NCJ Number
14621
Date Published
1972
Length
82 pages
Annotation
IN-DEPTH DESCRIPTION OF THE CONDUCT OF THIS PROJECT, INCLUDING TEST EVALUATIONS OF COMPLETED GRANT PROJECTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A CONTINUING PROGRAM OF POSTGRANT EVALUATION.
Abstract
THIS PROJECT ENCOMPASSED THREE MAJOR AREAS - THE DEVELOPMENT OF EVALUATIVE INSTRUMENTS, THE EVALUATION OF A SET OF PROJECTS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SYSTEMATIC, EFFICIENT AND CONTINUING EVALUATION PROGRAM. THE STRUCTURED INTERVIEW WAS THE PRIMARY MEANS OF INFORMATION COLLECTION USED IN THIS PROJECT. SIX ORIGINAL BASE QUESTIONNAIRES WERE DEVELOPED. THESE WERE SUPPLEMENTED BY INSERT QUESTIONS ON SPECIFIC GRANT ACTIVITIES. SIXTY-ONE COMPLETED GRANT PROJECTS WERE IDENTIFIED AND SCHEDULED TO BE EVALUATED DURING THE DATA COLLECTION TASK. A RATING OF BETWEEN ONE AND SEVEN REPRESENTED DEFINED LEVELS OF ACHIEVEMENT OF STATE, AGENCY AND PROGRAM GOALS, WITH A RATING OF ONE REPRESENTING A COMPLETE FAILURE. THE ACHIEVEMENT OF STATE PLAN GOALS WAS REGARDED AS MOST IMPORTANT. TEN GRANT PROJECTS WAS REGARDED AS MOST IMPORTANT. TEN GRANT PROJECTS RECEIVED RATINGS OF SIX OR BETTER IN ALL THREE AREAS. FIVE WERE RATED LESS THAN FOUR ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF STATE GOALS. THE PROJECT TEAM FOUND THE STRUCTURED INTERVIEW TECHNIQUE TO BE BOTH PRACTICAL AND ECONOMICALLY APPROPRIATE FOR THE EVALUATION OF COMPLETED GRANT PROJECTS. THE EVALUATIONS CONDUCTED DURING THIS PROJECT INDICATE THAT, OVERALL, THE DIVISION'S GRANT PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. FOR VOLUME ONE, 'EXECUTIVE SUMMARY', SEE NCJ-14620. FOR VOLUME THREE, 'PROCEDURES MANUAL', SEE NCJ-14622.