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Economic Evaluation of Continuing Care Interventions in the Treatment of Substance Abuse: Recommendations for Future Research
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Popovici, Ioana; French, Michael T.; McKay, James R. – Evaluation Review, 2008
The chronic and relapsing nature of substance abuse points to the need for continuing care after a primary phase of treatment. This article reviews the economic studies of continuing care, discusses research gaps, highlights some of the challenges of conducting rigorous economic evaluations of continuing care, and offers research guidelines and…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Rehabilitation, Economic Factors, Research Needs
Multiple Questions Require Multiple Designs: An Evaluation of the 1981 Changes to the AFDC Program.
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Hedrick, Terry E.; Shipman, Stephanie L. – Evaluation Review, 1988
Changes made in 1981 to the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act were evaluated. Multiple quasi-experimental designs (interrupted time series, non-equivalent comparison groups, and simple pre-post designs) used to address evaluation questions illustrate the issues faced by evaluators in…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation, Quasiexperimental Design, Research Design
Nonmonetary Variables in Benefit-Cost Evaluation.
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Nagel, Stuart S. – Evaluation Review, 1983
New, simple methods for applying benefit-cost analysis in situations where the variables are nonmonetary are discussed. The approach involves handling nonmonetary variables by converting the problems into questions regarding whether a nonmonetary return is worth more or less than a given dollar cost. The article codifies what good decision makers…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Program Design
Apportioning Program Evaluation Resources to Maximize Information Yield.
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Sadler, D. Royce – Evaluation Review, 1982
Not all data for a program evaluation may be equally valuable, and costs of collection may vary when using several methods to obtain data from several sources. An approach to maximize information yield for a fixed, limited budget using a mathematical technique known as linear programming is described and generalized. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection, Evaluation Utilization, Foreign Countries
Budget Allocation Patterns in Educational Evaluations.
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Smith, Jana Kay; Smith, Nick L. – Evaluation Review, 1985
Data from two studies of evaluation budgeting practices are presented to determine how resources are typically allocated across budget categories in evaluation studies. A common pattern showed these allocations: (1) 61 percent to personnel; (2) 13 to 14 percent to overhead; and (3) 15 percent to all other categories. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluators