Program Participants

Are Program Participants Good Evaluators

How well do program participants assess program performance ex-post? In this paper we compare participant evaluations based on survey responses to econometric impact estimates obtained using data from the experimental evaluation of the U.S. Job Training Partnership Act. We have two main findings: First, the participant evaluations are unrelated to the econometric impact estimates. Second, the p...

The Impact of the Stabilization Program on the Learnings of the Participants in the Literacy Program

The Impact of the Stabilization Program on the Learnings of the Participants in the Literacy Program   R. Hassani, Ph.D.*   To explore the impact of the stabilization program on the learnings of the participants in the literacy program, a sample of 891 participants from six provinces in three categories of privileged, semi-privileged, and low-privileged was selected and tested rep...

[Quality of food: perceptions of 'Bolsa Familia' program participants].

INTRODUCTION This study deals with perceptions of beneficiaries of the 'Bolsa Familia' Program, in Curitiba, southern Brazil, about their feeding habits. OBJECTIVE To understand the perceptions of participants of the 'Bolsa Família' Program on the quality of their food. METHOD A qualitative study based on the critical-interpretive tradition, which used individual interviews as a technique f...

Predicting Abuse and Reassault Among Batterer Program Participants

"New Choices" for women with addictions: perceptions of program participants

BACKGROUND Substance use in pregnancy is a major public health problem. It can have profound effects on pregnancy outcomes, and childhood health and development. Additionally, women who use substances have their own health-related issues. Although intervention is important, these women often have difficulty using traditional systems of care. The New Choices program is a centralized, multi-secto...