Evaluation and Program Planning

1978 - 2025

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Volume 16, issue 4, 1993

The utilization of needs assessment results pp. 279-285

James W. Altschuld, Jung Sook Yoon and Carol Cullen

Enhancing validity through beneficiaries' equitable involvement in identifying and prioritizing homeless children's educational problems pp. 287-293

Paul R. Brandon, Barbara J. Newton and James W. Harman

Using multiattribute utility theory as a priority-setting tool in human services planning pp. 295-304

Michael J. Camasso and Janet Dick

Synthetic estimation of the distribution of mentally disabled adults for allocations to Ohio's mental health board areas pp. 305-313

David Jarjoura, Gary McCord, Charles E. Holzer and Timothy F. Champney

Clarifying the merits of argument in evaluation practice pp. 315-323

Deborah Fournier and Nick L. Smith

Utilizing client outcomes to improve the delivery of mental health services: coping with organizational realities, concerns about relevance, and the believability of the data pp. 325-327

Rex S. Green and Frederick L Newman

Promoting the utilization of outcome study results by assuming multiple roles within an organization pp. 329-334

Paula N. Goering and Donald A. Wasylenki

Comments on the use of multiple roles to maximize the utilization of outcome research pp. 335-336

Timothy F. Champney

The challenge of outcome evaluation in homeless services: Engagement as an intermediate outcome measure pp. 337-346

Carol T. Mowbray, Evan Cohen and Deborah Bybee

Assessing outcomes for sufferers of severe mental disorder: A conceptual framework and review pp. 347-363

Abram Rosenblatt and C. Clifford Attkisson

Three dimensions mental health professionals emphasize when judging levels of functioning of the severely mentally disabled in the community pp. 365-376

Rex S. Green

Volume 16, issue 3, 1993

Implementing a middle school health promotion research project: Lessons our textbook didn't teach us pp. 171-180

Douglas L. Piper, Monica J. King and D. Paul Moberg

Evaluation of the multiple offender alcoholism project,: Quasiexperimental evaluation strategy with a focus on individual change and quality of life pp. 181-191

Frank R. Funderburk, Alisdair Mackenzie, Gale P. DeHaven, Robin Stefan and Richard P. Allen

Mental health needs of children and youth with learning disabilities: Overview of a community needs assessment pp. 193-198

Kevin Brazil, Richard Cummings and Denise Vallance

The utility of case-control methods for health policy and planning analysis: An illustration from Kinshasa, Zaire pp. 199-205

Nancy B. Mock, Robert J. Magnani, Lusamba Dikassa, Janet C. Rice, Ahmed A. Abdoh, William E. Bertrand and David M. Mercer

Foreword pp. 209-211

Michael Scriven

Sharing the best: Finding better ways for the federal government to use evaluation to guide the dissemination of promising and exemplary education solutions pp. 213-217

Susan Shurberg Klein

Best wishes and many happy returns: Some federal efforts in recognizing the best pp. 219-226

Lois-Ellin Datta

Are there better ways to identify and share the best within and among federal education programs? pp. 227-239

Susan Shurberg Klein

Identifying the best in mathematics and science at the U.S. Department of Education pp. 241-244

Conrad G. Katzenmeyer

Strategies to share the best in postsecondary education at the fund for the improvement of postsecondary education pp. 245-249

Thomas G. Carroll

Sharing the best: The dissemination system in vocational and adult education pp. 251-257

Joyce Fralic Cook

Searching for the best: The chapter 1 experience in the U.S. Department of Education pp. 259-261

Elois M. Scott

A federal perspective on improving practices, programs, and policies in special education pp. 263-269

Martin Kaufman, Ellen Schiller, Beatrice Birman and Martha Coutinho

Toward a reciprocal research, development, and dissemination system: The struggle for a new paradigm in the reauthorization of the Office of Research and Improvement pp. 271-274

Laurence Peters

Volume 16, issue 2, 1993

Assessing parental satisfaction with children's mental health services: A pilot study pp. 69-72

Kenneth Byalin

Developing training and employment programs to meet the needs of methadone treatment clients pp. 73-86

Michael L. Dennis, Georgia T. Karuntzos, Gail L. McDougal, Michael French and Robert L. Hubbard

