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A Pilot Evaluation of the Family Caregiver Support Program
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Chen, Ya-Mei; Hedrick, Susan C.; Young, Heather M. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2010
The purposes of this study were to evaluate a federal and state-funded Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP) and explore what types of caregiver support service are associated with what caregiver outcomes. Information was obtained on a sample of 164 caregivers' use of eleven different types of support service. Descriptive and comparative…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Evaluation Methods, Program Development, Financial Support
Implementing Performance-Based Contracting in the JTPA Older Worker Program: Issues and Recommendations.
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Latting, Jean Kantambu; Jackson, Russell H. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1990
Issues that program planners should consider in developing performance standards for the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) older worker programs (OWPs) are reviewed. Using goal-setting theory and the results of a two-year evaluation of OWPs in Texas, the discussion covers approaches to developing standards for programs other states. (TJH)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Job Training
Special Feature: Planning and Evaluating Minority Health Programs for the Future.
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Simson, Sharon P., Ed.; Wilson, Laura B., Ed. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1991
Seven papers examine key minority populations that are encompassed in local, state, and federal levels of health program planning. The papers are based on methods of evaluation and planning. Projections on the future course of minority health programing are presented. (SLD)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Aging (Individuals), Black Community, Community Programs