NCJ Number
16674
Date Published
1972
Length
39 pages
Annotation
THE APPLICATION OF A METHODOLOGY FOR STANDARDIZING AND QUANTIFYING BELIEFS ABOUT PROGRAM OBJECTIVES, AND THE METHODS FOR ATTAINING THEM.
Abstract
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DISCOVER SPECIFIC AREAS OF UNCERTAINTY, DISAGREEMENT, AND DISCONTINUITY IN PARTICULAR TRAINING PROGRAMS. TWO LEVELS OF POLICE TRAINING AND ONE PRISON OFFICER TRAINING COURSE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WERE INVOLVED IN THIS RESEARCH STUDY. SINCE PROGRAMS ARE EVALUATED ACCORDING TO THE DEGREE TO WHICH THEIR OBJECTIVES ARE FULFILLED, STATED OBJECTIVES WERE COMPARED TO THOSE PERCEIVED BY BOTH THE INSTRUCTORS AND THE TRAINEES. JUDGMENTS AS TO WHAT THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM SHOULD BE (AS OPPOSED TO WHAT THEY ACTUALLY WERE) WERE ALSO MEASURED. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON THE REFINEMENT OF THE EVALUATION METHODOLOGY USED. STUDY RESULTS FOR THE THREE TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE DISCUSSED INDIVIDUALLY.