Collecting Evaluation Data
Problems and Solutions
1st Edition
Published on 23. August 1985
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-8039-2449-9 (ISBN)
Description
Data collection problems seldom surface as a prominent issue in evaluation studies, yet their impact on final evaluation results is often profound. In this collection of papers, the contributors focus on three major issues: data sensitivity; large-scale field studies; and quality of records information. Full analyses of hidden data limitations as well as practical suggestions for dealing with these limitations make Collecting Evaluation Data essential reading for researchers and evaluators.
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Content
Perspectives on Data Collection in Evaluations - Leigh Burstein and Howard E Freeman
PART ONE: DATA SENSITIVITIES
Data Collection Strategies in the Minneapolis Domestic Assault Experiment - Richard A Berk and Lawrence W Sherman
Observer Studies - Lee Sechrest
Data Collection by Remote Control
Data Collection Issues in the Evaluation of the Effect of Television Violence on Elementary School Children - Ronald C Kessler et al
PART TWO: MOUNTING LARGE-SCALE FIELD STUDIES
A Tale of Two Surveys - Ronald M Anderson, Lu Ann Aday, and Gretchen Voorhis Fleming
Lessons from the Best and Worst of Times in Program Evaluation
Field Sampling Problems in Data Collection for Evaluating Research - Sandra H Berry
Measuring Unfiled Claims in the Health Insurance Experiment - William H Rogers and Joseph P Newhouse
Issues of Data Collection in Assessing Programs Involving Crime Reduction - Charles Mallar and Irving Piliavin
The Job Corps and Supported Work Evaluations
Some Failures in Designing Data Collection That Distort Results - Albert J Reiss Jr
PART THREE: USE OF RECORD INFORMATION
Program Evaluation and the Use of Extant Data - Eleanor Chelimsky
Identification of Treatment Conditions Using Standard Record-Keeping Systems - J Ward Keesling
Using Longitudinal Earnings Data from Social Security Records to Evaluate Job-Training Programs - Howard S Bloom
An Information System for Planning and Evaluating Geriatric Care - George L Maddox
The Duke Older Americans Resources and Services Program
From Science to Technology - William D Neigher and Daniel B Fishman
Reducing Problems in Mental Health Evaluation by Paradigm Shift
REPRISE
Data Quality Issues in Evaluation Research - Peter H Rossi
Summary Comments
PART ONE: DATA SENSITIVITIES
Data Collection Strategies in the Minneapolis Domestic Assault Experiment - Richard A Berk and Lawrence W Sherman
Observer Studies - Lee Sechrest
Data Collection by Remote Control
Data Collection Issues in the Evaluation of the Effect of Television Violence on Elementary School Children - Ronald C Kessler et al
PART TWO: MOUNTING LARGE-SCALE FIELD STUDIES
A Tale of Two Surveys - Ronald M Anderson, Lu Ann Aday, and Gretchen Voorhis Fleming
Lessons from the Best and Worst of Times in Program Evaluation
Field Sampling Problems in Data Collection for Evaluating Research - Sandra H Berry
Measuring Unfiled Claims in the Health Insurance Experiment - William H Rogers and Joseph P Newhouse
Issues of Data Collection in Assessing Programs Involving Crime Reduction - Charles Mallar and Irving Piliavin
The Job Corps and Supported Work Evaluations
Some Failures in Designing Data Collection That Distort Results - Albert J Reiss Jr
PART THREE: USE OF RECORD INFORMATION
Program Evaluation and the Use of Extant Data - Eleanor Chelimsky
Identification of Treatment Conditions Using Standard Record-Keeping Systems - J Ward Keesling
Using Longitudinal Earnings Data from Social Security Records to Evaluate Job-Training Programs - Howard S Bloom
An Information System for Planning and Evaluating Geriatric Care - George L Maddox
The Duke Older Americans Resources and Services Program
From Science to Technology - William D Neigher and Daniel B Fishman
Reducing Problems in Mental Health Evaluation by Paradigm Shift
REPRISE
Data Quality Issues in Evaluation Research - Peter H Rossi
Summary Comments