Qualitative methods can play either a leading or supporting role depending on the particular purpose of an evaluation. However, it is clear that these methods can be of value in respect to a number of important components of evaluation such as goal setting, program specification and design, ...
Methodological problems inherent in autonomous qualitative vs quantitative approaches to program evaluation are addressed. Qualitative design advocates, arguing that differences between these methods are basically paradigmatic, are prompting a methodological polarization, limiting potential for innovative combinations...
How to Use Qualitative Methods in Evaluation -- a new volume in the Program Evaluation Kit -- reflects the growing use of qualitative techniques in the evaluation process. The author differentiates the qualitative approach in method and philosophy from more traditional quantitative methods and specifies...
How to use qualitative methods in evaluation 来自 ResearchGate 喜欢 0 阅读量: 303 作者: MQ Patton 摘要: At either level, extrapolations may emerge when case materials are content analyzed, but theinitial Case Studies The depth and detail of qualitative methods typically derive from a small ...
An evaluation of two qualitative methods (focus group interviews and cognitive maps) for conducting research into entrepreneurial decision making Reports on a qualitative approach to conducting research in small firms. Two cases are reported that fall within the EU definition of small firms (with few...
Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Program Monitoring and Evaluation: Why Are Mixed-Method Designs Best? Despite significant methodological advances, much program evaluation and monitoring data are of limited utility because of an over-reliance on quantitative... M Adato - 《World Bank ...
Evaluation in Social Work : The Art and Science of Practice , It provides a straightforward introduction to program evaluation couched within the quantitative and qualitative traditions--the approaches most commonly used to gain social work knowledge. The result gives students a sound conceptual ... ...
An integration of the qualitative evaluation findings collected from program implementers conducting the Project P.A.T.H.S. (Positive Adolescent Training through Holistic Social Programmes) in different years ( n = 177 participants in 36 focus groups) was carried out. General qualitative data analyses...
Designing and Psychometric Evaluation of Morbid Obesity Quality of life Questionnaire: A Mixed Methods Study in morbid obesity and assess its validation features.Methods: This sequential-exploratory mixed-methods study was conducted in both qualitative and quantitative... N Yazdani,F Sharif,N Elahi,.....
Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Methods to Assess the Impact of Child Survival Programs in Developing Countries: The Case of a Program Evaluation in ... Lindsay,C A. - 《Health Educ Behav》 被引量: 35发表: 2002年 A qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the Advancing Quality pay-fo...