Integrating a Comparison Group Design into a Theory of Change Evaluation: The Case of the Urban Health Initiative.

Weitzman, Beth C.; Silver, Diana; Dillman, Keri-Nicole

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ERIC Number: EJ668992

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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Integrating a Comparison Group Design into a Theory of Change Evaluation: The Case of the Urban Health Initiative.

Weitzman, Beth C.; Silver, Diana; Dillman, Keri-Nicole

American Journal of Evaluation, v23 n4 p371-85 Win 2002

Strengthened the theory of change approach to evaluating a complex social initiative by integrating it with a quasi-experimental comparison group design. Used the approach in an evaluation of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Urban Health Initiative. Initial findings support the usefulness of the initiative. (SLD)

Descriptors: Change, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Health Programs, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Urban Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.