Process evaluations also examine to see if programs are implemented with fidelity. Programs need to be implemented the same way, every time in every place. So, every school implementing the Take a Stand program must implement it the same way. Programs must be accurately and consistently applied to be able to fully and properly compare results between participating schools. Programs also must be implemented with sufficient dosage. This means there must be sufficient programming to produce to expected effect. Process evaluations examine the implementation and dosage of programs to help determine why a program was or was not successful.
Furthermore program evaluations also focus on program delivery, functions, inputs and outputs of a program.
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Lastly, outputs must be identified. Inputs, the processes, and outputs all affect a program’s outcomes. Inputs are all of the resources and raw materials that go into a program. In this case inputs would include teachers, parents, administrators, and students. The process for a program is its activities, and procedures laid out by a program. So, in this case parents telling their children the school rules: 1) not to touch other children without their permission (“hands off” policy), 2) no name calling, and 3) treating others as you would want to be treated is one part of the process. Additionally, the teachers participating in role-playing exercises with students, showing videos and activities that increase empathy for bullied students and showing students ways to intervene in a bullying situation is another part of the process for this program. The last part of the process for the program is the administrator’s role in …show more content…
The 25 schools chosen to initially test the program were chosen for a specific reason. They were chosen because they are located in neighborhoods with high crime rates and high gang activity. The 25 schools were not chosen at random out of the 421 total Chicago Public Schools causing issues to internal validity. Also, it is never stated how the 5 schools were chosen for evaluation so selection bias may have occurred. The 5 schools could have the worst bullying rates, crime rates, or gang rates; it is unclear why these 5 schools were chosen. Schools with the worst bullying rates therefore could eventually have the greatest change occur. On the other hand schools that do not suffer from high rates of bullying could see no significant changes in the rates of bullying at their schools. Therefore not using random sampling greatly affects internal validity. This study also lacks a control group. A control group is essential to help reduce threats to validity. A control group and a treatment group should have been randomly assigned so each school had equal probability of being assigned to either group, to best control for threats to
First, step P stands for punishment, for enforcing punishment displays that child did something wrong and that the wrong doing will not be tolerated. However, Children try to wangle out of punishment and parents give in because punishment feels like a burden on the parent. Therefore, if punishment is not enforced it shows the child that the crime committed was perfectly fine leaving the child callow. Furthermore, the program P.A.S.T. co...
Aside from the ineffectiveness of bullying programs, “Targets of bullying behaviors are more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety, and loss of self-esteem” (Domino, 2013). Not only are schools being ineffective with their programs, the students are facing the effects of this. “Research has advocated that individuals must work together to effectively reduce bullying practices within schools” (Jones and Augustine, 2015). By creating a kindness program, students will be taught to work together to solve problems, and, in end, create a better
Evaluate development and meet performance goals by using A.P.I.E: A.P.I.E: Assessment, Plan, Intervention, and Evaluation, (Schwarz, 2017) in coordination with the developmental assessments provided by program workers.
The director has a few different roles in the evaluation. One role deals with the center itself evaluating whether or not the program has following its mission and meeting all its goal. From the information gathered they need to figure out what is or isn’t need to improve the program itself. The other role is what they do when dealing with staff evaluations. During staff evaluations, a direction role is to observe and analyze the work of the staff in question. They also need to find ways to encourage that development in that staff member’s strength while working on promoting growth in their weaker areas. If the staff member’s weakness greatly outweighs their strengths, then the director will have to fire them. When doing the evaluation, the director makes sure to inform the staff member that an emulation is being done and what the method of evaluation will be.
Developments within the past decade have opened up new ways for research that can lead to improvements in the life quality of vulnerable students and families. Not only does school violence create a feeling of fear and emotional uneasiness in a school, it also is difficult for the learning process to develop. Situations at home have a big impact on student's safety in school. Examples are a student not speaking up in class for fear of being ridiculed; being called a faggot because of perceptions of a student's sexual orientation; backbiting; verbal teasing and insults; offensive touching such as throws, slaps and pushes; and racial, ethnic, and/or sexist comments that are based on a student's physical appearance?. A lot of the time this is learned and adapted by children from the parents at home. Parents have the most influence on a child, the way the act, talk, or neglect their child. Children are more prone to repeat these emotions and aggressions at recess or just in class with other peers. Communities are also playing big roles in the safety of stude...
