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Who Is Afraid of Evaluation? Ethics in Evaluation Research as a Way to Cope with Excessive Evaluation Anxiety: Insights from a Case Study
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Bechar, Shlomit; Mero-Jaffe, Irit – American Journal of Evaluation, 2014
In this paper we share our reflections, as evaluators, on an evaluation where we encountered Excessive Evaluation Anxiety (XEA). The signs of XEA which we discerned were particularly evident amongst the program head and staff who were part of a new training program. We present our insights on the evaluation process and its difficulties, as well as…
Descriptors: Coping, Evaluation, Anxiety, Contracts
Measurement Tools for Evaluating Out-of-School Time Programs: An Evaluation Resource. Out-of-School Time Evaluation Snapshot. Number 6 Out-of-School Time Evaluation Snapshot Measurement Tools for Evaluating Out-of-School Time Programs: An Evaluation Resource Number 6 November 2005 Updated August 2008
Wimer, Christopher; Bouffard, Suzanne; Little, Priscilla M.D. – Harvard Family Research Project, 2008
Harvard Family Research Project's (HFRP) series of "Out-of-School Time Evaluation Snapshots" distills the wealth of information compiled in our Out-of-School Time (OST) Program Research and Evaluation Database into a single report. Each "Snapshot" examines a specific aspect of out-of-school time (OST) evaluation. This "Snapshot" describes…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Evaluation, Measurement Techniques, Program Effectiveness
Measurement Tools for Evaluating Out-of-School Time Programs: An Evaluation Resource. Out-of-School Time Evaluation Snapshot. Number 6
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Harvard Family Research Project, Harvard University, 2005
Harvard Family Research Project's series of "Out-of-School Time Evaluation Snapshots" distills the wealth of information compiled in the Out-of-School Time (OST) Program Evaluation Database into a single report. Each "Snapshot" examines a specific aspect of out-of-school time evaluation. This "Snapshot" describes instruments used by current OST…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, After School Programs, Measurement Techniques, Program Effectiveness
Treating Anxiety Disorders in a School Setting
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McLoone, Jordana; Hudson, Jennifer L.; Rapee, Ronald M. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2006
Anxiety disorders are among the most prevalent childhood psychological disorders. In addition to causing acute distress to the child, parent and school staff, anxiety disorders may also have a significant impact on a child's educational and social development and persist chronically into adulthood. Recent work has begun to identify the school as…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Children, School Psychology, Educational Development