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Peer reviewedBurtless, Gary; Orr, Larry L. – Journal of Human Resources, 1986
This paper examines the major methodological advantages of random assignment for the purpose of estimating the effectiveness of current manpower policy. It also reviews the claimed methodological and ethical objections to experiments. The authors argue that the offsetting gain from experimentation is the inherent reliability of experimental…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Experiments
Download full textDepartment of Education, Washington, DC. – 1997
This volume brings together the reports and discussion connected with a roundtable convened by the Departments of Education and Labor and the National School-to-Work Office to discuss issues surrounding the conduct of a net impact evaluation of school-to-work. After an introduction that summarizes the approach and intentions of the School-to-Work…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Research, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Research
