Evaluation and Program Planning

1978 - 2025

Current editor(s): Jonathan A. Morell

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Volume 18, issue 4, 1995

Impact of legislation requiring moped and motorbike riders to wear helmets pp. 311-320

Xavier Ballart and Clara Riba

Improving the effectiveness of evaluations: Making the link to organizational theory pp. 321-332

Patricia Rogers and Gary Hough

Open systems evaluation and the logic model: Program planning and evaluation tools pp. 333-341

David A. Julian, Ann Jones and Diana Deyo

Predicting agency awareness acquiescence in physicians pp. 343-347

Robert J. Calsyn

Evaluation in South Africa: An introduction pp. 351-353

Johann Louw

Evaluation needs in South African education: A policy perspective pp. 355-363

Susan Meyer and Jane Hofmeyr

Community health needs, community participation, and evaluation research pp. 365-369

Johann Louw, Judy Katzenellenbogen and Ronelle Carolissen

Evaluating participation processes in community development pp. 371-383

Kenneth Kelly and H. Van Vlaenderen

Evaluating a post-graduate diploma in primary health care education (DPHCE): Issues and interpretations pp. 385-389

T. E. Paulsen, T. C. M. Lee, S. M. Tollman and Andrew McKenzie

Second language teaching for primary school students: An evaluation of a new teaching method pp. 391-408

Johann Mouton

From conflict to cohesion: Involving stakeholders in policy research pp. 409-415

Jane E. Doherty and Laetitia C. Rispel

Volume 18, issue 3, 1995

Using probability distributions to evaluate an energy conservation program: A technique for dealing with controversy pp. 209-217

Linda Berry and Marilyn A. Brown

Homeless mentally ill clients and the quality of life pp. 219-225

Robert J. Calsyn, Gary A. Morse, Betty Tempelhoff, Ruth Smith and Gary Allen

The quality of life of chronic in-patients of a traditional psychiatric hospital in the late 1900s pp. 227-235

John F. O'Mahony and Maurice Ward

A blended qualitative-quantitative assessment model for identifying and rank-ordering service needs of indigenous peoples pp. 237-244

Gregory P. Loos

An integrative framework for the evaluation of community-based consortia pp. 245-252

Darlyne Bailey and Kelly Mcnally Koney

Nutrition education and training program model for evaluation and planning pp. 253-258

Mahassen Ahmad

Developing an evaluation program: Challenges in the teaching of evaluation pp. 259-265

James W. Altschuld

Tracking non-traditional populations in longitudinal studies pp. 267-277

James D. Wright, Tupper Lampton Allen and Joel A. Devine

Note from the editor pp. 279-277

Jonathan A. Morell

Ensuring a responsive health care planning function in developing regions of the world pp. 281-293

Barnett Parker

Institutional constraints and subnational planning: Economic development in the United States pp. 295-300

Robert A. Beauregard

Volume 18, issue 2, 1995

A benefit-cost analysis of a supported employment model for persons with psychiatric disabilities pp. 105-115

E. Sally Rogers, Kenneth Sciarappa, Kim MacDonald-Wilson and Karen Danley

One-year outcomes of a randomized trial of consumer case management pp. 117-127

Phyllis Solomon and Jeffrey Draine

Improving the quality of evaluations of federal human services national demonstration programs pp. 129-141

Gerald J. Stahler

The use of concept mapping for assessing fidelity of model transfer: An example from psychiatric rehabilitation pp. 143-153

David L. Shern, William M. K. Trochim and Christina A. LaComb

Demographic influences on quality of life among persons with chronic mental illnesses pp. 155-164

Anthony F. Lehman, Laura T. Rachuba and Leticia T. Postrado

Construction of a scale to measure the persuasive impact of qualitative and quantitative evaluation reports pp. 165-177

Craig Russon and Laura M. Koehly

Should evaluation be freed from its causal links?: An answer illustrated by European Economic Development Policies pp. 179-190

Jacques Toulemonde

The Italian version of the service satisfaction scale (SSS-30) adapted for community-based psychiatric patients: Development, factor analysis and application pp. 191-202

Mirella Ruggeri and Thomas K. Greenfield

Volume 18, issue 1, 1995

Program quality and program effectiveness:: A Review of Evaluations of Programs to Reduce Excessive Medical Diagnostic Testing pp. 1-11

Emil J. Posavac

Evaluation of a homeless mentally ill outreach program:: Differential Short-term Effects pp. 13-24

