The evaluation of the 'Teens and Toddlers' youth programme : a randomised controlled trial /

In 2009, the government's Department for Education commissioned a team of researchers at NatCen Social Research to evaluate the effectiveness of the youth development/teenage pregnancy prevention programme 'Teens and Toddlers'. Previous studies had positive findings but had not been v...

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Main Authors: Maisey, Ruth (Author), Speight, Svetlana, 1972- (Author), Bonell, Chris (Author), Purdon, Susan (Author), Keogh, Peter (Author), Wollny, Ivonne (Author), Sorhaindo, Annik (Author), Wellings, Kaye (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Los Angeles, California] : SAGE, 2014.
Series:SAGE research methods. Cases.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In 2009, the government's Department for Education commissioned a team of researchers at NatCen Social Research to evaluate the effectiveness of the youth development/teenage pregnancy prevention programme 'Teens and Toddlers'. Previous studies had positive findings but had not been very rigorous in terms of methodology and methods used. The authors evaluated the programme through a randomised controlled trial, in collaboration with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Bryson Purdon Social Research. This case study provides an account of the stages in conducting a randomised controlled trial, from the initial scoping out of what exactly we were going to measure, coming up with the randomised controlled trial design, to reflecting on the possible methodological limitations of our research.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781473946903
1473946905