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An Organizational Model to Distinguish between and Integrate Research and Evaluation Activities in a Theory Based Evaluation
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Sample McMeeking, Laura B.; Basile, Carole; Cobb, R. Brian – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2012
Theory-based evaluation (TBE) is an evaluation method that shows how a program will work under certain conditions and has been supported as a viable, evidence-based option in cases where randomized trials or high-quality quasi-experiments are not feasible. Despite the model's widely accepted theoretical appeal there are few examples of its…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Integrity, Evaluation Methods, Research Projects
Improving Social Competence through Character Education
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Cheung, Chau-kiu; Lee, Tak-yan – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2010
Character education is supposed to meet early adolescents' need (i.e., eighth and ninth graders) for strengthening social competence. Moreover, adolescents' engagement in character education is integral to their learning from the education. The engagement and deficit in social competence are therefore plausible conditions for the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Early Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Grade 9
Blazing an Evaluation Pathway: Lessons Learned from Applying Utilization-Focused Evaluation to a Conservation Education Program
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Flowers, Alice B. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2010
In 2005, state fish and wildlife agency wanted to examine how one of its conservation education programs was providing science-based understanding and outdoor experiences by evaluating students' knowledge, skills, attitudes and intended behavioral outcomes related to fish, fishing and aquatic habitats in Montana. A key factor in this study was the…
Descriptors: Animals, Conservation Education, Student Surveys, Teaching Methods
Evaluation of the Multiple Offender Alcoholism Project: Quasiexperimental Evaluation Strategy with a Focus on Individual Change and Quality of Life.
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Funderburk, Frank R.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
Development, implementation, and evaluation of a treatment program for 222 violent criminal offenders with alcohol abuse or alcoholism are described. Evaluation of the program, with quasi-experimental techniques, shows that active program clients engage in fewer violent crimes and show improved life functioning in employment and social adjustment…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Change, Clinics