An Examination of the Place of Formal Recommendations in Naturalistic Evaluations.

Ryan, Alan G.

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ERIC Number: EJ466258

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Publication Date: 1993

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An Examination of the Place of Formal Recommendations in Naturalistic Evaluations.

Ryan, Alan G.

Evaluation and Program Planning, v16 n2 p143-48 Apr-Jun 1993

The status of formal recommendations is different in the naturalistic evaluation model than in the traditional empirical model. The evaluation of a high school peer support program for alcohol abuse prevention illustrates that reader-generated recommendations may have more usefulness and impact than do evaluator-generated ideas. (SLD)

Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators, Formative Evaluation, Guidelines, High Schools, Models, Naturalistic Observation, Peer Groups, Peer Influence, Prevention, Program Evaluation, Qualitative Research, Social Support Groups

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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