Curriculum evaluation and revision in a nascent field: The utility of the retrospective pretestg-posttest model in a homeland security program of study

Evaluation Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 54-82

  Pelfrey Sr , William V ^a,c   Pelfrey Jr , William V ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c Department of Criminal Justice ^*

Author keywords

Evaluation; Homeland security; Retrospective pretest posttest

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

CURRICULUM; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SECURITY MEASURES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149498389     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: 15523926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X08327578     Document Type: Article

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