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Stanley, Kylie R.; Spradlin, Terry E.; Plucker, Jonathan A. – Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, Indiana University, 2008
Reports consistently demonstrate that the attainment of a high school diploma is not simply of value to the individual student, but that the benefit of a high school diploma is reaped by the graduate's community as well. Most educators readily acknowledge the importance of dropout prevention and the significance of a high school diploma. A…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, High School Students, Graduation Rate, Dropout Prevention

Albert, Vicky N. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2001
Discusses how a time-series approach was used in the evaluation of the impact of California Senate Bill 2669 on child maltreatment reports. Describes the factors that influenced decisions about evaluation methods and the selection of outcome and exogenous measures. Recommends actions that would facilitate the implementation of evaluations of this…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation, Public Policy

Fitzgerald, Joan; Rasheed, Janice Matthews – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1998
Discusses methodological issues that emerged in evaluating a three-year paternal involvement demonstration project for poor inner-city noncustodial fathers. The dilemmas that arose from the contradictory goals of program evaluation and the need to meet federal and state waiver goals are discussed, and the tradeoffs needed to ensure a meaningful…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization, Fathers
Petrosko, Joseph M. – 1993
An analysis was made of the methods being used to assess the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) of 1990. Although no single assessment plan has been developed, various activities are aimed at studying both the implementation and the impact of the law. Four assessment efforts are described as conducted by the following groups: (1) the Office of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Change, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education