A researcher who takes a nonpositivist approach to program evaluation would most likely
a. focus attention on how interventions are experienced by all stakeholders.
b. use objective measures and quantitative analysis.
c. take the perspective of the more powerful stakeholders rather than the lesspowerful ones.
d. approach the evaluation from the perspective only of the program managers.
The results of the Baltimore Living Insurance for Ex-prisoners (LIFE) Project, reported in Research in Practice 12.1, indicated that
a. financial assistance did not reduce recidivism.
b. the combination of financial assistance and job placement reducedrecidivism across all crimes.
c. financial assistance produced only a modest reduction in charges of theft.
d. job placement services were more beneficial than financial assistance.
The major weakness of quasi-experimental designs for evaluation research is
a. unequalized comparison groups.
b. lack of controls for the effects of history.
c. an over reliance on randomization.
d. an over reliance on statistical controls.