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Evaluating school‐community prevention programs: The program analysis and review system
Author(s) -
Maher Charles A.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(198007)8:3<276::aid-jcop2290080314>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - documentation , program evaluation , set (abstract data type) , program design language , outcome (game theory) , program analysis , computer science , field (mathematics) , process management , medical education , management science , engineering management , medicine , software engineering , engineering , political science , mathematics , mathematical economics , public administration , pure mathematics , programming language
A management‐oriented system for the evaluation of school‐community prevention programs is described. The approach, termed Program Analysis and Review System (PARS), emphasizes a cooperative working relationship between a program evaluator and prevention program manager for the purpose of making informed judgments about the design, modification, maintenance, or termination of a prevention program. PARS has been field‐tested with a set of school‐community prevention programs in Bergenfield, New Jersey, and adapted for use in other communities. The system consists of three interrelated steps: program specification, program documentation, and program outcome determination. Each step is discussed with regard to justification for and purpose of the step, evaluation methods and procedures employed when engaging in the step, and evaluation outcomes resulting from application of the step. In addition, a procedure for meta‐evaluation is outlined.