SW 650 Final Exam Prep (all quizzes &
midterm exam) Latest 2026 Actual Complete
Questions and Correct Detailed Answers|
Graded A+
Whether an evaluation will show a positive effect of a policy/program
depends on: - ANSWER✔✔-adequate program theory
-adequate program implementation
-adequate program evaluaion
Reasons why evaluations may demonstrate no program effect: -
ANSWER✔✔1. Theory failure
2. implementation failure
3. problem with evaluation design and plan
1. Theory failure - ANSWER✔✔-plausible model of how program/policy
works
-demonstrates cause and effect relations
-perhaps the links b/w a program's/policy's inputs, processes and
outcomes
2. Implementation failure - ANSWER✔✔-program/policy was not fully
delivered
-program/policy delivery did not adhere to the specified protocol
,-delivery of treatment deteriorated during program implementation
3. Implementation with evaluation design and plan - ANSWER✔✔-are
design and methods used appropriate for the questions being asked?
-is design free of bias?
-is measurement reliable and valid?
Qualitative research - ANSWER✔✔-a process of collecting and
analyzing data related to the experiences of people with an attempt to
understand not only what, when, where, but also how and why
-focus in on studying social processes and meanings people
construct--resulting in a richly descriptive product
Questions for qualitative research - ANSWER✔✔-explore the unique
meaning of certain phenomena
-capture and understand the processes of nuanced social behavior in
depth and detail
-involve topics which can be best understood within a naturalistic
setting
-involve social processes that develop over time
-seek to explore a previously unknown social terrain
Four types of qualitative data collecting - ANSWER✔✔1. in-depth,
open-ended or semi structured interviews
2. participation
3. direct observations
, 4. analysis of written documents and materials
1. in-depth, open-ended or semi-structured interviews -
ANSWER✔✔information elicited from people regarding their
experience, feelings, beliefs and knowledge
-individual interviews and focus groups
2. participation - ANSWER✔✔knowledge gained through direct
experience
3. direct observation - ANSWER✔✔detailed descriptions of people's
activities, behaviors, interactions and organizational processes-
anything that is observable
4. analysis of written documents and materials - ANSWER✔✔excerpts,
quotations and entire passages from organizational, clinical or
program records
types of interviews - ANSWER✔✔-informal (researcher is required to
recollect discussion)
-unstructured (researcher allows interview to proceed at a
respondent's pace and subjects may vary by interviewee)
-semi-structured (uses an interview guide)
-structured (uses identical stimuli and adheres to schedule)
-focus group
Ethnography - ANSWER✔✔involves participant observation of
midterm exam) Latest 2026 Actual Complete
Questions and Correct Detailed Answers|
Graded A+
Whether an evaluation will show a positive effect of a policy/program
depends on: - ANSWER✔✔-adequate program theory
-adequate program implementation
-adequate program evaluaion
Reasons why evaluations may demonstrate no program effect: -
ANSWER✔✔1. Theory failure
2. implementation failure
3. problem with evaluation design and plan
1. Theory failure - ANSWER✔✔-plausible model of how program/policy
works
-demonstrates cause and effect relations
-perhaps the links b/w a program's/policy's inputs, processes and
outcomes
2. Implementation failure - ANSWER✔✔-program/policy was not fully
delivered
-program/policy delivery did not adhere to the specified protocol
,-delivery of treatment deteriorated during program implementation
3. Implementation with evaluation design and plan - ANSWER✔✔-are
design and methods used appropriate for the questions being asked?
-is design free of bias?
-is measurement reliable and valid?
Qualitative research - ANSWER✔✔-a process of collecting and
analyzing data related to the experiences of people with an attempt to
understand not only what, when, where, but also how and why
-focus in on studying social processes and meanings people
construct--resulting in a richly descriptive product
Questions for qualitative research - ANSWER✔✔-explore the unique
meaning of certain phenomena
-capture and understand the processes of nuanced social behavior in
depth and detail
-involve topics which can be best understood within a naturalistic
setting
-involve social processes that develop over time
-seek to explore a previously unknown social terrain
Four types of qualitative data collecting - ANSWER✔✔1. in-depth,
open-ended or semi structured interviews
2. participation
3. direct observations
, 4. analysis of written documents and materials
1. in-depth, open-ended or semi-structured interviews -
ANSWER✔✔information elicited from people regarding their
experience, feelings, beliefs and knowledge
-individual interviews and focus groups
2. participation - ANSWER✔✔knowledge gained through direct
experience
3. direct observation - ANSWER✔✔detailed descriptions of people's
activities, behaviors, interactions and organizational processes-
anything that is observable
4. analysis of written documents and materials - ANSWER✔✔excerpts,
quotations and entire passages from organizational, clinical or
program records
types of interviews - ANSWER✔✔-informal (researcher is required to
recollect discussion)
-unstructured (researcher allows interview to proceed at a
respondent's pace and subjects may vary by interviewee)
-semi-structured (uses an interview guide)
-structured (uses identical stimuli and adheres to schedule)
-focus group
Ethnography - ANSWER✔✔involves participant observation of