Deborah Bybee, Carol T. Mowbray and Evan H. Cohen

A review of research methods used to examine employee assistance program delivery options pp. 25-36

Rick Csiernik

A mission based ecological evaluation of a summer camp for youth with developmental disabilities pp. 37-46

Mary C. Wetzel, Chris McNaboe and Kathleen A. McNaboe

Guest editor's introduction: The quantitative-qualitative debates: "DeKuhnifying" the conceptual context pp. 47-49

William R. Shadish

Constructionism in the rhetoric and practice of fourth generation evaluation pp. 51-61

James L. Heap

Philosophy of science and the quantitative-qualitative debates: Thirteen common errors pp. 63-75

William R. Shadish

Quantitative and qualitative methods:: Is There an Alternative? pp. 77-87

Lee Sechrest and Souraya Sidani

Sustaining vs. resolving the quantitative-qualitative debate pp. 89-96

David L. Krantz

Volume 17, issue 4, 1994

Guest editors' introduction: Evaluating drug abuse interventions pp. 345-346

Michael L. Dennis and Wendee M. Wechsberg

Validity of self-reported drug use among injection drug users and crack cocaine users recruited through street outreach pp. 347-355

Norman L. Weatherby, Richard Needle, Helen Cesari, Robert Booth, Clyde B. McCoy, John K. Watters, Mark Williams and Dale D. Chitwood

Describing the frequency of marijuana use: Fuzziness and context-dependent interpretation of frequency expressions pp. 357-369

Georg E. Matt and Sandra Jo Wilson

Changing needle practices in community outreach and methadone treatment pp. 371-379

Wendee M. Wechsberg, Elizabeth R. Cavanaugh, George H. Dunteman and Frank J. Smith

Evaluating services demonstration programs: A multistage approach pp. 381-390

William E. Schlenger, E. Joyce Roland, Larry A. Kroutil, Michael L. Dennis, Kathryn M. Magruder and Barbara A. Ray

Analyzing shelter organizations and the services they offer: Testing a structural model using a sample of shelter programs pp. 391-398

Peter J. Delany, Bennett W. Fletcher and Richard D. Lennox

Measurement error issues in substance abuse services research: Lessons from structural equation modeling and psychometric theory pp. 399-407

Richard D. Lennox and Michael L. Dennis

A conceptual framework for the economic evaluation of substance abuse interventions pp. 409-418

Gary A. Zarkin, Michael French, Donald W. Anderson and Cathy J. Bradley

Integrating qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods in substance abuse research pp. 419-427

Michael L. Dennis, David M. Fetterman and Lee Sechrest

Comment on Weatherby et al pp. 429-430

Eric D. Wish and Tom Mieczkowski

Reply to Wish and Mieczkowski pp. 431-432

Norman L. Weatherby, Richard Needle, Helen Cesari, Robert Booth, Clyde B. McCoY, John K. Watters, Mark Williams and Dale D. Chitwood

Volume 17, issue 3, 1994

Costs of caring for persons with long-term mental illness in alternative residential settings pp. 239-248

George Galster, Timothy F. Champney and Yolonda Williams

Self-reported needs for help among homeless men and women pp. 249-256

Daniel B. Herman, Elmer L. Struening and Susan M. Barrow

Student and teacher perceptions of classroom instructional methods and evaluation procedures pp. 257-260

Winston J. Hagborg

Burden assessment scale for families of the seriously mentally ill pp. 261-269

Susan C. Reinhard, Gayle D. Gubman, Allan V. Horwitz and Shula Minsky

A short-form measure of dentists' job satisfaction pp. 271-275

Donna J. Rabiner, Daniel A. Shugars and Ron D. Hays

Policy evaluation meets harsh reality: Instrument of integration or preserver of disintegration? pp. 277-287

Andrew Smith and Vincent Spenlehauer

Guest editor's introduction pp. 289-287

Rosalie T. Torres

Evaluation's role in enhancing organizational learning: A model for practice pp. 291-297

Hallie Preskill

Rethinking the evaluator role: Partnerships between organizations and evaluators pp. 299-304

Sandra Mathison

Steps of empowerment evaluation: From California to Cape Town pp. 305-313

David M. Fetterman

Using evaluation to understand the learning architecture of an organization pp. 315-325

Patrick M. Jenlink

Linking individual and organizational learning: The internalization and externalization of evaluation pp. 327-337

Rosalie T. Torres

Concluding remarks: Evaluation and learning organizations: Where do we go from here? pp. 339-340