Client satisfaction with psychotherapy in two outpatient clinics in New Zealand pp. 87-94

Frank P. Deane

Assessing the needs of rural elderly: An empowerment model pp. 95-107

Joyce Miller Iutcovich

Patient satisfaction with outpatient psychiatric services: Qualitative and quantitative assessments pp. 109-118

Michel Perreault, Pierre Leichner, Stephane Sabourin and Pierre Gendreau

Evaluating public sector information systems: Satisfaction versus impact pp. 119-129

Bruce Rocheleau

Mixed methods in a study of implementation of technology-based materials in the elementary classroom pp. 131-142

Bernadette E. Russek and Sharon L. Weinberg

An examination of the place of formal recommendations in naturalistic evaluations pp. 143-148

Alan G. Ryan

Wishing for a one-armed expert: Recommendation as a philosophical attitude pp. 149-152

Joy M. Tanji

Application of assessment methods to instruction in a high school writing program pp. 153-157

Ronald W. Thompson, Al Bosn and Penney R. Ruma

School-based preventive interventions for at-risk populations: Practical and ethical issues pp. 159-167

Leah K. Gensheimer, Tim S. Ayers and Mark W. Roosa

Volume 16, issue 1, 1993

Why reports of outcome evaluations are often biased or uninterpretable: Examples from evaluations of drug abuse prevention programs pp. 1-9

Joel M. Moskowitz

Conflict versus consensus models in policy evaluation and implementation pp. 11-23

Dennis J. Palumbo and Michael A. Hallett

The Delphi process as a tool for decision making: The case of vocational training of people with handicaps pp. 25-38

Simon Hakim and J. Weinblatt

Policy evaluation in China's housing reform pp. 39-47

Xinyi Xu

The project vita as a documentation and evaluation tool for large-scale research and development projects pp. 49-53

Nick L. Smith and Barbara M. Florini

Value bases of case management evaluation pp. 55-65

Karen E. Kirkhart and Mary Carmel Ruffolo

Volume 15, issue 4, 1992

Conditions influencing the impact of state level program evaluation: A contrast of two states' evaluation of the Institute for Mental Disease issue pp. 345-355

Frederick L. Newman, Michael Smukler, Brian P. Griffin and Daniel B. Fishman

Evaluation-based planning of professional psychology training program: A model and case example pp. 357-367

Stanley B. Messer, Daniel B. Fishman and Barbara S. McCrady

Intertextual evaluation, conflicting evaluative criteria, and the controversy over native American burial remains pp. 369-381

Emery M. Roe

Strategic planning for public health: Cancer control in North Carolina pp. 383-393

Kit N. Simpson, Georjean Stoodt, Stephen G. Sherman and Phyllis Rochester

Dimensions of service satisfaction with clinic visits in a group practice HMO: The service cycle model pp. 395-401

Richard R. Miller

The role of evaluation in the restructuring of the public mental health system pp. 403-415

Carol T. Mowbray

Program evaluation of services for the homeless: Challenges and strategies pp. 417-426

Celine Mercier, Louise Fournier and Normand Peladeau

Spouse support, career continuance, and family life in the reserve components: A study of members and spouses of the virginia national guard pp. 427-437

Robert G. Green and Robert N. Harris

Volume 15, issue 3, 1992

Employment data and social impact assessment pp. 219-225

Robert Gramling

Client satisfaction and social desirability in psychotherapy pp. 227-231

Louise Gaston and Stephane Sabourin

A marketing approach to evaluation: Four lessons for evaluators from the Honda Motor Company pp. 233-237

Michael F. Mangano

Mailed evaluation questionnaires: Replications of a 96 percent return rate procedure pp. 239-246

James W. Altschuld, Phyllis M. Thomas, Wendy H. McColskey, Dennis W. Smith, Wannaporn W. Wiesmann and Michael A. Lower

A strategic planning model for human services: Problem solving at the local level pp. 247-254

David A. Julian and Thomas S. Lyons

An evaluation model for inservice teacher education pp. 255-261

Sandra Mathison

Postmodernism comes to program evaluation: A critical review of Guba and Lincoln's fourth generation evaluation pp. 263-270

