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Schochet, Peter; Burghardt, John – Evaluation Review, 2007
This article discusses the use of propensity scoring in experimental program evaluations to estimate impacts for subgroups defined by program features and participants' program experiences. The authors discuss estimation issues and provide specification tests. They also discuss the use of an overlooked data collection design--obtaining predictions…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Scoring, Experimental Programs, Control Groups
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Trela, James E.; Falkenstein, Harriet R. – Rehabilitation Research and Practice Review, 1972
Results of 2-year study for over 300 inner-city families indicate clients' preference for a personal relationship with a single worker requires that workers understand and make full use of potential contributions of other disciplines. (AG)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cocounseling, Disadvantaged, Experimental Programs
Beder, Harold W.; Darkenwald, Gordon G. – 1974
In an effort to determine the effectiveness of 309 (b) projects (experimental demonstration projects in Adult Basic Education funded through the Adult Education Act), selected projects were used as the basis for several case studies and evaluated. Project RFD was never intended to be utilized by Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs but instead…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Case Studies, Demonstration Programs, Experimental Programs
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Mills, Ted – Monthly Labor Review, 1976
An 18-month quality-of-working-life experiment in an underground coal mine was conducted using autonomous work groups. Increased production, motivation, and safety resulted, but discontent was created among other workers at the mine. (TA)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Employee Attitudes, Experimental Programs, Job Satisfaction