Assignment: Employing Additional Staff Can Improve Service Delivery
1. Introduction.
a. Statement of the problem that the particular program or intervention is addressing.
b. Description of the program or intervention to be evaluated, including a statement of the underlying explicit or implicit theory of change for the program or intervention (i.e., the mechanisms through which the intervention is expected to produce its intended outcomes).
c. Description of the agency environment: including the receptivity of the administration staff, and other stakeholders
d. Client and organizational factors that influence the evaluation
e. Logic model
2. Literature Review
a. Critical review of the literature on the current evidence for the program or intervention effectiveness
b. Gaps in the literature
3. Study aims
a. Aims and objectives
b. Hypotheses
4. Methods
a. Study Design
i. Type of study (e.g., process, outcome, client satisfaction study)
ii. Study design (e.g., survey, pre-experimental, quasi-experimental, experimental)
b. Sample
i. Study population
ii. Eligibility criteria
iii. Sampling strategy
iv. Recruitment strategy
c. Measurement
i. State the independent, dependent, and other variables
ii. Identify and describe at least one measure of a study outcome
iii. If relevant: specify how program fidelity will be assessed
d. Data Collection Plan: what steps will be taken and by whom to collect data and provide informed consent
e. Data analysis strategy
5. References
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.