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Semi-Structured Interview Protocol for Constructing Logic Models
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Gugiu, P. Cristian; Rodriguez-Campos, Liliana – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2007
This paper details a semi-structured interview protocol that evaluators can use to develop a logic model of a program's services and outcomes. The protocol presents a series of questions, which evaluators can ask of specific program informants, that are designed to: (1) identify key informants basic background and contextual information, (2)…
Descriptors: Mentors, Evaluators, Program Evaluation, Demonstration Programs
HIV/AIDS Outreach and Substance Abuse Treatment for Hard-To-Reach Populations: Results from a Multi-Site Demonstration Project.
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Lundgren, Lena; Amodeo, Maryann; Thompson, David C.; Collins, Charles; Ellis, Michael – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1999
This special issue presents results of a multisite, multiyear national demonstration project designed to test the effectiveness of integrating street outreach programs aimed at preventing HIV infection with referral to substance abuse treatment for populations that historically have been difficult to reach (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Demonstration Programs, Outreach Programs, Prevention
The Effect of Product Development on Educational Change for the Handicapped.
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Gallaher, Karen S.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1987
The effectiveness of product development as a component of technical assistance services offered to demonstration projects is examined. It is concluded that written documents produced by technical assistance agencies do not appear to have a direct effect on programs delivering services to the handicapped. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Evaluating Services Demonstration Programs: A Multistage Approach.
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Schlenger, William E.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
The rationale for a multistage approach to evaluating services demonstration programs is discussed. The approach takes into account limitations that are often found in such programs. The National Evaluation of Models for Linking Drug Abuse Treatment and Primary Care provides an example. (SLD)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Drug Abuse
Training Women on Welfare for "High-Tech" Jobs: Results from a Demonstration Program.
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Weidman, John C.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1988
Findings are reported from the evaluation of the Work Incentive Program which trains women welfare recipients as electronic technicians. The participants completed the training in numbers consistent with expectations, and most graduates were placed in training-related jobs. The importance of support services is noted. (TJH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demonstration Programs, Educational Assessment, Electronic Technicians
Improving the Quality of Evaluations of Federal Human Services National Demonstration Programs.
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Stahler, Gerald J. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1995
Some of the major issues related to planning evaluations of federal human services national demonstration programs are discussed. Barriers to conducting evaluations are discussed for the policy level and cross-site and within-site evaluation contexts. Among the proposed solutions is the use of an explicit programmatic developmental sequence. (SLD)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Evaluation Problems, Evaluators, Federal Programs
HIV/AIDS Outreach and Substance Abuse Treatment for Hard-To-Reach Populations.
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Lundgren, Lena, Ed. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1999
The six articles of this special section focus on HIV/AIDS outreach efforts with: (1) African-American drug users; (2) homeless substance abusers; (3) women at high risk; (4) Latinos at high risk; and (5) African Americans at high risk. All the programs were part of a federally funded outreach effort aimed at HIV/AIDS prevention. (SLD)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, At Risk Persons, Blacks, Demonstration Programs
Identifying the Best in Mathematics and Science at the U.S. Department of Education.
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Katzenmeyer, Conrad G. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
Two approaches for identifying, evaluating, and disseminating materials are discussed. One is the National Diffusion Network and its Program Effectiveness Panel, and the other is the Committee on Education and Human Resources, a new interagency effort with potential for examining a large body of generally underutilized mathematics and science…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Toward a Reciprocal Research, Development, and Dissemination System: The Struggle for a New Paradigm in the Reauthorization of the Office of Research and Improvement.
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Peters, Laurence – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
The case for an in-depth evaluation of many federal education programs is argued, particularly those providing site-specific information capable of informing program improvement. The reauthorization of the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) offers an opportunity for the U.S. Department of Education to play a leadership role in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government