgers University's Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Change
