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Chapman, Jason E.; Sheidow, Ashli J.; Henggeler, Scott W.; Halliday-Boykins, Colleen A.; Cunningham, Phillippe B. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2008
A unique application of the Many-Facet Rasch Model (MFRM) is introduced as the preferred method for evaluating the psychometric properties of a measure of therapist adherence to Contingency Management (CM) treatment of adolescent substance use. The utility of psychometric methods based in Classical Test Theory was limited by complexities of the…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Contingency Management, Rating Scales, Psychometrics
Brodsky, Stanley M.; Newman, Dianna L.; Arroyo, Carmen G.; Fabozzi, John M. – 1997
The effectiveness of the first 5 years of tech prep in New York was examined through a three-component evaluation. Data were obtained from three sources. First, statewide surveys and interviews obtained input from 717 teachers, counselors, and administrators and 987 students currently involved in tech prep programs in New York's 30 tech prep…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Consortia, Counselor Attitudes
Torrance Unified School District, CA. – 1979
Because of girls' relatively low motivation to pursue math studies, this project's purposes were to expand girls' career choice possibilities, to increase the quality of motivation and career guidance offered by counselors and teachers, and to involve parents of ninth-grade girls by providing specific information about the project and about…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, Careers, Counselor Attitudes