Research, Program Planning, and Evaluation

Program Evaluation and Research Designs∗

This chapter provides a selective review of some contemporary approaches to program evaluation. One motivation for our review is the recent emergence and increasing use of a particular kind of “program” in applied microeconomic research, the so-called Regression Discontinuity (RD) Design of Thistlethwaite and Campbell (1960). We organize our discussion of these various research designs by how t...

Review of Evaluation and Program Planning : Volume

Program and Evaluation Planning Light: Planning in the Real World

Although there are many high-quality models for program and evaluation planning, these models are often too intensive to be used in situations when time and resources are scarce. Additionally, there is little added value in using an elaborate and expensive program and evaluation planning procedure when programs are small or are planned to be short-lived. To meet the need for simplified models f...

Practical Program Evaluation: Assessing and Improving Planning, Implementation, and Effectiveness

Twelve patients with rectal carcinoma were treated for 2 weeks with the somatostatin analogue SMS 201.995. Effects of this therapy were assessed using serum marker concentration, Ki67 and gastrin-immunoreactivity of the primary tumour. In four out of 12 patients, a significant decrease in Ki67 immuno-reactivity was seen during SMS 201.995 treatment while in the remaining eight patients there wa...

Mentoring and IT Education: Program Planning and Evaluation

Increasingly, universities are developing and implementing mentoring programs in an attempt to bridge the gap between classroom theory and its application in the real world. Participating in mentoring programs also allows students to develop a realistic view of the workplace, identify careers that are suitable for them and network with industry professionals. However, to date, evaluations of me...