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Goal Setting and Progress Evaluation in Youth Empowerment Programs.
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Roberts-Gray, C.; Steinfeld, S.; Bailey, W. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1999
Compared two methods for evaluating youth empowerment programs. One program used a traditional, open-ended style of service planning and program tracking, and the other used precoded measurement procedures that invited the direct participation of youth in goal setting and evaluation. Discusses the relatively greater usefulness of the precoded…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Empowerment, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques
Mailed Evaluation Questionnaires: Replications of a 96 Percent Return Rate Procedure.
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Altschuld, James W.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1992
An original study with a 96 percent questionnaire return rate and four replications with high return rates were compared in terms of populations sampled, implementation, and results. Future use of this procedure, which includes advance mailing, telephone contact, telephone explanations, and followups, is discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Mail Surveys, Questionnaires
Patient Satisfaction with Outpatient Psychiatric Services: Qualitative and Quantitative Assessments.
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Perreault, Michel; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
Quantitative and qualitative measures of patient satisfaction with psychiatric outpatient services were compared in interviews with 263 outpatients. Results indicate that expressions of dissatisfaction appear mainly in open-ended questions. Focus on the questions and acceptability of the data gathering procedure appears to influence responses…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Interviews, Multidimensional Scaling
Equivalence Testing for Use in Psychosocial and Services Research: An Introduction with Examples.
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Stegner, Bruce L.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1996
Presents an introduction to current equivalence methodology, a preferred alternative to usual power analyses when one wishes to determine if performances on given outcome measures for different samples are equivalent (could have come from the same population). Examples of the approach are presented. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Mental Health Programs, Performance
Triangulation in Practice.
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McClintock, Charles; Greene, Jennifer – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1985
A between method triangulation strategy was used to evaluate a process for long-range program planning. One study team conducted interviews and the other used a mail questionnaire. The resulting problems in coordination between teams are discussed. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cooperation, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Cost Analysis of Training and Employment Services in Methadone Treatment.
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French, Michael T.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
A cost analysis is presented for developing a training and employment (TEP) program at four methadone treatment centers in a quasi-experimental pilot study. Average annual costs for TEP per client were derived. The methodology can be used in other projects to compare standard and TEP-enhanced substance-abuse treatment. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates, Drug Abuse
Special Feature: Epistemological Paradigms in Evaluation: Implications for Practice. Section 3: "Paradigm Complementarity" Case Studies.
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Kamis-Gould, Edna; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1991
Three studies are presented, which illustrate situations in which researchers and funders agreed on the primacy of either the experimental or pragmatic paradigms but acknowledged a role for the other. The studies involved evaluations of mental health care, information systems, and a curriculum for behavioral and academic dysfunction. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Behavior Disorders, Case Studies, Children