Collecting evaluation data : problems and solutions

Author(s)

• Burstein, Leigh
• Freeman, Howard E.
• Rossi, Peter Henry

Bibliographic Information

Collecting evaluation data : problems and solutions

[edited by] Leigh Burstein, Howard E. Freeman, Peter H. Rossi

Saga Publications, c1985

Note

Includes bibliographies and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

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.

Table of Contents

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

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA14124399
• ISBN:
  • 0803924496
• LCCN: 85001848
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Beverly Hills, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: 318 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : H62
  • DC19 : 361.6/1/072
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Evaluation research (Social action programs)
  • LCSH : Social sciences -- Methodology
  • LCSH : Evaluation research (Social action programs) -- United States