CRIM 220 Lecture 12: NOTES
25 Oct 2020
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Evaluation research: assesses the consequences of a policy, practice or program and extent to which goals and objectives are met: goal: to scientifically investigate best practices, processes, and effects of social interventions. Methods and design driven by reason for conducting research. Stakeholders: people or organizations invested in the program being evaluated and interested in what will be done with the results. Retrospective cohort study: group of similar individuals who differ on factors related to outcome and are followed using data from past records after the policy/program implementation. Quantitative methods: most common in evaluation research. Qualitative methods: useful to collect detailed, in-depth information. Mixed methods: combing qualitative and quantitative data; good for getting in-depth information. Primary methods: survey, interview, documentation, observation, focus group, case study, etc. Utility: assesses the purpose of an evaluation in terms of what purpose the findings will truly serve. Feasibility: involves addressing what is being evaluated and whether it realistically can be evaluated.
