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The Credibility of Inferences from Program Effectiveness Studies Published in Student Affairs Journals: Potential Impact on Programming and Assessment
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Horst, S. Jeanne; Finney, Sara J.; Prendergast, Caroline O.; Pope, Andrea M.; Crewe, Morgan – Research & Practice in Assessment, 2022
Professional standards related to outcomes assessment call for student affairs professionals to use research to inform programming. If professionals are to rely on research to build programs that positively impact student learning outcomes, the research should be credible. We examined the quality of program effectiveness research available for…
Descriptors: Credibility, Inferences, Program Effectiveness, Educational Research
Can Team Building Increase Productivity? or How Can Something that Feels So Good Not Be Worthwhile?
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Scherer, John J. – Group and Organization Studies, 1979
Effects of organizational development interventions depend on type of product organization is concerned with (end vs process), type of organization (input vs output), and field of forces in situations (driving vs restraining). OD results depend on accuracy of system analysis, intervening correctly, and encouraging belief of positive effects.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Credibility, Human Resources, Job Enrichment
A Research Update of Adventure Therapy (1992-1995): Challenge Activities and Ropes Courses, Wilderness Expeditions, and Residential Camping Programs.
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Gillis, H. L. Lee; Thomsen, Donna – 1996
In 1992, a review of research in adventure therapy offered a perspective that utilized work in psychotherapy as a lens to view the current state of the field. From that review, recommendations were made to gain respect within the field of traditional mental health. This update examines the 1992 recommendations and updates them based on recent…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Behavioral Science Research, Credibility, Interprofessional Relationship