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The Use of Qualitative Evaluation Methods to Test Internal Validity: An Example in a Work Site Health Promotion Program.
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Steckler, Allan – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1989
A qualitative case study and monitoring data complemented a study of the evaluation of a health promotion program (Project LIFE) conducted in 23 rubber-producing plants in the United States. The study illustrates assessment of threats to internal validity, including the degree to which the planned intervention was actually implemented. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cancer, Evaluation Methods, Health Programs, Health Promotion
Process Evaluation of a System (Partners for Prevention) for Prevention-Oriented Primary Care.
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Halvorson, Holly W.; And Others – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1993
Process evaluation of the Partners for Prevention pilot project testing an office-based system involving 17 Denver (Colorado) physicians in an effort to increase cancer prevention indicates the value of the program philosophy as well as various deficiencies in its operation. New strategies suggested by the evaluation are being tested. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cancer, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation, Philosophy
Using a New Program Evaluation Model to Chart the Outcomes of an Educational Intervention in Residency Training.
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Blumberg, Phyllis; Deveau, Eleanor J. – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1995
A new outcome-oriented, utilization-focused approach to program evaluation is introduced. The new framework encourages stakeholders to consider academic dissemination, product development, and implementation as three primary outcomes when evaluating educational and clinical approaches. Secondary outcomes focus on education, clinical service, and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Graduate Medical Students
Sampling and Accessing People with AIDS: Implications for Program Evaluation.
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Fleischman, John A.; And Others – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1992
Issues that arose in attempting to survey people with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) are described. Questions of confidentiality, nonimplementation, and slow accrual of information are considered for an initial sample of 2,731 cases. Comparison with a database concerning 1,313 clinic clients indicates overrepresentation of compliant…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Confidentiality, Databases