R. Barker Bausell, a recently retired professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, was one of the first investigators to contrast tutoring to classroom instruction under controlled, randomized conditions. He also experimentally manipulated teacher experience, teacher training, teacher knowledge, parental teaching, and numerous other schooling variables which served as the basis for his recent book: Too Simple To Fail: A Case for Educational Change. He has served as the editor in chief of the peer-reviewed journal Evaluation and the Health Professions for over three decades and is the author of several other books, including: Snake Oil Science; Power Analysis for Experimental Research, A Practical Guide for the Biological, Medical and Social Sciences; Designing Meaningful Experiments: 40 Steps to Becoming a Scientist; and A Practical Guide to Conducting Empirical Research.

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• VOLUME ONE: THEORY AND ISSUESTheories of Change and Realistic Evaluation - Avril Blamey and Mhairi MackenziePeas in a Pod or Apples and Oranges?Ethical Issues for Collaborative Research in Developing Countries - Benjamin CaballeroA Brief History of Research Synthesis - Iain Chalmers, Larry Hedges and Harris CooperEthics and Observational Studies in Medical Research - Frédérique Claudot et alVarious Rules in a Common FrameworkCultural Translation of Interventions - Judith DePue et alDiabetes Care in American SamoaThe Role of Behavioral Science Theory in Development and Implementation of Public Health Interventions - Karen Glanz and Donald BishopPractical Clinical Trials for Translating Research to Practice - Russell Glasgow et alDesign and Measurement RecommendationsChoosing Evaluation Models - Hanne Foss HansenA Discussion of Evaluation DesignInformed Consent in Ghana - Zelee Hill et alWhat Do Participants Really Understand? Effectiveness of Antidepressants - John IoannidisAn Evidence Myth Constructed from a Thousand Randomized Trials? How Can Research Organizations More Effectively Transfer Research Knowledge to Decision Makers? - John Lavis et alDescriptive Meta-Evaluation - Deidre Lynch et alCase Study of an Interdisciplinary CurriculumOut of Context? Translating Evidence from the North Karelia Project over Place and Time - Lindsay McLaren et alThe Use of Rapid-Feedback Evaluation Methods to Improve the Retention Rates of an HIV/AIDS Health-Care Intervention - Miles McNall et alAssessing the Evaluability of Complex Public Health Interventions - David Oglivie et alFive Questions for Researchers, Funders and Policy MakersType II Translation - Louise Rohrbach et alTransporting Prevention from Research to Real-World SettingsIs Sustainability Possible? A Review and Commentary on Empirical Studies of Program Sustainability - Mary Ann ScheirerTen Steps to Making Evaluation Matter - Sanjeev Sridharan and April NakaimaTranslation in the Health Professions - Steve Sussman et alConverting Science into ActionUsing Concept Mapping to Develop a Logic Model and Articulate a Program Theory - Svetlana Yampolskaya et alA Case ExampleVOLUME TWO: METHODS AND DESIGNWhat Can We Learn from Quality Improvement Research? A Critical Review of Research Methods - Jeffrey Alexander and Larry HearldThe Missing Treatment Design Element - J. Jackson Barnette and Anne Baber WallisContinuity of Treatment When Multiple Post-Observations Are Used in Time-Series and Repeated Measures Study DesignsAre Positive Alternative Medical Therapy Trials Credible? Evidence from Four High-Impact Medical Journals - R. Barker BausellThe Conflict between Random Assignment and Treatment Preference - Patrick Corrigan and Mark SalzerImplications for Internal ValidityInnovative Retention Methods in Longitudinal Research - Robert Cotter et al A Case Study of the Developmental Trends StudyA Hierarchy of Evidence for Assessing Qualitative Health Research - Jeanne Daly et alWhy Do Multi-Organizational Quality Initiatives Usually Fail? - Donald FetterolfActive Control Clinical Trials to Establish Equivalence or Non-Inferiority - Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, Lars Frison and Jonathan HalperinMethodological and Statistical Concepts Linked to QualityEvaluating the Relevance, Generalization and Applicability of Research - Lawrence Green and Russell GlasgowIssues in External Validation and Translation MethodologyThe Logic of Summative Confidence - P. Cristian GugiuUsing Clinical Databases to Evaluate Health-Care