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Peer reviewedGinsberg, Pauline E. – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
Premature application of quantitative indicators formerly used for individual assessment and research to bureaucratic decision making can produce side effects that are dysfunctional in nature. In order to illustrate this phenomenon, the author reviews a general literature and utilizes examples form mental health care. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Peer reviewedPiasecki, Joseph R.; Kamis-Gould, Edna – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1981
Social area analysis (SAA) is defined, and its conceptual roots and principal applications identified. The utility of SAA is assessed by reviewing use of demographic data among several disciplines. Authors review seminal and recent contributions to the field. Ecological fallacies and other problematic facets of SAA are considered. (Author/DWH)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Classification, Data Analysis, Ecology
