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The Effect of Nonrespondents on a Self-Administered Mail Survey.
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Krushat, W. Mark; Molnar, John I. – Evaluation Practice, 1993
After a mailed questionnaire and two follow-ups, hard-core survey nonrespondents were contacted to ask why they had not responded and what they would have answered had they responded. Results from 28 subjects indicate that efforts to pursue nonrespondents may be unnecessary, because bias resulting from nonresponse appeared minimal. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Followup Studies
Cluster Evaluation: A Method to Strengthen Evaluation in Smaller Programs with Similar Purposes.
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Barley, Zoe A.; Jenness, Mark – Evaluation Practice, 1993
An approach to evaluation initiated by the Kellogg Foundation called cluster evaluation (not to be confused with cluster sampling) is described. Cluster evaluation provides a skilled, credible evaluator to work with a cluster of projects to assure that useful and defensible information is obtained for program evaluation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Outreach and Program Evaluation: Some Measurement Issues.
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Richard, Alan J.; And Others – Evaluation Practice, 1996
The experience of 10 years evaluating HIV risk-reduction intervention for drug users leads to the argument that program outreach workers are part of the intervention continuum and have important effects on service delivery. Improving pre-enrollment data collection will address evaluation issues raised by pre-enrollment outreach contacts. (SLD)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Data Collection, Delivery Systems, Drug Use
Using Clients to Monitor Performance.
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Molnar, Jack; Stup, Brenda – Evaluation Practice, 1994
This article describes an ongoing survey that illustrates how evaluators, working with program managers, have effectively used client-based data to monitor performance in the Social Security Administration. The value of client-based data outweighs the limitations and problems collecting it. Customer perceptions are a critical barometer of quality.…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Delivery Systems, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems
Stakeholder Involvement: Mythology or Methodology?
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Barrick, Christina B.; Cogliano, Janet F. – Evaluation Practice, 1993
The efforts of a committee to involve stakeholders, faculty in a department of nursing, in a program evaluation for accreditation, are described. Experiences over a five-year period are described, with an emphasis on strategies that fostered success. Implications for other educational evaluations are reviewed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Case Studies, College Faculty
Needs Assessment since 1981: The State of the Practice.
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Witkin, Belle Ruth – Evaluation Practice, 1994
Practices in needs assessment are reviewed since 1981, the year the federal government changed the role it plays in promoting needs assessment in the public sector. The review is based on reports published to 1993 and indicates that needs assessment is flourishing in a variety of settings. (SLD)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems
The Participation of Cultural Informants on Bilingual and Cross-Cultural Evaluation Teams.
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Slaughter, Helen B. – Evaluation Practice, 1991
Difficulties faced in evaluations that include data in a language not native to the evaluators or that lie outside the evaluators' cultural experience are discussed. Improvements to credibility and fairness from using a cross-cultural, bilingual evaluation are described and illustrated through evaluation of a language immersion program in Hawaii.…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Case Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness