On Participant-Observation as a Component of Evaluation: Strategies, Constraints and Issues.

Frankel, Barbara

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Publication Date: 1982

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On Participant-Observation as a Component of Evaluation: Strategies, Constraints and Issues.

Frankel, Barbara

Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, v5 n3 p239-46 1982

Daily participant observations of social development over two years at Family House, a residential treatment program, were coded into a narrative and analyzed using a phenomenological perspective allowing "native categories" of significance to emerge and guide the analysis. The strengths and limitations of this novel research strategy are discussed. (Author/CM)

Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Longitudinal Studies, Milieu Therapy, Observation, Participation, Pretests Posttests, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Research Methodology, Residential Programs, Social Development, Therapeutic Environment

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