Alternative Methods for Handling Attrition: An Illustration Using Data From the Fast Track Evaluation

Autor/inn/en	Foster, E. Michael; Fang, Grace Y.
Titel	Alternative Methods for Handling Attrition: An Illustration Using Data From the Fast Track Evaluation
Quelle	In: Evaluation Review, 28 (2004) 5, S.434-464 (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0193-841X
DOI	10.1177/0193841X04264662
Schlagwörter	Program Evaluation; Research Methodology; Data Collection; Gender Differences; Intervention; High Risk Students; Attrition (Research Studies); Evaluation Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Data capture; Datensammlung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Problemschüler
Abstract	Using data from the evaluation of the Fast Track intervention, this article illustrates three methods for handling attrition. Multiple imputation and ignorable maximum likelihood estimation produce estimates that are similar to those based on listwise-deleted data. A panel selection model that allows for selective dropout reveals that highly aggressive boys accumulate in the treatment group over time and produces a larger estimate of treatment effect. In contrast, this model produces a smaller treatment effect for girls. The article's conclusion discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the alternative approaches and outlines ways in which researchers might improve their handling of attrition. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10