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Impact Study (Controlled Experiment)
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To determine the effectiveness of the program in increasing educational attainment and employment, improving parenting and health practices, and reducing subsequent childbearing and welfare dependence.
To determine the effectiveness of the program in improving the cognitive, behavioral, and health status of participants’ children.
To discover whether women with particular characteristics especially benefit from New Chance.
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Cost-Benefit Study
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To determine how the costs of the program compare with the benefits that accrue from participation.
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Implementation/Process Study
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To study the operational characteristics of the program.
To determine the extent to which the program varies from site to site.
To identify the enrollees’ patterns of participation in the program (what services they receive, how long do they participate, and why they leave the program).
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Descriptive/Analytical Study
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The New Chance Observational Study: A special study was taken, using videotaped observations of mother-child interaction among a subset of 290 families from the New Chance Demonstration, to observe parenting behavior in a context of a program focusing on outcomes for two generations.
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