Wading Through the Data Swamp:
Program Evaluation 201

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Research Questions

For elementary school kids

  1. Did program participation increase academic competency compared to nonparticipants?
  2. Did program participants increase disapproval of drug use compared to nonparticipants?
  3. Did program participants increase levels of self-esteem compared to nonparticipants?
  4. Did program participation increase family involvement compared to nonparticipants?

For middle school kids

  1. Were program participants involved in fewer delinquencies (i.e., vandalism, theft, violence) than nonparticipants?
  2. Did program participants increase social competency (i.e., peer relationships, communications, assertiveness, self-efficacy) compared to nonparticipants?
  3. Did program participation increase youth involvement in the community compared to nonparticipants?
  4. Did a greater number of program participants develop drug refusal skills compared to nonparticipants?

For high school kids

  1. Did a greater number of program participants graduate from high school compared to nonparticipants?
  2. Did a greater number of program participants go on to enter college compared to nonparticipants?
  3. Did program participants have a lower incidence of drinking and driving compared to nonparticipants?
  4. Did program participants strengthen their personal commitments against drug use compared to nonparticpants?
  5. Did program participants have better school attendance compared to nonparticipants?

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