Interventions - Sheila Harvey et alDesigning a Prospective Study When Randomization Is Not Feasible - Ariel LindenRandomized Field Trials and Internal Validity - James McMillanNot So Fast My FriendUsing Large-Scale Databases in Evaluation - William Peneul and Barbara MeansAdvances, Opportunities and ChallengesCut-Off Designs for Community-Based Intervention Studies - Michael Pennell et alEvaluating Methods for Estimating Program Effects - Charles ReichardtTreatment Fidelity in Behavior Change Research - Barbara Resnick et alA Case ExampleCommitment to Practice Change - Marianna Shershneva et alAn Evaluator′s PerspectiveChoose Your Method - Helene Starks and Susan Brown TrinidadA Comparison of Phenomenology, Discourse Analysis and Grounded Theory Evaluability Assessment from 1986 to 2006 - Michael TrevisanComparative Effectiveness Research - Sean Tunis, Joshua Benner and Mark McClellanPolicy Context, Methods Development and Research InfrastructureMethodologies for Improving Response Rates in Surveys of Physicians - Jonathan VanGeest, Timothy Johnson and Verna WelchA Systematic ReviewVOLUME THREE: MEASUREMENT AND STATISTICSItem Response Theory and Its Applications to Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement - Chih-Hung Chang and Bryce ReeveDesign of Experiments with Multiple Independent Variables - Linda Collins, John Dziak and L RunzeA Resource Management Perspective on Complete and Reduced Factorial DesignsDefining Clinically Meaningful Change in Health-Related Quality of Life - Ross Crosby, Ronette Kolotkin and G. Rhys WilliamsA Review of Software for Sample Size Determination - Patrick DattaloHow to Measure Comorbidity - Vincent de Groot et alA Critical Review of Available MethodsHealth-Care Expenditure Prediction with a Single-Item, Self-Rated Health Measure - Karen DeSalvoCommon Methodological Flaws in Economic Evaluations - Michael Drummond and Mark SculpherMedical Record Review Conduction Model for Improving Inter-Rater Reliability of Abstracting Medical-Related Information - Lisa Engel et alA Comprehensive Method for the Translation and Cross-Cultural Validation of Health Status Questionnaires - Sonya Eremenco, David Cella and Benjamin ArnoldEstimating the Costs of Preventive Interventions - E. Michael Foster et al Comparison of Focus Groups on Cancer and Employment Conducted Face to Face or by Telephone - Linda Frazier et alAn Introduction to Generalized Estimating Equations and an Application to Assess Selectivity Effects in a Longitudinal Study on Very Old Individuals - Paolo Ghisletta and Dario SpiniAn Overview of Relations among Causal Modeling Methods - Sander Greenland and Babette BrumbackA Review of Instrumental Variables Estimation of Treatment Effects in the Applied Health Sciences - Paul GrootnendorstInitial Scale Development - George Johanson and Gordon BrooksSample Size for Pilot StudiesUsing Power Tables to Compute Statistical Power in Multilevel Experimental Designs - Spyros KonstantopoulosEffects of Question Format and Collection Mode on the Accuracy of Retrospective Surveys of Health Risk Behavior - Timothy McAuliffe, Wayne DiFranceisco and Barbara ReedA Comparison with Daily Sexual Activity DiariesThe Accuracy and Completeness of Stat Collected by Prospective and Retrospective Methods - J. Tobias Nagurney et alUsing Cluster Analysis in Program Evaluation - Laura PeckComparison of Two Approaches for Handling Missing Covariates in Logistic Regression - Chao-Ying Joanne Peng and Jin ZhuAggregate versus Individual-Level Sexual Behavior Assessment - Steven Pinkerton et alHow Much Detail Is Needed to Accurately Estimate HIV/STI Risk? Using the Binomial Effect Size Display (BESD) to Present the Magnitude of Effect Sizes to the Evaluation Audience - Justus Randolph and R. Shawn EdmondsonStrategies for Improving Precision in Group-Randomized Experiments - Stephen Raudenbush, Andres Martinez and Jessaca SpybrookA Randomized Trial of Mail, Internet and Interactive Voice Response Telephone Administration of Surveys - Hector Rodriguez et alIssues, Challenges and Solutions in Translating Study Instruments - Amanda Weeks, Hal Swerissen and John BelfrageVOLUME FOUR: CASE STUDIESAn Outcome Evaluation of the SOS Suicide Prevention Program - Robert Aseltine and Robert DeMartinoSurgical and Non-Surgical Management of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis - Steven Atlas et alThe Impact of Federal Bio-Terrorism Funding Programs on Local Health Department Preparedness Activities - George Avery and Jennifer Zabriskie-TimmermanA Propensity Score Analysis of Brief Worksite Crisis Interventions after the World Trade Center Disaster - Joseph Boscarino et alImplications for Intervention and ResearchA Process Evaluation of an Injury Prevention School-Based Program for Adolescents - Lisa Buckley and Mary SheehanDoes the Implementation of Responsibility Centers, Total Quality Management and Physician Fee Programs Improve Hospital Efficiency? Evidence from Taiwan Hospitals - Hsuan-Lien Chu, Shuen-Zen Liu and James RomeisFive-Year Impact of a Continuous Quality Improvement Effort Implemented by a Network of Diabetes Outpatient Clinics - Club Diabette Sicili InvestigatorsEvaluating an Integrated Approach to Clinical Quality Improvement - Shan Cretin et alClinical Guidelines, Quality Measurement and Supportive System DesignImprovements in Middle School Student Dietary Intake after Implementation of the Texas Public School Nutrition Policy - Karen Weber Cullen, Kathy Watson and Issa ZakeriShort-Term Impact Evaluation of a Social Marketing Campaign to Prevent Syphilis among Men Who Have Sex with Men - William Darrow and Susan BierstekerProcess Evaluation of a Cluster Randomized Trial of Tailored Interventions to Implement Guidelines in Primary Care - Signe Flottorp, Kari Håvelsrud and Andrew OxmanWhy Is It so Hard to Change Practice? Improving Diabetes Care Using a Multitiered Quality Improvement Model - John Guzek et alThe Short-Term Impact of National Smoke-Free Workplace Legislation on Passive Smoking and Tobacco Use - Anterro Heloma et alEvaluation for Treatment Programs for Persons with Severe Mental Illness - David Kenny et alModerator and Mediator EffectsEconomic Evaluation of Four Treatments for Low-Back Pain - Gerald Kominski et alResults from a Randomized Controlled TrialThe Staffing-Outcomes Relationship in Nursing Homes - R. Tamara Konetzka, Sally Stearns and Jeongyoung ParkAn Instrumental Variable Analysis of the Impact of Practice Guidelines on Improving Quality of Care and Diabetes-Related Outcomes in the Elderly Medicare Population - Suying Li et alImpact of Restricted Reimbursement on the Use of Statins in Finland - Jaana Martikainen et alA Register-Based StudyAn Impact Evaluation of a Federal Mine Safety Training Regulation on Injury Rates among U.S. Stone, Sand and Gravel Mine Workers - Celeste Monforton and Richard WindsorAn Interrupted Time-Series AnalysisSurvival Advantage Associated with Treatment of Injury at Designated Trauma Centers - Etienne Pracht et alA Bivariate Probit Model with Instrumental VariablesThe Impact of Private and Public Health Insurance on Medication Use for Adults with Chronic Diseases - Thomas Rice et alThe Effectiveness of Child Restraint Systems for Children Aged Three Years or Younger during Motor Vehicle Collisions - Thomas Rice and Craig Anderson1996 to 2005Process Evaluation of a Multi-Institutional Community-Based Program for Diabetes Prevention among First Nations - Amanda Rosecrans et alThe Experience of Living with Diabetes Following a Self-Management Program Based on Motivational Interviewing - Lisbeth Rosenbek Minet et alIs Access Sufficient? An Examination of the Effects of the MedShare Program to Expand Access to Prescription Drugs for Indigent Populations - Thomas Shaw and Mark CarrozzaThe Social Construction of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in South African Communities - Tamara Shefer et alEffects of a Community-Based, Professionally Supervised Intervention on Physical Activity Levels among Residents of Recife, Brazil - Eduardo Simoes et al

R. Barker Bausell, a recently retired professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, was one of the first investigators to contrast tutoring to classroom instruction under controlled, randomized conditions. He also experimentally manipulated teacher experience, teacher training, teacher knowledge, parental teaching, and numerous other schooling variables which served as the basis for his recent book: Too Simple To Fail: A Case for Educational Change. He has served as the editor in chief of the peer-reviewed journal Evaluation and the Health Professions for over three decades and is the author of several other books, including: Snake Oil Science; Power Analysis for Experimental Research, A Practical Guide for the Biological, Medical and Social Sciences; Designing Meaningful Experiments: 40 Steps to Becoming a Scientist; and A Practical Guide to Conducting Empirical Research.

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• VOLUME ONE: THEORY AND ISSUESTheories of Change and Realistic Evaluation - Avril Blamey and Mhairi MackenziePeas in a Pod or Apples and Oranges?Ethical Issues for Collaborative Research in Developing Countries - Benjamin CaballeroA Brief History of Research Synthesis - Iain Chalmers, Larry Hedges and Harris CooperEthics and Observational Studies in Medical Research - Frédérique Claudot et alVarious Rules in a Common FrameworkCultural Translation of Interventions - Judith DePue et alDiabetes Care in American SamoaThe Role of Behavioral Science Theory in Development and Implementation of Public Health Interventions - Karen Glanz and Donald BishopPractical Clinical Trials for Translating Research to Practice - Russell Glasgow et alDesign and Measurement RecommendationsChoosing Evaluation Models - Hanne Foss HansenA Discussion of Evaluation DesignInformed Consent in Ghana - Zelee Hill et alWhat Do Participants Really Understand? Effectiveness of Antidepressants - John IoannidisAn Evidence Myth Constructed from a Thousand Randomized Trials? How Can Research Organizations More Effectively Transfer Research Knowledge to Decision Makers? - John Lavis et alDescriptive Meta-Evaluation - Deidre Lynch et alCase Study of an Interdisciplinary CurriculumOut of Context? Translating Evidence from the North Karelia Project over Place and Time - Lindsay McLaren et alThe Use of Rapid-Feedback Evaluation Methods to Improve the Retention Rates of an HIV/AIDS Health-Care Intervention - Miles McNall et alAssessing the Evaluability of Complex Public Health Interventions - David Oglivie et alFive Questions for Researchers, Funders and Policy MakersType II Translation - Louise Rohrbach et alTransporting Prevention from Research to Real-World SettingsIs Sustainability Possible? A Review and Commentary on Empirical Studies of Program Sustainability - Mary Ann ScheirerTen Steps to Making Evaluation Matter - Sanjeev Sridharan and April NakaimaTranslation in the Health Professions - Steve Sussman et alConverting Science into ActionUsing Concept Mapping to Develop a Logic Model and Articulate a Program Theory - Svetlana Yampolskaya et alA Case ExampleVOLUME TWO: METHODS AND DESIGNWhat Can We Learn from Quality Improvement Research? A Critical Review of Research Methods - Jeffrey Alexander and Larry HearldThe Missing Treatment Design Element - J. Jackson Barnette and Anne Baber WallisContinuity of Treatment When Multiple Post-Observations Are Used in Time-Series and Repeated Measures Study DesignsAre Positive Alternative Medical Therapy Trials Credible? Evidence from Four High-Impact Medical Journals - R. Barker BausellThe Conflict between Random Assignment and Treatment Preference - Patrick Corrigan and Mark SalzerImplications for Internal ValidityInnovative Retention Methods in Longitudinal Research - Robert Cotter et al A Case Study of the Developmental Trends StudyA Hierarchy of Evidence for Assessing Qualitative Health Research - Jeanne Daly et alWhy Do Multi-Organizational Quality Initiatives Usually Fail? - Donald FetterolfActive Control Clinical Trials to Establish Equivalence or Non-Inferiority - Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, Lars Frison and Jonathan HalperinMethodological and Statistical Concepts Linked to QualityEvaluating the Relevance, Generalization and Applicability of Research - Lawrence Green and Russell GlasgowIssues in External Validation and Translation MethodologyThe Logic of Summative Confidence - P. Cristian GugiuUsing Clinical Databases to Evaluate Health-Care Interventions - Sheila Harvey et alDesigning a Prospective Study When Randomization Is Not Feasible - Ariel LindenRandomized Field Trials and Internal Validity - James McMillanNot So Fast My FriendUsing Large-Scale Databases in Evaluation - William Peneul and Barbara MeansAdvances, Opportunities and ChallengesCut-Off Designs for Community-Based Intervention Studies - Michael Pennell et alEvaluating Methods for Estimating Program Effects - Charles ReichardtTreatment Fidelity in Behavior Change Research - Barbara Resnick et alA Case ExampleCommitment to Practice Change - Marianna Shershneva et alAn Evaluator′s PerspectiveChoose Your Method - Helene Starks and Susan Brown TrinidadA Comparison of Phenomenology, Discourse Analysis and Grounded Theory Evaluability Assessment from 1986 to 2006 - Michael TrevisanComparative Effectiveness Research - Sean Tunis, Joshua Benner and Mark McClellanPolicy Context, Methods Development and Research InfrastructureMethodologies for Improving Response Rates in Surveys of