ERIC Number: EJ762838
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Publication Date: 2007
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Intervention Research and Program Evaluation in the School Setting: Issues and Alternative Research Designs
de Anda, Diane
Children & Schools, v29 n2 p87-94 2007
This article discusses the difficulties in conducting intervention research or evaluating intervention programs in a school setting. In particular, the problems associated with randomization and obtaining control groups are examined. The use of quasi-experimental designs, specifically a paired comparison design using the individual as his or her own control in combination with a Separate-Sample Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design, are suggested as one means of increasing internal and external validity while overcoming the problems associated with implementing a true experimental design.
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Intervention, Research Design, Control Groups, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Research, Research Methodology, Validity, Research Problems, Matched Groups
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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