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Peer reviewedGoddard, Andrew; Powell, Jackie – Evaluation Review, 1994
A case study assessing a psychogeriatric service in the United Kingdom is evaluated. The methodology, combining naturalistic and scientific approaches, was found to be useful in extending access to decision making and improving information, but it was expensive to support, requiring high commitment and willingness to compromise from all…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Decision Making, Delivery Systems, Economic Factors
Peer reviewedWiener, Richard L.; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1994
Naturalistic and traditional social science models were used to conduct a needs assessment in which 35 stakeholders were interviewed about their perceptions of the functioning of a crisis agency and the needs of the community and the agency. Concept mapping (multidimensional scaling and hierarchical analysis) was used to establish need categories…
Descriptors: Agencies, Concept Mapping, Crisis Intervention, Interviews
Peer reviewedLee, Rebecca A.; Shute, J. C. M. – Evaluation Review, 1991
A naturalistic approach to evaluation is illustrated through the description of the evaluation of a small-scale agricultural project in a village in Mali, West Africa. The evaluation considered program impact as well as the quality of the conclusions drawn using the illuminative model of evaluation. (SLD)
Descriptors: African Culture, Agriculture, Developing Nations, Developmental Programs
Peer reviewedSussman, Steve; Stacy, Alan W. – Evaluation Review, 1994
The following methods of estimating school-level experimentation with drugs by adolescents at 20 California continuation high schools are compared: (1) self-reports; (2) prevalence estimates from students; (3) prevalence estimates from school staff; (4) naturalistic observation; and (5) refuse (garbage) analysis. Advantages of refuse analysis are…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Continuation Students, Drinking, Estimation (Mathematics)
Peer reviewedHennessy, Michael; Saltz, Robert F. – Evaluation Review, 1989
A beverage-server intervention project at two West Coast Navy bases that attempted to reduce levels of alcoholic intoxication via policy changes and server training is described. Data obtained via interviews and structured observations of 1,511 club customers indicate methodological bias and self-selection effects. Bias adjustments were performed…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Clubs, Dining Facilities, Enlisted Personnel
