SURVEY OF MEASURES AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS

• NCJ Number: 35569
• Author(s): J R SEABERG; D F GILLESPIE; J LONG; J CONTE
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 105 pages
• Contract Number(s): 90-C-430
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health and Human Services
• Corporate Author: University of Washington
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program Description (Model)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

REPORT ON A NATIONAL CENTER ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PROJECT TO DEVELOP MEASURES WHICH CAN BE USED IN A SUMMATIVE EVALUATION OF THE CENTER'S SERIES OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

Abstract

A SET OF 140 QUESTIONS WAS PROVIDED TO SERVE AS A GUIDE TO THE MEASURES WHICH WERE REQUIRED. THE FIRST STEP IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS REPORT WAS A SURVEY OF AVAILABLE MEASURES. THE SUBSTANTIVE ELEMENT OF THE REPORT IS PRESENTED IN THREE MAJOR SECTIONS - PSYCHOMETRIC-SOCIOMETRIC MEASURES (RESULTS OF THE MEASURE SURVEY); COUNTING, LISTING MEASURES; AND OPEN-ENDED QUESTION MEASURES. THE REPORT PROVIDES THE VARIABLE NAME, A DEFINITION OR DISCUSSION OF THE DIMENSIONS OF THE VARIABLE, MEASURES RECOMMENDED FOR PROJECT STAFF USE, MEASURES RECOMMENDED FOR EVALUATOR USE, AND MEASURES NOT RECOMMENDED. THE REPORT CONCLUDES THAT RELATIVELY FEW MEASURES OF THE TYPE DESIGNATED AS APPROPRIATE ACTUALLY EXIST AND NOT MANY MORE EXIST WHICH MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE FOR EVALUATOR USE WITH SAMPLES OF THE TOTAL POPULATION SERVED BY THESE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)