NCJ Number
54158
Date Published
1977
Length
163 pages
Annotation
THIS INFORMAL GUIDE COVERS BASIC SELF-EVALUATION FOR SMALL SPONSORS OF CETA (COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACT) PROGRAMS, INCLUDING GATHERING DATA, GOALS, PERFORMANCE AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS, AND FOLLOWUP.
Abstract
THE PURPOSE OF THE GUIDE IS TO TRANSLATE EVALUATION THEORY INTO LANGUAGE WHICH CAN BE USED BY THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR BASIC PROGRAM PERFORMANCE. THE USE AND ABUSE OF VALIDITY OF DATA, GATHERING DATA, DATA ANALYSIS, SETTING GOALS, SELECTING CRITERIA TO MEASURE THESE GOALS, AND FOLLOWUP OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ARE ADDRESSED. A JOB-TRAINING PROGRAM IN PENSACOLA, FLA., IS DESCRIBED AS A CASE EXAMPLE. AN APPENDIX EXPLAINS COMPUTATION OF BASIC COST COMPARISONS, COMPUTATION OF COST PER CLIENT, CLIENT-GROUP PERFORMANCE COMPARISONS, AND EARNBACK RATIOS (I.E., RATIOS BETWEEN PROGRAM COSTS AND EARNINGS INCREASES OF PARTICIPANTS). AN APPENDIX DEVOTED TO PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS CONSIDERS ADMINISTRATIVE DATA COLLECTION QUESTIONNAIRES, OPERATIONAL DATA COLLECTION QUESTIONNAIRES, QUESTIONS FOR ANALYZING BOTH TYPES OF QUESTIONNAIRES, AND QUESTIONS WHICH SHOULD BE ASKED WHEN CONDUCTING AN OVERALL PROGRAM ANALYSIS. THE GOALS AND MEASUREMENT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IS DESCRIBED IN DETAIL. A SAMPLE GOALS SHEET IS INCLUDED AND FOLLOWUP FORMS FOR 3-MONTH, 6-MONTH, 12-MONTH, AND PARTICIPANT TERMINATION DATA ARE EXPLAINED IN DETAIL. IN-TRAINING RECORD FORMS AND APPLICATION OR ENROLLMENT FORMS ARE ALSO INCLUDED AND DISCUSSED. OTHER APPENDIXES PRESENT THE DURHAM-ORANGE, N.C., MANPOWER OFFICE TERMINATION AND FOLLOWUP FORM, AND THE FOLLOWUP REPORT ON THE ESCAMBIA COUNTY (PENSACOLA), FLA., PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS FIELD TEST. THE GUIDE IS AMPLY ILLUSTRATED WITH SAMPLE DATA COLLECTION SHEETS, QUESTIONNAIRES, AND STATISTICAL ANALYSES.