Evaluating Training Programs

Literature on evaluating food handler training programs: Studies of training programs

Evaluating of Training and Internship Programs of University Hospitals

Objective: This study aimed to assess training and internship programs (courses) of basic and clinical sciences in hospitals based on surveying the students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Material and Methods: The present study was a cross-sectional one with survey descriptive designs. The data collection tool was a questionnaire with 14 five-point likert style items. The Research an...

Evaluating the Econometric Evaluations of Training Programs with Experimental Data

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Kirkpatrick’s Model: a Framework for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Short-term and In-service Training Programs

Introduction: One of the common models for evaluation in the organization and in-service training model is four-level Kirkpatrick’s model. Users must be aware of strengths and areas of application of this model. The aim of this paper is to clarify the characteristics of this model according to Kirkpatrick and to summarize the critics of scholars to this model. At the end, the reforms that have ...

Evaluating Correctional Programs

Large sums of money are spent on correctional programs, and as a result legislators, funding sources, policy makers, and the public are demanding more accountability. Rigorous evaluation is no longer a luxury, it is a necessity. Programs and agencies are being asked, “Does it work?” and funding sources are not satisfied with anecdotal information and informal evaluations. Increasingly, evaluati...

Cardiology fellowship training programs.

SPECIAL REPORTS 139 Pre-existing policy and opinion have suggested that the maldistribution of specialists should be addressed by greatly increasing the number of trainees. Current projections suggest that a substantial excess of cardiologists will develop over the next few decades. Presently, in several sectors of the U.S., a surplus of cardiologists exists. It is our consensus that the traini...