Evaluation and Program Planning

1978 - 2025

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Volume 20, issue 4, 1997

Toward evaluating computer aided instruction: Attitudes, demographics, context pp. 379-391

Ananda Mitra and Craig R. Hullett

Electronic distribution of public assistance benefits: System performance and stakeholder opinions pp. 393-403

William L. Harris, Mark Peyrot, L. Mickey Fenzel and John J. Burbridge

A Comparison of two analytic methods for the identification of neighborhoods as intervention and control sites for community-based programs pp. 405-414

Patricia O'Campo, Margaret OBrien Caughy, Robert Aronson and Xiaonan Xue

Ratings of social functioning in outpatients with schizophrenia: Patient self-report versus caregiver assessment pp. 415-420

Faith B. Dickerson, Norman B. Ringel and Frederick Parente

Analyzing attrition in a community-based literacy program pp. 421-431

Andrew J. Sarkin, Steven R. Tally, Terry A. Cronan, Georg E. Matt and Heather W. Lyons

The complexity of roles in community action projects: The example of the evaluation of `alternatives' pp. 433-442

Kathryn Graham and Christine Bois

Client satisfaction in a community crisis center pp. 443-453

Anne-Marie Baronet and Gary J. Gerber

Reflections on facilitating a participatory community self-evaluation pp. 455-465

Daniel V. Folkman and Kalyani Rai

Participation in stakeholder-based evaluation: A case study pp. 467-475

Celine Mercier

Factor structure of quality of life: The Lehman interview pp. 477-480

Marianne Goodman, James W. Hull, Kenneth G. Terkelsen, Thomas E. Smith and Donna Anthony

Comprehensive needs assessment as basis for equitable distribution of nutrition education and training services pp. 481-494

Mahassen Ahmad

Evaluation of an employee assistance program at a transportation company pp. 495-505

Scott Macdonald, Shelley Lothian and Samantha Wells

The relocation of nursing home residents: An illustration of the advantages gained by planning a new program and designing an implementation evaluation together pp. 507-516

Peter R. Grant

Volume 20, issue 3, 1997

Designing a process evaluation for a comprehensive breast cancer screening intervention: Challenges and opportunities pp. 237-249

Claire I. Viadro, Jo Anne L. Earp and Mary Altpeter

The utilization of the logic model as a system level planning and evaluation device pp. 251-257

David A. Julian

Do client characteristics predict case management activity? pp. 259-267

Karl Hamner and Deborah Bryant

Housing and social support needs of elderly persons: A needs assessment in an independent living facility pp. 269-277

Judith S. Lewis

Stakeholder participation in evaluation: How important is diversity? pp. 279-285

Alison Mathie and Jennifer C. Greene

Introduction: Challenges of community-based program outcome evaluations pp. 293-297

Robert K. Yin and Shakeh J. Kaftarian

Changes in substance use patterns associated with the development of a community partnership project pp. 299-305

Michael J. Furlong, J. Manuel Casas, Carla Corral and Marge Gordon

Effects on adolescent ATOD behaviors and attitudes of a 5-year community partnership pp. 307-313

Robert A. Shaw, Michael J. Rosati, Philip Salzman, Carol R. Coles and Catherine McGeary

Alcohol-related outcomes of the day one community partnership pp. 315-322

Louise Ann Rohrbach, C. Anderson Johnson, Gordon Mansergh, Stephanie A. Fishkin and Francisca B. Neumann

Changing ATOD norms and behaviors: A Native American community commitment to wellness pp. 323-333

Wendy E. Rowe

Community indicators of substance abuse: Empowering coalition planning and evaluation pp. 335-343

Roy M. Gabriel

Outcomes from CSAP's community partnership program: Findings from the national cross-site evaluation pp. 345-355

Robert K. Yin, Shakeh J. Kaftarian, Ping Yu and Mary A. Jansen

Think globally, act locally: Assessing the impact of community-based substance abuse prevention pp. 357-366

Leonard Saxe, Emily Reber, Denise Hallfors, Charles Kadushin, Delmos Jones, David Rindskopf and Andrew Beveridge

Toward a framework for bridging the gap between science and practice in prevention: A focus on evaluator and practitioner perspectives pp. 367-377

Erin Morrissey, Abraham Wandersman, Diana Seybolt, Maury Nation, Cindy Crusto and Katie Davino

Volume 20, issue 2, 1997

Rural older adults' likelihood of receiving a personal response system: The Arkansas medicaid waiver program pp. 117-127

Neale R. Chumbler, Claudia J. Beverly and Cornelia K. Beck

Quantitative and qualitative assessment of patient satisfaction in a managed care plan pp. 129-135

Jean-Francois Etter and Thomas V. Perneger

Treatment placement decisions: How substance abuse professionals assess and place clients pp. 137-149

Edward J. Lordan, John M. Kelley, Christopher P. Peters and Robert J. Siegfried

Health status and functioning among the homeless mentally ill: An assessment of the medical outcomes study SF-36 scales pp. 151-161

Patricia A. Wood, Michael S. Hurlburt, Richard L. Hough and C. Richard Hofstetter

Planning mental health services for children and youth: Part I--A value-based approach pp. 163-172

Isaac Prilleltensky, Leslea Peirson, Judy Gould and Geoffrey Nelson

Planning mental health services for children and youth: Part II--Findings of a value-based community consultation project pp. 173-183

Leslea Peirson, Isaac Prilleltensky, Geoffrey Nelson and Judy Gould

Satisfaction with residence and with life: When homeless mentally ill persons are housed pp. 185-194

Russell K. Schutt, Stephen M. Goldfinger and Walter E. Penk

Normative evaluation of an anti-drug abuse program pp. 195-204

Huey-Tsyh Chen

Evaluating an alcohol and drug treatment program for the homeless: An econometric approach pp. 205-215

Joel A. Devine, Charles J. Brody and James D. Wright

Evaluating a community oriented primary care program: Lessons learned through a theory-oriented approach pp. 217-224

Eunice Rodriguez and June P. Mead

Views of selected government officials on the impact of a rural water supply program in Ghana pp. 225-230

Augustine Akuoko-Asibey

Postmodernism comes to program evaluation III: A critical review of Stringer's Action Research: A Handbook for Practitioners pp. 231-235

Daniel B. Fishman

Volume 20, issue 1, 1997

Evaluation, validity, and values pp. 1-5

G. B. Garaway

Changing roles: Evaluator and teacher collaborating in school change pp. 7-15

Genevieve Lau and Paul LeMahieu

Enhancing the possibility of success by measuring the probability of failure in an educational program pp. 17-25

Susan M. Brookhart, William J. Casile and Rick R. McCown

Risk, protective, AOD knowledge, attitude, and AOD behavior. Factors associated with characteristics of high-risk youth pp. 27-45

Joanna Tyler and Carolyn Lichtenstein

Reliability and validity of self-report data of homeless mentally ill individuals pp. 47-54

Robert J. Calsyn, Gary A. Morse, W. Dean Klinkenberg and Michael L. Trusty

Introduction by the guest editors pp. 55-56

Julia Melkers and David Roessner

Politics and the political setting as an influence on evaluation activities: National research and technology policy programs in the United States and Canada pp. 57-75

Julia Melkers and David Roessner

The knowledge pool: Measurement challenges in evaluating fundamental research programs pp. 77-89

Susan E. Cozzens

Measuring the unmeasurable: Cost-benefit analysis for new business start-ups and scientific research transfers pp. 91-102

Maria Papadakis and Albert Link

Manufacturing partnerships: Evaluation in the context of government reform pp. 103-112

Philip Shapira, Gordon Kingsley and Jan Youtie

Volume 19, issue 4, 1996

Introduction to the special issue: Innovative methodologies for longitudinal evaluation of human service programs pp. 279-285

Carol T. Mowbray and Douglas Luke

Maximizing both external and internal validity in longitudinal true experiments with voluntary treatments: The "combined modified" design pp. 287-300

Sanford L. Braver and Melanie C. Smith

Addressing self-selection effects in evaluations of mutual help groups and professional mental health services: An introduction to two-stage sample selection models pp. 301-308

Keith Humphreys, Ciaran S. Phibbs and Rudolf H. Moos

Minimizing attrition in longitudinal studies of special populations: An integrated management approach pp. 309-319

Anita Saranga Coen, Diane C. Patrick and David L. Shern

Using latent class analysis to detect behavioral patterns in systems of observational variables pp. 321-331

We[beta]els, Holger and Alexander Von Eye

Longitudinal measurement models in evaluation research: Examining stability and change pp. 333-350

Steven C. Pitts, Stephen G. West and Jenn-Yun Tein

Canonical correlation analysis of residential and vocational outcomes following psychiatric rehabilitation pp. 351-363

Judith A. Cook, Lisa Razzano and Joseph C. Cappelleri

A longitudinal evaluation of a system of care for children and adolescents with a severe emotional disturbance pp. 365-376

John A. Pandiani, Lucille M. Schacht and Steven M. Banks

Regression artifacts in time-series and longitudinal data pp. 377-389

Campbell[maltese cross], Donald T.

Volume 19, issue 3, 1996

Extending latent variable LISREL analyses of the 1969 Westinghouse Head Start evaluation to Blacks and full year Whites pp. 183-191

Ping Wu and Campbell[maltese cross], Donald T.

Equivalence testing for use in psychosocial and services research: An introduction with examples pp. 193-198

Bruce L. Stegner, Alan G. Bostrom and Thomas K. Greenfield

Insider/partnership evaluation: Approach and concept development pp. 199-207

Alan Fox, Fiona McDermott, Margaret Hamilton and John Toumbourou

Evaluating a national program of school-based HIV prevention pp. 209-218

Janet Collins, Deborah Rugg, Laura Kann, Stephen Banspach, Lloyd Kolbe and Beth Pateman

Predictors of follow-up in a sample of urban crack users pp. 219-224

Kristine Ziek, Mark Beardsley, Sherry Deren and Stephanie Tortu

A multimethod approach to evaluate transition into community life pp. 225-233

Jeffrey A. Gliner and Pat Sample

Emergent design: Understanding and evolving measures of a family support system pp. 235-252

Lyke Thompson and Sandra Herman

Planning and implementation of capitated mental health programs in the public sector pp. 253-262

Mary C. Masland, Giorgio Piccagli, Lonnie Snowden and Brian J. Cuffel

Progress and accountability in family literacy: Lessons from a collaborative approach pp. 263-272

Katherine E. Ryan, Barbara Geissler and Suzanne Knell

Volume 19, issue 2, 1996

Methodological issues in evaluating mental health services pp. 109-272

Leonard Bickman

The application of program theory to the evaluation of a managed mental health care system pp. 111-119

Leonard Bickman

Methodology for evaluating mental health case management pp. 121-129

Deborah M. Bryant and Leonard Bickman

Measuring satisfaction with children's mental health services: Validity and reliability of the satisfaction scales pp. 131-141

Ana Maria Brannan, Susan Elizabeth Sonnichsen and Craig Anne Heflinger

Predicting level of care in mental health services under a continuum of care pp. 143-153

E. Michael Foster, Robert C. Saunders and Wm. Thomas Summerfelt

Measuring service system coordination in managed mental health care for children and youth pp. 155-163

Craig Anne Heflinger

Parent and institutional agreement on children's use of mental health services pp. 165-173

Carolyn S. Breda

Handling confidentiality and disclosure in the evaluation of client outcomes in managed mental health services for children and adolescents pp. 175-182

Craig Anne Heflinger, Carol T. Nixon and Hamner Karl

Volume 19, issue 1, 1996

Minimizing participant attrition in panel studies through the use of effective retention and tracking strategies: Review and recommendations pp. 1-25

Kurt M. Ribisl, Maureen A. Walton, Carol T. Mowbray, Douglas A. Luke, William S. Davidson and Bonnie J. Bootsmiller

A state network of family support services: The massachusetts family support demonstration project pp. 27-39

Paul R. Benson, Gene A. Fisher, Augusto Diana, Lorna Simon, Gail Gamache, Richard C. Tessler and Melissa McDermeit

Assessing the need for substance abuse services: A critical review of needs assessment models pp. 41-64

David J. Dewit and Brian Rush

Integration of future users' evaluations into the process of urban revitalization pp. 65-78

Iris Aravot

Participatory evaluation in a community organization: Fostering stakeholder empowerment and utilization pp. 79-93

Danielle Papineau and Margaret C. Kiely

Identifying the population of health managers in one Canadian province: A two-stage approach pp. 95-102

Arminee Kazanjian and Nino Pagliccia