Proactive Evaluation: The Program Stress Test

Autor/inn/en	Chen, Huey T.; Morosanu, Liliana; Bellury, Lanell M.; Teleaga, Jessica; Hardin, Abigail E.
Titel	Proactive Evaluation: The Program Stress Test
Quelle	In: American Journal of Evaluation, 42 (2021) 2, S.293-303 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Chen, Huey T.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1098-2140
DOI	10.1177/1098214020951258
Schlagwörter	Evaluation Methods; Program Evaluation; Intervention; Prevention; Holistic Approach; Nursing Education; School Holding Power; Nursing Students; College Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Holistischer Ansatz; Pflegepädagogik; Studienprogramm
Abstract	Intervention programs are open systems that must withstand the disturbances of the environments in which they are implemented if they are to thrive. Stakeholders can benefit from proactive insights related to potential program malfunction or failure. Evaluators have not developed approaches to serve this preventive function. This study proposes the program stress test as a holistic, preventive approach to program evaluation, aiming to identify vulnerable areas at risk of failure, and to suggest preventive strategies. The stress test can be used in the planning stage of a program (called ex-ante stress test), or during the implementation stage (called ex-post stress test). This study illustrates an ex-post test. The authors introduce its concept, methodology, research steps, and application to a student retention program, including findings of structural and functional issues, as well as solutions proposed by participants. The authors call the evaluators' attention to the need to expand the traditional scope of evaluation, to include future-focused assessments. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01