Methodological Considerations in Evaluative Research Involving Disadvantaged Populations; A Study of the Effectiveness of Selected Out-of-School Neighborhood Youth Corps Programs.

Autor/in	Walther, Regis H.
Institution	George Washington Univ., Washington, DC. Social Research Group.
Titel	Methodological Considerations in Evaluative Research Involving Disadvantaged Populations; A Study of the Effectiveness of Selected Out-of-School Neighborhood Youth Corps Programs.
Quelle	(1968), (34 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Control Groups; Data Collection; Disadvantaged; Experimental Groups; Interviews; Out of School Youth; Poverty Programs; Program Effectiveness; Research Criteria; Research Design; Research Methodology; Research Problems; Sampling + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Data capture; Datensammlung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Armenfürsorge; Forschungsdesign; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Forschungskritik
Abstract	The experience of a research group in studying Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) programs provides the framework for a discussion of the methodological difficulties of conducting research on disadvantaged groups. However, the report does not deal with the programs and operations of NYC itself. Four problem areas are described: (1) criterion, program, and "moderator" variables; (3) data collection techniques; and (4) interviewing. The complexity of the milieu in which poverty programs operate makes it difficult to judge their effectiveness. Hence, experimentation is needed in establishing new guidelines and methods. Practical suggestions in these areas are offered. For other phases of this study, see UD 007 866, UD 007 868 and ED 020 407. (NH)
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