Atlanta Healthy Start Initiative
Directions: Final Project Assessment Design, Data Sources, Measures, & Data Analysis Plan Instructions and tips: Describe which phase/phases of the Assessment process you will include. Proposed study design A. Name of the study design (Non-Experimental Design-Not statistically matched groups or group compared to itself) B. Rationale for proposing this study design C. Threats to validity (how does the proposed design control for selection, testing, and history? Explain your answer with at least one sentence per “threat.”) D. What are the advantages and shortcomings of this design in terms of methodology, feasibility, and ethical concerns? IV. Discussion: A. Depending on the nature of your program topic, discuss program-based measures and limitations this may present in your Assessment plan. Measures · Draft qualitative and quantitative measures to use in your program Assessment Data analytic plan · Provide a well-cited description of the data analysis process you will use to analyze your qualitative data and your quantitative data Word target: 700 words
A Sociological Perspective on Deviant Behavior
Social Science – Sociology Critical Reflection Assignment 2. Two contrasting views of the general nature of deviant behavior have been discussed in readings for the first part of this course. On the one hand, early sociologists and many contemporary researchers in psychology, psychiatry, and criminology have viewed deviant behavior as a product of individual pathology. […]
