Evaluation Research

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A policy implementation or change that is intended to modify the outcomes or behaviors of individuals or groups
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A policy implementation or change that is intended to modify the outcomes or behaviors of individuals or groups
social intervention
Social interventions are typically designed to ________ an outcome or behavior
improve
Sources of evaluation research include the _______, non-profit sector, and private enterprise
government
Evaluation research is _______ (basic/applied) research
applied
To determine whether a social intervention has the desired effect, _________ field experiments are best
randomized
Sometimes, individuals or groups can decide for themselves whether to receive the ________, but this could lead to selection bias
treatment
Building Strong Families: Mathematica evaluated the BSF programs through a ________ experiment
field
Building Strong Families: Mathematica conducted a _______ study that took place over time (3 years total)
panel
Building Strong Families: did BSF have the desired impacts of promoting marriage and parental involvement?
no
If the goal of evaluation research is to learn how or why a program works, rather than whether it works, _________ methods are ideal
qualitative
Learning how or why a program works is called _________ evaluationprocessBecause large-scale interventions can be very expensive, _______-_______ analysis is criticalcost-benefitThe problem with cost-benefit analysis: it is much easier to put a dollar figure on ________ than benefitscostsEthics: is it ethical to randomly assign some people not to get a social intervention if you believe it would _________ them?benefitIn comparison with basic research, evaluation has many __________, or people and groups with an interest in the outcomestakeholdersSome ________ in evaluation research include clients, staff, funders or political leaders, and outsiders who will be impactedstakeholdersStakeholders can interfere with research by _______ an evaluation before it's complete, exerting _______ on researchers to alter results, or _______ or seeking to discredit the research if it contradicts their preferencesstopping, pressure, ignoring