Schools that experience crimes and drug abuse are mostly found in disorganized neighborhoods. Schools attempt to ensure safety between students in staff by using mechanical devices but as we see that don’t always help. Research shows that many of the perpetrators of school crime have been or are victims of delinquency themselves. The focus of delinquency entitled “Does school crime reflect neighborhood delinquency?”
A child’s environment plays a big factor in mental and physical development into an adult. When buying a new house, we usually hope for convenient transportation, nice restaurants and many good schools for children. But there is not one good factor in Fenger High School. It’s located in the south side of Chicago which is one of the worst-off neighborhoods, due to its high poverty and crime rate. With these conditions, even though the school receives a huge budget from the state government, the students still didn’t do well in studying. They receive low test scores and have chronic discipline problems. Due to the school’s location, education couldn’t fix the problems so principal Dozier had to enforce strong policies in order to make the school a safer place. The Adverse Childhood Experience(ACE) study, introduced by Vincent Felitti and Robert Anda, who work for Kaiser Permanente, the scientists measured childhood trauma
The most effective way to achieve something in our world also happens to be the most difficult to do. The two most effective methods of achieving something is taking or winning. Taking a stand is the most courageous act a person can do because often times they are going against the common belief of the people around them. All great leaders have one thing in common and that is that they are brave enough to take a stand. Taking a stand is more important and has a bigger effect on the world than winning does.
Personally, I normally presume evaluations are to be done after an event has occurred. Looking back in life I can see the many times the evaluations have been done beforehand to help quantify the "what" and "how" to best achieve the desired outcomes. When getting ready to deploy with the U.S. Marines, our healthcare unit conducted pre-deployment health assessments. Midway through the deployment we did another assessment, and shorty after returning back home stateside we did a post deployment assessment. I can understand how this benefited us as healthcare professionals and as a participate, because it helps develop baselines of what is important and normal amongst the groups and individually. Creating a program takes a vast
In addition to these policies, processes are in place to drive our national curriculum, includ...
To measure the effectiveness of a development process, you have to examine how it links your objectives to the way you plan to achieve them and the means you plan to use. A development process is effective if it uses the resources you allocate according to your plan and delivers the expected results. You have to continually evaluate use of resources and performance to check if your development process is hitting your targets.
...s must be held for accountability for the success of the program. Staff and parents must communicate on a regular basis to keep the program running smooth.
Shootings and physical violence are only part of the problem in schools. More than twenty percent of students have encountered bullying whi...
Before such things can be implemented, there is some specific ground work and strategies that must be done within the schools before situations or dealt with and handled. In this groundwork, principals are vital in the success of the program they implement in their schools (Ballard, Argus & Remley, 1999). They are the conductors of each category needed in a successful program. Principals must hold students and staff accountable for their roles in changing the climate of the school and they must allow for the time and manpower implementing a new program will take. Gil (2002, p. 73) explains that first a solid code of conduct must be in place and operating smoothly. These clearly stated rules are to be communicated to all students and staff what the expectation is for behavior and they must be “enforced without
Some children have normalized the bullying culture and can no longer recognize what is and isn’t bullying. By adding anti-bullying programs schools, including administration and parents, will be aware of all forms of bullying and what they could do to help the cause. There are many forms of anti-bullying programs said to be built for the many different forms of bullying. There are programs that find the parents to be the source of the solution. This includes schools sending guides to the parents homes to teach how to deal with bullying, and to begin a discussion on how to talk about bullying with their child, which often leads to therapeutic talks. Programs that only involve schools are filled with anti-bullying messages throughout the school year that reinforce positive behavior. There also are programs that include both forces, parents and schools. These programs according to Elizabeth Lawner and Mary Terzian in “What Works for Bullying Programs: lessons from experimental evaluations of programs and evaluation” say “Five of the six programs that involved parents and implemented a whole-school approach worked for at least