Issues in Relating Evaluation to Theory, Policy, and Practice in Continuing Education and Health Education.

Green, Lawrence W.; Lewis, Frances Marcus

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Publication Date: 1981-Apr

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Issues in Relating Evaluation to Theory, Policy, and Practice in Continuing Education and Health Education.

Green, Lawrence W.; Lewis, Frances Marcus

Mobius: A Journal for Continuing Education Professionals in Health Sciences, v1 n2 p46-58 Apr 1981

Reviews a number of issues relating to the results of evaluation studies: standards of acceptability; clinical vs. statistical significance; fallacies in the use of theory; and program, theory, measurement, and design failure. (Journal availability: Subscription Manager, MOBIUS, University of California Press, Berkeley, CA 94720.) (SK)

Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Error of Measurement, Evaluation Criteria, Failure, Health Education, Outcomes of Education, Professional Continuing Education, Program Evaluation, Research Design, Research Problems, Statistical Significance

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Language: English

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