Describe and explain the drawbacks identified by Kapp and Anderson in reviewing an evaluation plan and attempting to get agency buy-in. Then, explain how the process of engagement can benefit the evaluation.
What will be an ideal response?
The drawbacks include: (1) The process of engagement with stakeholders can be time-consuming, particularly with a large or dispersed agency, with tight schedules in which there may be other priorities for agency leadership; checking back with stakeholders also adds to the time factor. (2) The agency leaders and stakeholders may not understand the purpose or processes associated with a program evaluation. This may require additional time or result in agency-generated suggestions that pose methodological, ethical, and practical difficulties. (3) A preliminary thorough description of the evaluation may begin to shape the responses of the potential evaluation participants as they may be influenced by the discussion of the elements of the evaluation. (4) An agency may expect ongoing collaboration with regard to the process of the evaluation. Modifications of the approach after the evaluation begins may complicate the collection and interpretation of data. The failure to engage stakeholders and the risk of missing subtle factors that may complicate the evaluation can be very time-consuming. The process of engaging end users has many benefits including: The process of educating agency leaders, staff, and community members about an evaluation design and process may present a number of secondary gains for the agency and the evaluator. This tutorial may ease future evaluations in the agency and result in a greater ability to appreciate, assess, and respond to the findings from the evaluation. The presentation to participants and stakeholders may provide an overview and guidelines with specific information sufficient to inform participants and gain their accurate feedback. Modifications and adjustments to an evaluation plan as it is implemented are not unusual, with or without stakeholder input. New opportunities to gain information may present themselves. Steps to increase feasibility and accuracy may arise in the course of the evaluation process. Such modifications pose challenges in interpreting data but can be clearly identified and addressed in the course of the study.
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a. agency constraints often make experiments infeasible. b. they have more internal validity than experiments c. quasi-experiments randomly assign participants to groups. d. all of these.
Which of the following is true?
A. There are mechanisms for testing for reliability and validity for quantitative research but not for qualitative research. B. There are mechanisms for testing for reliability and validity both for quantitative research and qualitative research. C. There are only methods of testing for reliability in quantitative research. D. There are only methods of testing for validity in quantitative research.
Which of the following is not considered by the authors as a root of family therapy?
a. group therapy b. the child guidance movement c. marriage counseling d. cognitive development
Between the 1970s and the 1980s, the federal budget devoted to drug treatment:
A. increased. B. decreased. C. remained stable. D. fluctuated wildly and randomly from year to year. E. was unknown.