A Researcher Learns That a Program Designed to Reduce Truancy

question 38

Multiple Choice

A researcher learns that a program designed to reduce truancy in junior high school students is not successful because the staff has not been adequately trained to deal with truancy.This finding should have occurred in which phase of program evaluation?

• A) Needs assessment
• B) Program theory assessment
• C) Process evaluation
• D) Efficiency assessment

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Definitions:

Permissive Parenting

An approach to child rearing that is characterized by high nurturance and communication but little discipline, guidance, or control.

Emotional Regulation

The method through which people affect their own feelings, the timing of these feelings, and the manner in which they perceive and convey these emotions.

Peer Relationships

The connections and interactions that individuals have with others of the same age group, important for social development.

Baumrind's Parenting Styles

A classification describing different approaches to parenting, identified as authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and neglectful, each with distinct characteristics and effects on children's development.