American Journal of Evaluation
SCOPUS (1981-2023)SSCI-ISI
1098-2140
1557-0878
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Cơ quản chủ quản: SAGE Publications Inc.
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EducationHealth (social science)Sociology and Political ScienceSocial PsychologyBusiness and International ManagementStrategy and Management
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A General Inductive Approach for Analyzing Qualitative Evaluation Data A general inductive approach for analysis of qualitative evaluation data is described. The purposes for using an inductive approach are to (a) condense raw textual data into a brief, summary format; (b) establish clear links between the evaluation or research objectives and the summary findings derived from the raw data; and (c) develop a framework of the underlying structure of experienc... ...
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Is Sustainability Possible? A Review and Commentary on Empirical Studies of Program Sustainability An important final step in the life cycles of programs and their evaluation involves assessing new programs’ or innovations’ sustainability. This review and synthesis of 19 empirical studies of the sustainability of American and Canadian health-related programs examines the extent of sustainability achieved and summarizes factors contributing to greater sustainability. Three definitions f... ...
Tập 26 Số 3 - Trang 320-347 - 2005
Utilizing Collaboration Theory to Evaluate Strategic Alliances Increasingly, collaboration between business, non-profit, health and educational agencies is being championed as a powerful strategy to achieve a vision otherwise not possible when independent entities work alone. But the definition of collaboration is elusive and it is often difficult for organizations to put collaboration into practice and assess it with certainty. Program evaluators ca... ...
Tập 25 Số 1 - Trang 65-77 - 2004
The Fairy Godmother—and Her WartsEvaluators sometimes wish for a Fairy Godmother who would make decision makers pay attention to evaluation findings when choosing programs to implement. The U.S. Department of Education came close to creating such a Fairy Godmother when it required school districts to choose drug abuse prevention programs only if their effectiveness was supported by “scientific” evidence. The experience sh... ...
Tập 29 Số 1 - Trang 29-47 - 2008
Known Knowns, Known Unknowns, Unknown Unknowns The authors present a case study examining the potential for policies to be “evidence-based.” To what extent is it possible to say that a decision to implement a complex social intervention is warranted on the basis of available empirical data? The case chosen is whether there is sufficient evidence to justify banning smoking in cars carrying children. The numerous assumptions underpinnin... ...
Tập 32 Số 4 - Trang 518-546 - 2011
Concern-Focused Evaluation for Ambiguous and Conflicting Policies: An Approach From the Environmental Field Environment and sustainable development show how policies are becoming ever more complex and ambiguous. This trend calls for new evaluation approaches. They need to be more clearly focused on specific, explicit concerns. They must be driven by a strategic concept of use to overcome the vulnerability to manipulation of many integrative, essentially procedural, approaches to policy making a... ...
Tập 31 Số 2 - Trang 180-198 - 2010
Lessons From a Concurrent Evaluation of Eight Antibullying Programs Used in Sweden Sweden has a low prevalence of bullying and Swedish schools are legally obliged to have anti-bullying policies. Many commercial programs are available. A mixed methods, quasi-experimental, concurrent evaluation of 8 programs, chosen from a pool of 21 widely used anti-bullying programs, was planned. Preliminary data, based on 835 stakeholder interviews, both individual and group, revealed ... ...
Tập 34 Số 2 - Trang 170-189 - 2013