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Exposure to School and Community Based Prevention Programs and Reductions in Cigarette Smoking among Adolescents in the United States, 2000-08
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Chen, Xinguang; Ren, Yuanjing; Lin, Feng; MacDonell, Karen; Jiang, Yifan – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2012
Smoking remains prevalent among US youth despite decades of antismoking efforts. Effects from exposure to prevention programs at national level may provide informative and compelling data supporting better planning and strategy for tobacco control. A national representative sample of youth 12-17 years of age from the National Survey on Drug Use…
Descriptors: Intervention, Smoking, Prevention, Drug Use
Degrees of Freedom and Degrees of Certainty: A Developmental Model for the Establishment of Evidence-Based Youth Care
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Veerman, Jan W.; van Yperen, Tom A. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2007
There are many psychosocial interventions for children and adolescents. The effects of these interventions in day-to-day practice are nevertheless often unclear. Researchers typically take the randomized controlled trial (RCT) as the "gold standard" for the supply of evidence regarding the effectiveness of an intervention. However, such trials are…
Descriptors: Intervention, Quality Control, Literature Reviews, Individual Development
Outcome-Asset Impact Model: Linking Outcomes and Assets.
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Reed, C. S.; Brown, R. E. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2001
Introduces the Outcome-Asset Impact Model, a tool that combines elements of client-centered outcomes and asset orientations with a systems approach. The application of this model to the evaluation of program interventions is illustrated through three case studies: (1) a multiple objective urban revitalization initiative; (2) an early intervention…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Children, Evaluation Methods, Foster Children
The Utility of Case-Control Methods for Health Policy and Planning Analysis: An Illustration from Kinshasa, Zaire.
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Mock, Nancy B.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
The use of case-control methodology as an applied policy/planning research tool in assessing the potential effectiveness of behavioral interventions is studied in connection with diarrhea control in Zaire. Results with 107 matched pairs of children demonstrate the importance of hygiene-related knowledge and the utility of the research approach.…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Case Studies, Children, Control Groups
A Multimethod Approach to Evaluate Transition into Community Life.
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Gliner, Jeffrey A.; Sample, Pat – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1996
A multimethod approach to program evaluation using quantitative methods, subjective assessments, and qualitative case study methods was used to evaluate a federally funded grant to improve quality of life for persons with developmental disabilities. Discussion focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of each evaluation method and impact of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change, Community, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled)