A study of whether or not the program produced the intended program effects. Outcome evaluation relates to the phase of the program studied in this case, the end result of the program. [10]

A class of research designs in which program (or treatment) and comparison groups are selected non randomly but in which some controls are introduced to minimize threats to the validity of conclusions [..]

The abstract is 125 words or less and presents a concise picture of the proposed research. It includes major constructs and hypotheses. The abstract is the first section of the paper.[8]

Actions that are implemented to achieve the desired program results.

A research strategy that investigates a phenomenon in its natural setting using mulitple sources of evidence. [10]

A group of people that do not receive the program under investigation and are compared to the group of program recipients on measures of interest. Comparison group differs from control groups in that [..]

A group chosen randomly from the same population as the program group but that does not receive the program. It is a stand-in for what the program group would have looked like if it had not received t [..]

Nonrandom sampling in which the sample is drawn from the target population because of ease of access. [10]

A measure of the presumed effect in a study. Its values are predicted by other variables, called independent variables.[10]

Values that describe the characteristics of a sample or population. [7]