Rosalie T. Torres

Volume 17, issue 2, 1994

Cost analysis of training and employment services in methadone treatment pp. 107-120

Michael French, Cathy J. Bradley, Brian Calingaert, Michael L. Dennis and Georgia T. Karuntzos

Quality of life, quality enhancement, and quality assurance: Implications for program planning and evaluation in the field of mental retardation and developmental disabilities pp. 121-131

Robert L. Schalock

Use of focus groups in the design of recreation needs assessment questionnaires pp. 133-140

Ananda Mitra

The generalizability of brief ratings of psychosocial functioning pp. 141-151

Rex S. Green and Jeanette M. Jerrell

A national AIDS organization: An executive survey pp. 153-157

Richard O. Starley

Evaluating criminal justice programs: Using policy as well as program theory pp. 159-164

Dennis J. Palumbo and Rebecca D. Petersen

Debating crime and imprisonment in California pp. 165-177

Joan Petersilia

Stakeholder conflict in an alternative sentencing program: Implications for evaluation and implementation pp. 179-186

Edmund F. McGarrell and Michael J. Sabath

The push for "truth in sentencing": Evaluating competing stakeholder constructions: The Case for Contextual Constructionism in Evaluation Research pp. 187-196

Michael A. Hallett and Robert Rogers

The political construction of alternative dispute resolution and alternatives to incarceration pp. 197-203

Dennis J. Palumbo, Michael Musheno and Michael Hallett

Life at the interface: Issues in the implementation and evaluation of a multiphased, multiagency jail-based treatment program pp. 205-216

Arthur J. Lurigio and James Swartz

Drug treatment in adult probation: An evaluation of an outpatient and acupuncture program pp. 217-226

Melissa M. Moon and Edward J. Latessa

Crime control policy and community corrections practice: Assessing the impact of gender, race, and class pp. 227-233

James M. Byrne and Faye S. Taxman

Volume 17, issue 1, 1994

Three critical views of functioning: Comparisons of assessments made by individuals with mental illness, their case managers, and family members pp. 1-7

Oliver T. Massey and Liang Wu

Removing confusion about formative and summative evaluation: Purpose versus time pp. 9-12

Fred Chambers

Integrating national and district health planning in a decentralized setting pp. 13-18

Jane A. Thomason and Stephen G. Karel

Picture this! Multivariate analysis in organizational assessment pp. 19-24

Daniel J. Mclinden and Darryl L. Jinkerson

Evaluating a new pharmacy acquisition system in multiple sites pp. 25-31

Frances M. Weaver, Joseph D. Kubal, Diane C. Cowper, Frank M. Bonarigo, Pamela Steigman, Laurie Darcy and John G. Demakis

Mental health reform in Washington State: The first steps pp. 37-42

David Hanig, Ronald D. Perry and Sharon Stewart Johnson

The process study component of mental health evaluation pp. 43-46

Ronald D. Perry, Bert H. Hoff and Denise S. Gaither

One system, many perspectives: Stakeholders and mental health system evaluation pp. 47-51

David G. Allen, Lewayne D. Gilchrist, Linda Brown, Gary B. Cox, Jeanette Semke, Mary Durand Thomas and Ronald D. Perry

A public-academic approach to designing a state mental health program evaluation pp. 53-61

Lewayne D. Gilchrist, David G. Allen, Linda Brown, Gary B. Cox, Jeanette Semke, Mary Durand Thomas, Ron Jemelka, Ronald D. Perry and Jan Sutphen-Mroz

Effects of mental health reform on client characteristics, continuity of care and community tenure pp. 63-72

Linda Brown, Gary B. Cox, William E. Jones, Jeanette Semke, David G. Allen, Lewayne D. Gilchrist and Jan Sutphen-Mroz

Impact of mental health reform on service use pp. 73-79

Jeanette Semke, Linda Brown, Jan Sutphen-Mroz, Gary B. Cox, Lewayne D. Gilchrist, David G. Allen, Mary Durand Thomas and Ron Jemelka

Mental health reform: Client and family member perspectives pp. 81-92

Linda Brown, Mary Durand Thomas, David G. Allen and Lewayne D. Gilchrist

Dissemination and utilization of the mental health evaluation pp. 93-96

Ronald D. Perry and David Hanig

Recommendations for state-wide evaluations: Lessons relearned pp. 97-101

Gary B. Cox, David G. Allen, Linda Brown, Lewayne D. Gilchrist, Ronald D. Perry and Mary Durand Thomas