CH9 Evaluation Research Flashcards
a policy implementation or change that is intended to modify the outcomes of a group
social intervention
individual or group with vested interest in program and outcome of evaluation
stakeholders
when study participants give responses that reflect social values rather than honest opinions
social desirability bias
experiment in natural setting where participants are randomly assigned to the treatment condition or control condition; the gold standard of evaluation research
randomized field experiment
experiment method that lacks random assignment of individuals to treatment and control groups; uses nonequivalent comparison designs
quasi-experimental method
bias based on who is selected based on personal characteristics
selection bias