EVALUATION RESEARCH These are those types of research

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EVALUATION RESEARCH • These are those types of research that evaluate the impact of

EVALUATION RESEARCH • These are those types of research that evaluate the impact of social interventions. • Motivated by the desire of social scientist to make a difference in peoples lives. Working for social change • Should Sociologists work for social change? • How can sociologists work for social change?

• Why Evaluate? 1. Administrative Purposes -demanded by funding source -assess daily operations

• Why Evaluate? 1. Administrative Purposes -demanded by funding source -assess daily operations -improve services, become more efficient 2. Impact Assessment -what effects is program producing? -goals identified -- How well achieved? -Change, curtail, alter program?

3. Evaluate Conventional Practices -more social scientific -evaluate general patterns in programs

3. Evaluate Conventional Practices -more social scientific -evaluate general patterns in programs

Types of Evaluation Research 1. Formative -before program is established -planning, implementation, operation -target

Types of Evaluation Research 1. Formative -before program is established -planning, implementation, operation -target population and characteristics and demographics -aware of existing services for duplication? -knowledge of potential intervention strategies? -specify skills and staff needed -feasibility? -needs assessment

2. Summative -evaluate existing program’s effectiveness -assessing impact -typically more large-scale

2. Summative -evaluate existing program’s effectiveness -assessing impact -typically more large-scale

Measurement A Specifying Outcomes 1. Response variables -have programs affected change? a. Program Operating

Measurement A Specifying Outcomes 1. Response variables -have programs affected change? a. Program Operating as Planned? b. Program Quality? c. Program Impact? 2. Measuring the un-measurable -some concepts not operationalizable.