SOC 4194 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6-7: Arctic Bay, Seal Hunting, Program Evaluation
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Women"s duties = work around the home, food preparation, child rearing. Men"s duties = whale and seal hunting. Lead-zinc mine developed not far from their town. Building on the logic of science and research that has been described in earlier chapters but the research is designed in such a way that useful information is provided to those who need it. Systematic observations to assess whether a social program or practice achieves its goals. Limited social practice that is not part of an overall program. I. e. provision of financial assistance to reduce recidivism. Program design and planning, program monitoring, outcome evaluation, economic efficiency. Can a program/practice be evaluated in a valid way. Goals should be clear, specific and measurable. Draw a link between program inputs or activities and the goals. Valuable in design of programs to determine which inputs will produce desired outcomes. Deciding which outputs are both appropriate and feasible to use in evaluating a program.
