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Research and Evaluation: The Basics June 2008 Smart Marriages, Happy Families. Patty Howell Rita DeMaria, Ph.D. Scott Gardner, Ph.D. Evaluation . Is my program accomplishing the goals and objectives? How do participants view and experience the service?. What’s good and what’s bad research?.
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Research and Evaluation:The BasicsJune 2008Smart Marriages, Happy Families Patty Howell Rita DeMaria, Ph.D. Scott Gardner, Ph.D
Evaluation • Is my program accomplishing the goals and objectives? • How do participants view and experience the service?
What’s good and what’s bad research? • Don’t do anything • Touchy Feely • Sample problems (biased) • No Control • Too Broad (change the world) • Bad Measures • Random Assignment
Ways of Collecting Data • Insider vs. Outsider • Questionnaires • Self-Anchored Rating Scales (Likert) • Interviews • Behavioral Observations (self and others, ratings) • Example of Husband TV Habits • Timed Daily logs • “Hard” measures