TY - BOOK AU - Conner,Ross F. ED - Evaluation Research Society. TI - Methodological advances in evaluation research SN - 0803917279 AV - H62 .M4248 U1 - 361.610 72 CON 19 PY - 1981/// CY - Beverly-Hills, [s.l.] PB - Sage Publications, Published in cooperation with the Evaluation Research Society KW - Evaluation research (Social action programs) N1 - Based on presentations at the Evaluation Research Society annual meeting of 1980; Includes bibliographies; Editor's Introduction/ Ross F.Conner -- PART 1 : New Evaluation Methods -- Simulation as an evaluation tool / Ralph E. Cooper and William R. Huss -- Cost analysis for program evaluation / Mark S. Thompson ... [et al.] -- Contextual evaluation, an ethnographic approach to program assessment / Gerald M. Britan -- Measuring strength and integrity of treatments / William H. Yeaton and Robin Redner -- Social indicators / William E. Bertrand, Nancy Beth Mock, and Robert R. Franklin -- PART 2-- Combinations of Evaluation Methods -- Combining time-series with interviews--evaluating the effects of a sexual assault law / Jeanne C. Marsh -- Combining process with impact evaluation--a long-term home care program for the elderly / Susan L. Hughes, David S. Cordray, and V. Alan Spiker. -- Combining archival search with telephone surveys--evaluating energy information centers / Eric Hirst -- Combining experimental design with archival, survey, and interview methods--creative evaluation in trade unions / Michelle Fine and Sheila H. Akabas.-- About the Contributors ER -