NCJ Number
29699
Journal
JOURNAL OF EXTENSION Volume: 13 Issue: 2 Dated: (MARCH/APRIL 1975) Pages: 48-55
Date Published
1975
Length
8 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE BASIC DESIGN ELEMENTS OF EVALUATIVE RESEARCH AND FOUR SPECIFIC EVALUATION DESIGNS OF SOCIAL CHANGE PROGRAMS.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR CONTENDS THAT THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE DEGREE OF SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGY AND THEORY TESTING FOR CONDUCTING AND CONTROLLING VALID, RELIABLE EVALUATION MUST BE STRIVED FOR. AS A BASIS, FOUR DESIGN ELEMENTS ARE ESSENTIAL. THEY ARE DEFINITION OF THE GENERAL CONDITIONS AND PROBLEMS; SPECIFICATION OF THEORIES, ASSUMPTIONS AND VALUES THAT WILL GUIDE THE FORMULATION OF THE EVALUATION RESEARCH; AN EXPLICIT STATEMENT OF WHAT IS TO BE EVALUATED; THE FORMULATION OF THE HYPOTHESIS, IDENTIFICATION OF THE VARIABLES AND SPECIFICATION OF THE UNITS OF ANALYSIS; THE HOW, WHEN, AND WHERE FOR DATA COLLECTION; HOW THE DATA WILL BE PROCESSED; ANALYSIS OF DATA; REPORTING THE INFORMATION; A SCHEDULE FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE EVALUATIVE RESEARCH. THE FOUR LEVELS OF EVALUATION OF SOCIAL ACTION PROGRAMS ARE ALSO INCLUDED. THESE BEING CONTEXT EVALUATION, INPUT EVALUATION, PROCESS EVALUATION, AND PRODUCT EVALUATION.