Program evaluation

This scenario illustrated in the textbook uses two different variables utilizing the cross-tabulation method with percentages (Cooper & Schindler, 2014, pp. 419-420). When cross-tabulation is implemented in research methods, data can be gleaned from a multitude of statistics in an easy to read and interpret form for managers and analysts to make business decisions (Yin, Hirokawa, Yau, Hashimoto, Tabata, & Nakatoh, 2013, p. 31). With equal numbers of surveys sent out to both working/middle…

Introduction Assessments and Diagnosis in counseling are important issues in the professional counseling field. Counselors competence and credentialing plays a major role in making sure counselors are fully prepared for counseling in addictions and preparing the appropriate diagnosis and assessment tools for each client. The objective of this paper is to explore treatment plans, screening and assessment processes. Discuss the need of crisis management, explain the assessment process for…

Psychology, the study of how mental processes and behavior are affected by internal processes and the environment, uses three main methods to study behavior: Case studies, correlational studies, and experiments. Each of these studies has its own advantages and disadvantages, so it is impossible to determine which is better, as each study’s effectiveness depends on its nature. Case studies, experiments, and correlational studies all have something in common, though: they can all be affected by…

mention the article have evaluated the structure or the standardization of interview and divided them into two particular categories; first through what influence the subject matter of the of a particular interview, and second by the process of evaluation of the information received within a given interview. The authors found fifteen structured types of interviews, which they were all gauged against their validity, reliability and the reaction by the users (interviewer and candidate in this…

3.9. Development of the Interview Questions Holstein and Gubrium (2002) stated that interviews are a way of generating empirical data about the life of people in the social world by asking them as special types of conversations. The interviews were contained of two schedules, one for the instructors, and one for administrators. Both schedules were open-ended questions. They covered three parts: Part A included participants‟ demographic questions such as gender, years of working in profession,…

The next article that will be critically examined comes from an academic who focuses her work on qualitative research methodology in a variety of disciplines, including anthropology. Kathryn Roulston’s article titled Considering Quality in Qualitative Interviewing looks at how the quality of interviews conducted by people in the field affect the outcome of the work that follows the research process. As well, she also illustrates the flack that researchers receive sometimes from their…

Inductive process: codes, themes, patterns to theory Guidelines on the use of both types of research Use Quantitative Research To: Use Qualitative Research To: Recommend a final course of action Develop an initial understanding of an issue or program Project results to a larger population Look for a range of ideas and feelings about something Identify evidence regarding cause-and-effect relationships Understand different perspectives between groups and categories of people Describe…

Methodological review Addocks and Collier’s article “Measurement Validity: A Shared Standard for Qualitative and Quantitative Research attempts to solve a number of theoretical and methodological problems concerning variable viability. In doing so they seek to address four distinct problems within the realms of political science research. They are: how we understand the different types of validity, the debate between content validity and conceptual disputes, provided an alternate solution to…

Methodology Qualitative and Qualitative surveys may start from identical aims and even from identical research enquiries. In practice, several research agencies and investigators transform any research question into a standardized questionnaire in order to measure frequencies and correlations. Researchers and managers thrive in learning details about components of service quality (Nitin Seth and S.G. Deshmukh, 2004, p. 914) and prove the importance of service quality and its dimensions in…

Sane Enough to Die Imagine a state of paranoia so great that it starts to seem as if one’s own thoughts are not their own, or auditory and visual hallucinations that continuously speak of the inferiority of the masses, creating an intense sense of superiority in oneself. Such experiences are just a few of the possible symptoms of schizophrenia, a fairly well recognized psychological disorder present in today’s society. Psychological disorders are an incredibly real issue in the modern world…