Assessing Program Outcomes: Rationale and Benefits of Posttest-then-Retrospective-Pretest Designs
The importance of program evaluation for decision making, accountability, and sustainability is examined in this article. Pros and cons of traditional pretest-posttest and posttest-then-retrospective-pretest methodologies are discussed. A case study of Utah’s 4-H mentoring program using a posttest-t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Clemson University Press
2007-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Youth Development |
Online Access: | http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/366 |