The purpose of this research was to develop and evaluate psychometrically an abbreviated instrument to assess hope in adults in clinical settings The Herth Hope Index (HHI), a 12-item adapted version of the Herth Hope Scale (HHS), was tested with a convenience sample of 172 ill adults Alpha coefficient was 0 97 with a 2-week test-retest reliability of 0 91 Criterion-related validity was established by correlating the HHI with the parent HHS (r = 0 92), the Existential Well-Being Scale (r = 0 84) and the Nowotny Hope Scale (r = 0 81) Divergent validity with the Hopelessness Scale was established (r= - 0 73) Construct validity was supported through the factorial isolation of three factors (a) temporality and future, (b) positive readiness and expectancy, (c) interconnectedness These three factors accounted for 41% of the total variance in the measure

This section of the website summarizes methods, tools and approaches for monitoring and evaluation of collaborative projects. The texts are drawn from different sources and recognized accordingly.

Qualitative Health Research by Janice M Morse - Free download, SAGE Publications

The Programme Managers Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit The toolkit is a supplement to the UNFPA programming guidelines. It provides guidance and options for UNFPA Country Office staff to improve planning, monitoring and evaluation (PM&E) activities in the context of results based programme management. It is also useful for programme managers at headquarters and for national programme managers and counterparts

Monitoring and Evaluation Chapter

Periodic Table of Visualization Methods

STEPS is a program planning, monitoring, and evaluation toolkit STEPS is a resource that applies a rights-based social justice perspective to program development and evaluation

Listed below are links related to research methodology, human and animal research ethics, statistics, data analysis, and more. The following table shows a detailed outline of topics. Table of Contents (click on a category of interest) Research Tips and Tools: Getting Started APA Style, Writing, and Publication Tips Research Methodology: General Resources Survey Research Measurement and Testing Research Ethics and Institutional Review: General Resources Ethical Codes of Professional Societies Informed Consent Research on Humans Research on Animals Statistics and Data Analysis: General Resources Data Visualization Tools, Technologies, and Examples Videos Online Statistics Textbooks Online Statistical Calculations Power Analysis Additional Statistics Resources Web-Based Research Professional Organizations Research Journals

The Research Methods Knowledge Base is a comprehensive web-based textbook that addresses all of the topics in a typical introductory undergraduate or graduate course in social research methods. It covers the entire research process including: formulating research questions; sampling (probability and nonprobability); measurement (surveys, scaling, qualitative, unobtrusive); research design (experimental and quasi-experimental); data analysis; and, writing the research paper. It also addresses the major theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of research including: the idea of validity in research; reliability of measures; and ethics. The Knowledge Base was designed to be different from the many typical commercially-available research methods texts. It uses an informal, conversational style to engage both the newcomer and the more experienced student of research. It is a fully hyperlinked text that can be integrated easily into an existing course structure or used as a sourcebook for the experienced researcher who simply wants to browse.

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Many people have to build what are called M & E systems. These are systems which can be used to monitor and evaluate a project or program to see if it is on track to achieve its overall outcomes. An effective way of building such systems is to build them around a visual outcomes model of the project or program. An outcomes model sets out in a visual form all of the steps which are needed to achieve high-level outcomes in the program. Once this model is built it is used to show what is being done to measure indicators and answer evaluation questions. It can then be used to communicate the results of monitoring and evaluation