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Conrad KJ, ed. 1994. Critically evaluating the role of experiments. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 111 pp. (New directions for program evaluation; no. 63, Fall 1994; Jossey-Bass education series)

Annotation: This book reports on common problems in designing and evaluating randomized clinical trials also known as randomized experimentation in research projects. These problems affect the implementation of the research projects and frequently call the interpretation of the results into question. The book contains nine chapters written by different authors.

Contact: Jossey-Bass Publishers, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Corporate Headquarters, 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, Telephone: (201) 748-6000 Fax: (201) 748-6088 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.JosseyBass.com Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 0-789-9992-x.

Keywords: Experimental research, Social sciences

Price B. 1957. School health services: A selective review of evaluative studies. Washington, DC: U.S. Children's Bureau, 149 pp. (Children's Bureau publication; no. 362)

Annotation: This report is a critical review of evaluative studies of school health services. The period covered begins with literature from the mid-1800's and extends into the 1950's. Almost all of the studies reviewed concern health services in elementary schools. Topics discussed include the use of statistics as criteria for evaluating programs; survey findings; the use of expert judgment; evaluative studies based on examination of school health services' clients, i.e., school children; and experimental research methods. This report includes references. It is a publication of the U.S. Children's Bureau.

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org

Keywords: Experimental programs, Health statistics, Program evaluation, Quantitative evaluations, Research, Research reviews, School health services
   

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