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Methodological and Conceptual Issues Confronting a Cross-Country Delphi Study of Educational Program Evaluation
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Hung, Hsin-Ling; Altschuld, James W.; Lee, Yi-Fang – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2008
Although the Delphi is widely used, research on certain methodological issues is somewhat limited. After a brief introduction to the strengths, limitations, and methodological challenges of the technique, we share our experiences (as well as problems encountered) with an electronic Delphi of educational program evaluation (EPE) in the Asia-Pacific…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Program Evaluation, Research Methodology, Foreign Countries
The Conflict between Random Assignment and Treatment Preference: Implications for Internal Validity.
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Corrigan, Patrick W.; Salzer, Mark S. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2003
Agrees with the power of randomized clinical trials, but makes the case that random assignment raises other, unanticipated threats to internal validity as a result of failing to consider treatment preference in research participant behavior. Reviews benefits and limitations of research strategies that augment randomization while respecting…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Participation, Research Methodology, Research Problems
Confessions of Two Applied Researchers in Search of Principles.
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Kytle, Jackson; Millman, Ernest Joel – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1986
This paper focuses on the discrepancy the authors personally experienced between the stated principles of social research and experience with several applied social research projects over the last 10 years. Three cases of applied social research are presented and critiqued, and two types of structural problems were found. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Educational Principles, Evaluation Criteria, Program Evaluation, Research Methodology
Employment Data and Social Impact Assessment.
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Gramling, Robert – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1992
It is argued that employment data provide a useful and flexible metric to assess social impact. Problems and advantages with the traditional use of population statistics and the use of employment data are discussed, and an example of the use of each is given. (SLD)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics, Evaluation Methods, National Surveys
Quantity and Quality in Evaluation Research: A Divergent View.
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Bednarz, Dan – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1985
Many evaluation researchers are now attempting to synthesize quantitative and qualitative approaches. Although such efforts appear to carry great promise, some subtleties and incompatibilities of these approaches are perhaps being overlooked. Implications for social inquiry are discussed. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Qualitative Research
Methodological Issues in Evaluating Mental Health Services: Special Issue.
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Bickman, Leonard, Ed. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1996
This special issue focuses on several methodological issues in the evaluation of the largest mental health and substance abuse project for children and adolescents conducted at a single site, the U.S. Army's Fort Bragg Child and Adolescent Mental Health Demonstration program. The introduction and seven articles describe this program and the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Evaluation Methods, Medical Care Evaluation
Analyzing Attrition in a Community-Based Literacy Program.
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Sarkin, Andrew J.; Tally, Steven R.; Cronan, Terry A.; Matt, Georg E.; Lyons, Heather W. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1997
A strategy proposed by T. Cook and D. Campbell (1979) was used to investigate attrition in a community-based literacy program, focusing on 287 Head Start families. Data revealed interactions among intervention program-centered characteristics and person-centered characteristics that have implications for study validity and generalizability.…
Descriptors: Attrition (Research Studies), Community Programs, Dropouts, Generalization
Why Reports of Outcome Evaluations Are Often Biased or Uninterpretable: Examples from Evaluations of Drug Abuse Prevention Programs.
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Moskowitz, Joel M. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
Why conclusions of many outcome evaluations do not stand up to scrutiny is discussed, drawing on examples from evaluations of drug abuse prevention programs. Factors that undermine these studies are largely the result of social-structural problems that influence the design and implementation of the research. (SLD)
Descriptors: Bias, Drug Abuse, Evaluation Problems, Institutional Characteristics
Measurement Error Issues in Substance Abuse Services Research: Lessons from Structural Equation Modeling and Psychometric Theory.
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Lennox, Richard D.; Dennis, Michael L. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
Potential methods are explored for removing or otherwise controlling random measurement error, assessment artifacts, irrelevant variation in outcome measures, and confounding sources of covariation in a structural equations model. Using examples with measures of quality of life and functioning, the authors consider these methods for field…
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Field Studies, Measurement Techniques, Models