Using Public Databases to Study Relative Program Impact

Authors

  • Tarek Azzam Claremont Graduate University Claremont, California
  • Christina Christie Claremont Graduate University Claremont, California

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.22.004

Abstract

Evaluators are under increasing pressure to answer the “compared to what” question when examining the impact of the programs they study. Program contexts and other restraints often make it impossible to study impact using some of our more rigorous methods such as randomized control trials. Alternative methods for studying impact under extreme contextual constraints should be explored and shared for use by others. This article presents a method for studying program impact using existing public datasets as a means for deriving comparison groups and assessing relative impact.

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Published

2007-11-21

How to Cite

Azzam, T., & Christie, C. (2007). Using Public Databases to Study Relative Program Impact. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 22(2), 57–68. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.22.004

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2007): Fall

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Copyright (c) 2007 Tarek Azzam, Christina Christie

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