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Peer reviewedPerloff, Evelyn; Perloff, Judith K. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1980
Twenty-three journal articles on program evaluations were surveyed for incidence of four unethical practices: withholding purpose or mere existence of an evaluation from participants; exposure to stress; invasion of privacy; and denial of program benefits to control groups. Few violations were apparent. (CP)
Descriptors: Control Groups, Ethics, Experimental Groups, Privacy
Peer reviewedConner, Ross F. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1980
Is it ethical to select clients at random for a beneficial social service, then deny the benefits to a control group for the sake of science? Participation of control groups in planning, implementation and evaluation of social programs may resolve ethical issues. (Author/CP)
Descriptors: Control Groups, Ethics, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation
