introduction: in e-learning, people get involved in a process and create the content (product) and make it available for virtual learners. the present study was carried out in order to evaluate the first virtual master program in medical education at shiraz university of medical sciences according to p3 model. methods: this is an evaluation research study with post single group design used to d...

Background Performance evaluation is essential to quality improvement in healthcare. The current study has identified the potential pros and cons of external healthcare evaluation programs, utilizing them subsequently to look into the merits of a similar case in a developing country.   Methods A mixed method study employing both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis techniqu...

BACKGROUND The vital role of evaluation as integral to program planning and program development is well supported in the literature, yet we find little evidence of this in health promotion practice. Evaluation is often a requirement for organisations supported by public funds, and is duly undertaken, however the quality, comprehensiveness and use of evaluation findings are lacking. Practitioner...

The time immediately following an accreditation visit is ideal to reevaluate and update the plan for ongoing systematic program evaluation. This article demonstrates how use of an evaluation framework, existing nursing program resources, data, and a timeline can be integral to an ongoing program evaluation plan. Guidelines provided by the accrediting body can be the template for the evaluation ...

Adolescents who develop severe conduct disorders are at greater risk of becoming involved in juvenile crime, including property crime, interpersonal violence, theft, arson and illegal substance use. Prior research has found that dysfunctional parenting practices often place children at risk of developing conduct problems and are among the strongest predictors of later delinquent behaviour. Vari...

In September 2008, a team conducted an international evaluation of Guyana’s immunization program (EPI) to assess its strengths and weaknesses, and its capacity to accommodate new vaccine introduction. This evaluation also assessed the achievements that have occurred since the first EPI evaluation conducted in May 2000. Guyana is divided into 10 administrative regions. Four of them are classifie...

STREET MEDICINE: A PROGRAM EVALUATION By ARIEL L. EDWARDS DECEMBER 8, 2016 INTRODUCTION: Homeless individuals have poorer health outcomes than their housed counterparts, yet there are many barriers to receiving consistent medical and behavioral health care. Street Medicine is a method of health care delivery in which a multidisciplinary group of health care providers bring health care to people...

This chapter provides a selective review of some contemporary approaches to program evaluation. One motivation for our review is the recent emergence and increasing use of a particular kind of “program” in applied microeconomic research, the so-called Regression Discontinuity (RD) Design of Thistlethwaite and Campbell (1960). We organize our discussion of these various research designs by how t...