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Code: PZ5	Program Development and Program Planning
General information
Study program			Prevention Science - Prevention of mental and behaviour disoders and mental health promotion
Year of Study			1 year
Course supervisor			Douglas Coatsworth, Ph.D.
Institution			Pennslivania State University, U.S.
Teaching associates			Mark Greenberg, Ph.D.
Conditions for course attending
Type of course			þmandatory			o optional
Course contents
This course is designed for graduate students interested in the design and evaluation of programs in human services. Prior graduate courses in intervention theory and research, research design and statistics are suggested. The course provides an introduction to theory and application of program evaluation and will address both process and outcome evaluation strategies. Students will be required to develop a plan for the implementation and evaluation of a human services program.
Learning outcomes and competencies
The ability to develop a conceptual understanding of program evaluation The ability to understand and apply models of program evaluation that are appropriate for a particular question The ability to understand the fundamentals of design and evaluation issues in prevention research The ability to develop a program model and evaluation strategy as a research project The ability to understand how policy shapes and is shaped by research
Quality assurance and assessment of course performance
Two Article Reviews 20% Program Design and Implementation Proposal 30% Program Evaluation Proposal 50%
Number of ECTS credits allocated				3
Hours per week		Lectures: 10		Seminars: 5			Exerc.: 5		Total hours: 20
Assessment methods		ooral examination		þ written examination			þ continual assessment		þ independent student work
Teaching methods
þ lectures		þ seminars			þ research study			o exercises
þ literature/internet		o laboratory			þ practical work			otutorial
Required literature
Windsor, R., Clark, N., Boyd, N.R. & Goodman, R.M.. (2004). Evaluation of Health Promotion, Health Education and Disease Prevention Programs (3rd ed.). NYC: McGraw-Hill.
Recommended literature
Evaluation Texts Campbell, D. T., & Stanley, J. C. (1966). Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for research. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Chen. H. (1990). Theory driven evaluations. Newbury Park, CA: Sage. Chen H., & Rossi, P. H. (Eds.) (1992). Using theory to improve program and policy evaluation. New York: Greenwood Press. Cronbach, L. J. (1982). Designing evaluations for educational and social programs. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Mohr, L. B. (1995). Impact analysis for practical evaluation. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Nugent, W.R., Sieppert, J.D., & Hudson, W.W. (2001). Practise evaluation for the 21^st century. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. Patton, M. Q. (1982). Practical evaluation. Newbury Park, CA: Sage. Patton, M.Q. (1997). Utilization-Focused Evaluation: The New Century Text (3^rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Shadish, W. R., Cook, T. D., & Leviton, L. C. (1991). Foundations of Program Evaluation: Theories of Practice. Newbury Park, CA: Sage. Weiss, C. (1998). Evaluation, 2^nd Ed. (1998) Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall. Historical Contexts Cook, T. D., & Shadish, W. S. (1986). Program evaluation: The worldly science. Annual Review of Psychology. Haverman, R. H. (1987). Policy research and evaluation research after twenty years. Policy Studies Journal, 16, 191-218. Meta-Analysis Cook, T. D. and others. (1992). Meta-analysis for explanation: A casebook. Newbury New York: Russell Sage Foundation. Glass, G. V., McGaw, B., & Smith, M. B. (1981). Meta-analysis in social research. Newbury Park, CA: Sage. Hedges, L. V., & Olkin, I. (1985). Statistical methods for meta-analysis. New York: Academic Press. Rosenthal, R. (1991). Meta-analytic procedures for social research (Rev. ed.). Newbury Park, CA: Sage. Cost-Benefit Analysis Gramlich, E. M. (1990). A guide to benefit cost analysis. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. Levin, H. (1983). Cost-effectiveness: A primer. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage. Web Site Links www.itrs.usu.edu/aea Journals of Interest in Evaluation Research Evaluation: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Evaluation and Program Planning, Evaluation in the Health Professions, Evaluation Practice, Evaluation Review, New Direction for Program Evaluation (conceptual). Prevention Related: Journal of Primary Prevention, Prevention in the Human Services, American Journal of Community Psychology, Journal of Community Psychology, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Prevention Science. Discipline Related (Occasional at best): American Educational Research Journal, American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Early Childhood Research Quarterly.
Kvalifikacijski radovi
Roisman, G. I., Masten, A. S., Coatsworth, J. D., & Tellegen, A. (2004). Salient and emerging developmental tasks in the transition to adulthood. Child Development, 75, 123-133. Coatsworth, J. D., & Duncan, L. (2003). Fostering resilience: A strengths-based approach to mental health. Publication Series. Harrisburg, PA: PA CASSP Training and Technical Assistance Institute. Schwartz, S. J., Coatsworth, J. D., Pantin, H., & Szapocznik, J. (2003). Ecodevelopmental theory. In J. R. Miller, R. M. Lerner, & L. B. Schiamberg (Eds.), Human Ecology: An Encyclopedia of Children, Families, Communities, and Environments. Santa Barbara, CA: ABCCLIO. Pantin, H., Coatsworth, J. D., Feaster, D.J., Newman, F. L., Briones, E., Prado, G., & Szapocznik, J. (2003). Familias Unidas: The efficacy of an intervention to increase parental investment in Hispanic immigrant families. Prevention Science, 4, 189- 201. Coatsworth, J. D., Pantin, H., & Szapocznik, J. (2002). Familias Unidas: A family-centered ecodevelopmental intervention to reduce risk for conduct problems and substance use among Hispanic adolescents. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 5, 113-132. [Winner of the 2003 outstanding research publication award from the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy] Perrino, T. Coatsworth, J. D., Briones, E., Pantin, H., & Szapocznik, J. (2001). Initial engagement to parent-centered prevention interventions: A family systems perspective. Journal of Primary Prevention, 22, 21-44. Coatsworth, J. D., Santisteban, D. A., McBride, C. K., & Szapocznik, J. (2001). Brief Strategic family therapy versus community control: Engagement, retention and an exploration of the moderating role of adolescent symptom severity. Family Process, 40 , 313-332. Szapocznik, J., & Coatsworth, J. D. (1999). An ecodevelopmental framework for organizing risk and protection for drug abuse: A developmental model of risk and protection. In M. Glantz, & C. R. Hartel (Eds.) Drug Abuse: Origins and Interventions (pp. 331-366). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. Coatsworth, J. D., Szapocznik, J., Kurtines, W., & Santisteban, D. A. (1997). Culturally competent psychosocial interventions with antisocial problem behavior in Hispanic youth. In D. M. Stoff, J. Breiling, & J. D. Maser (Eds.) Handbook of antisocial behavior (pp. 395-404). John Wiley and Sons: New York.. Coatsworth, J. D. (1992). Project Competence: A developmental approach to defining and assessing competence. The Community Psychologist, 26, 19-21. Sandler, I., Coatsworth, J. D., Lengua, L. L., Fisher, J., Wolchick, S., Lustig, J., & Fitzpatrick, P. (1992). New Beginnings Children of Divorce Program: Child Coping Enhancement Program Manual. Unpublished Manuscript, Arizona State University Preventive Intervention Research Center.