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ERIC Number: EJ650545
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-1214
Reflections on the Challenges of Program Evaluation.
Peterson, Carla A.
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v22 n2 p82-85 Sum 2002
In this commentary on a previous article that revealed modest and inconsistent results of the Parents as Teachers program, program evaluation work is urged to move beyond simply measuring intervention outcomes to examining the complex interactions between family and child characteristics, intervention goals addressed, processes employed by programs, and outcomes. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Intervention, Evaluation Methods, High Risk Students, Infants, Low Income, Parent Child Relationship, Parents as Teachers, Program Effectiveness, Research Design, Research Problems, Socioeconomic Influences, Toddlers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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