Daniel B. Fishman

Guest editors' introduction: Evaluation of corporate education pp. 271-272

Richard P. Niemiec and Herbert J. Walberg

A case study of methodological issues in cross-cultural evaluation pp. 273-285

Darryl L. Jinkerson, Oliver W. Cummings, Barbara J. Neisendorf and Thomas A. Schwandt

Evaluating new multimedia technologies for self-paced instruction pp. 287-296

William Ives

Effects of management education: A quantitative synthesis pp. 297-302

Richard P. Niemiec, Melanie F. Sikorski, Greg Clark and Herbert J. Walberg

The network structure of management roles in a large matrix firm pp. 303-326

Ronald S. Burt and Norm Celotto

Volume 15, issue 2, 1992

Guest editor's introduction pp. V-326

James A. Ciarlo

Indirect needs assessment for mental health services planning: Introduction to this special issue pp. 111-113

Harold F. Goldsmith, Roger A. Bell and George Warheit

I. Validation of indirect methods to estimate need for mental health services: Concepts, strategy, and general conclusions pp. 115-131

James A. Ciarlo, Dan L. Tweed, David L. Shern, Lee A. Kirkpatrick and Natalie Sachs-Ericsson

II. The Colorado Social Health Survey of mental health service needs: Sampling, instrumentation, and major findings pp. 133-147

James A. Ciarlo, David L. Shern, Dan L. Tweed, Lee A. Kirkpatrick and Natalie Sachs-Ericsson

III. Determining "cases" of mental health-related dysfunction from continuous scales of everyday functioning pp. 149-164

Natalie Sachs-Ericsson and James A. Ciarlo

IV. Social-indicator models for indirectly assessing mental health service needs: Epidemiologic and statistical properties pp. 165-179

Dan L. Tweed and James A. Ciarlo

V. Empirical validity of indirect mental health needs-assessment models in Colorado pp. 181-194

Dan L. Tweed, James A. Ciaslo, Lee A. Kirkpatrick and David L. Shern

VI. Implementing indirect needs-assessment models for planning state mental health and substance abuse services pp. 195-210

James A. Ciarlo and Dan L. Tweed

Implications of advances in indirect needs-assessment models for mental health planning and administration pp. 211-213

David L. Shern and RenEC. Grosser

Applying the Colorado Social Health Survey to mental health needs assessment in Massachusetts: A new paradigm for planning and research pp. 215-216

Fred Altaffer and William Fisher

Volume 15, issue 1, 1992

Asking open-ended consumer questions to aid program planning: Variations in question format and length pp. 1-6

Jack McKiLLip, Katie Moirs and Cristine Cervenka

Quality of life experiences of the chronically mentally ill: Gender and stages of life effects pp. 7-12

Anthony F. Lehman, Jean G. Slaughter and C. Patrick Myers

Risk of hospitalization: Development, reliability testing, and validation of a new scale pp. 13-21

Gayle D. Gubman, Shula Minsky and Eileen Elias

The effects and perceptions of family involvement in program decisions about family-centered practices pp. 23-32

Donald B. Bailey, Virginia Buysse, Tina Smith and Jennifer Elam

Priority setting in government: Beyond the magic bullet pp. 33-43

Morris Robert Bosin

Educational evaluation in China: An analysis of current practices pp. 45-53

Wes Shera

Guest editors' introduction: Teaching evaluation by doing it: A multiple-utility approach pp. 55-59

John M. Kelley and Brian J. Jones

Field experiences in evaluation courses: Increasing their value to students and sponsors pp. 61-66

Michael Morris

Using consultants in evaluation research: A client's perspective pp. 67-69

Joy Quill

A case study of evaluation auditing as metaevaluation pp. 71-74

Jennifer C. Greene

The ECAETC evaluation study pp. 75-80

James A. Pearspl and Lawrence L. Gabel

A formative audit of the ECAETC year 1 evaluation: Audit procedures, findings, and issues pp. 81-90

Jennifer C. Greene, Jeanne Dumont and Joan Doughty

A formative audit of the ECAETC year 1 evaluation: The evaluator's response pp. 91-93

James A. Pearsol

Constructing appropriate and useful metaevaluative frameworks: Further reflections on the ECAETC audit experience pp. 95-100

Thomas A. Schwandt