Rethinking the Effectiveness of Social Programmes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9974467 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Harry P Hatry (corresponding author), H Hatry, Miron Mushkat (University of Hong Kong, Hong) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 12-20 |
| Publication date | 1982-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002087288202500303 |
| OpenAlex | W2029842560 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
Social programme evaluation is becoming increasingly sophisticated in its reliance on experimental, quasi-experimental and pre-experimental designs. Yet, most of the formal work in this area continues to employ criteria of success and failure that are vulnerable to criticism on methodological grounds. It is argued that greater account should be taken in social programme evaluation of the pheno mena of "partial" and "delayed failure" which are two of the tangible consequences of social intervention
Criticism · Economics · Intervention (counseling · Political science · Positive economics · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Law · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 1988 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |