A Guide To Family Intervention and Prevention Program Evaluation

Date of Publication: December 2000

Section 5: Assessing Program Impact

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Key References

Bickman, L., & Rog, D.J. (1998). Handbook of applied social research methods. Newbury Park, CA.

Mika, K.L. (1996). Program outcome evaluation: A step-by-step handbook. Milwaukee, WI: Families International.

Pecora, P.J., Fraser, M.W., Nelson, K.E., McCroskey, J., & Meezan, W. (1995). Evaluating family-based services. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.

Worthen, B.R., Sanders, J.R., & Fitzpatrick, J.L. (1997). Program evaluation: Alternative approaches and practical guidelines. (2nd Ed.). New York: Longman.

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Feldman, L. H. (1991). Evaluating the impact of intensive family preservation services in New Jersey. In K. Wells & D. E. Biegel (Eds.), Family preservation services: Research and evaluation . Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Fitz-Gibbons, C.T., & Morris, L.L. (1987). How to design a program evaluation. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Henry, G.T. (1998). Practical sampling. In L. Bickman & D.J. Rog (Eds.) Handbook of applied social research methods (pp. 101-126). Newbury Park, CA: Sage

Kendall-Tackett, K.A., Williams, L.M., & Finkelhor, D. (1993). The impact of sexual abuse on children: A review and synthesis of recent empirical studies. Psychological Bulletin, 113, 164-180.

King, J. A., Morris, L. L., & Fitz-Gibbon, C. T. (1987). How to assess program implementation. (2nd Ed.). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Mika, K. L. (1996). Program outcome evaluation: A step-by-step handbook. Milwaukee: Families International, Inc.

National Research Council (1993). Understanding child abuse and neglect. Washington, DC: National Academy of Science.

Pecora, P.J., Fraser, M.W., Nelson, K.E., McCroskey, J., & Meezan, W. (1995). Evaluating family-based services. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.

Pietrzak, J., Ramler, M., Renner, T., Ford, L. & Gilbert, N. (1990). Practical program evaluation: Examples from child abuse prevention. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Reichardt, C.S., & Mark, M.M. (1998). Quasi-experimentation. In L. Bickman & D.J. Rog (Eds.) Handbook of applied social research methods (pp. 193-228). Newbury Park, CA: Sage

Stewart, D.W., & Shamdasani, P.N. (1998). Focus group research: Exploration and discovery. In L. Bickman & D.J. Rog (Eds.) Handbook of applied social research methods (pp. 505-526). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Worthen, B. R., Sanders, J.R., Fitzpatrick, J.L. (1997). Program evaluation: Alternative approaches and practical guidelines. (2nd ed.). New York: Longman.

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