Physicians - Jonathan VanGeest, Timothy Johnson and Verna WelchA Systematic ReviewVOLUME THREE: MEASUREMENT AND STATISTICSItem Response Theory and Its Applications to Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement - Chih-Hung Chang and Bryce ReeveDesign of Experiments with Multiple Independent Variables - Linda Collins, John Dziak and L RunzeA Resource Management Perspective on Complete and Reduced Factorial DesignsDefining Clinically Meaningful Change in Health-Related Quality of Life - Ross Crosby, Ronette Kolotkin and G. Rhys WilliamsA Review of Software for Sample Size Determination - Patrick DattaloHow to Measure Comorbidity - Vincent de Groot et alA Critical Review of Available MethodsHealth-Care Expenditure Prediction with a Single-Item, Self-Rated Health Measure - Karen DeSalvoCommon Methodological Flaws in Economic Evaluations - Michael Drummond and Mark SculpherMedical Record Review Conduction Model for Improving Inter-Rater Reliability of Abstracting Medical-Related Information - Lisa Engel et alA Comprehensive Method for the Translation and Cross-Cultural Validation of Health Status Questionnaires - Sonya Eremenco, David Cella and Benjamin ArnoldEstimating the Costs of Preventive Interventions - E. Michael Foster et al Comparison of Focus Groups on Cancer and Employment Conducted Face to Face or by Telephone - Linda Frazier et alAn Introduction to Generalized Estimating Equations and an Application to Assess Selectivity Effects in a Longitudinal Study on Very Old Individuals - Paolo Ghisletta and Dario SpiniAn Overview of Relations among Causal Modeling Methods - Sander Greenland and Babette BrumbackA Review of Instrumental Variables Estimation of Treatment Effects in the Applied Health Sciences - Paul GrootnendorstInitial Scale Development - George Johanson and Gordon BrooksSample Size for Pilot StudiesUsing Power Tables to Compute Statistical Power in Multilevel Experimental Designs - Spyros KonstantopoulosEffects of Question Format and Collection Mode on the Accuracy of Retrospective Surveys of Health Risk Behavior - Timothy McAuliffe, Wayne DiFranceisco and Barbara ReedA Comparison with Daily Sexual Activity DiariesThe Accuracy and Completeness of Stat Collected by Prospective and Retrospective Methods - J. Tobias Nagurney et alUsing Cluster Analysis in Program Evaluation - Laura PeckComparison of Two Approaches for Handling Missing Covariates in Logistic Regression - Chao-Ying Joanne Peng and Jin ZhuAggregate versus Individual-Level Sexual Behavior Assessment - Steven Pinkerton et alHow Much Detail Is Needed to Accurately Estimate HIV/STI Risk? Using the Binomial Effect Size Display (BESD) to Present the Magnitude of Effect Sizes to the Evaluation Audience - Justus Randolph and R. Shawn EdmondsonStrategies for Improving Precision in Group-Randomized Experiments - Stephen Raudenbush, Andres Martinez and Jessaca SpybrookA Randomized Trial of Mail, Internet and Interactive Voice Response Telephone Administration of Surveys - Hector Rodriguez et alIssues, Challenges and Solutions in Translating Study Instruments - Amanda Weeks, Hal Swerissen and John BelfrageVOLUME FOUR: CASE STUDIESAn Outcome Evaluation of the SOS Suicide Prevention Program - Robert Aseltine and Robert DeMartinoSurgical and Non-Surgical Management of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis - Steven Atlas et alThe Impact of Federal Bio-Terrorism Funding Programs on Local Health Department Preparedness Activities - George Avery and Jennifer Zabriskie-TimmermanA Propensity Score Analysis of Brief Worksite Crisis Interventions after the World Trade Center Disaster - Joseph Boscarino et alImplications for Intervention and ResearchA Process Evaluation of an Injury Prevention School-Based Program for Adolescents - Lisa Buckley and Mary SheehanDoes the Implementation of Responsibility Centers, Total Quality Management and Physician Fee Programs Improve Hospital Efficiency? Evidence from Taiwan Hospitals - Hsuan-Lien Chu, Shuen-Zen Liu and James RomeisFive-Year Impact of a Continuous Quality Improvement Effort Implemented by a Network of Diabetes Outpatient Clinics - Club Diabette Sicili InvestigatorsEvaluating an Integrated Approach to Clinical Quality Improvement - Shan Cretin et alClinical Guidelines, Quality Measurement and Supportive System DesignImprovements in Middle School Student Dietary Intake after Implementation of the Texas Public School Nutrition Policy - Karen Weber Cullen, Kathy Watson and Issa ZakeriShort-Term Impact Evaluation of a Social Marketing Campaign to Prevent Syphilis among Men Who Have Sex with Men - William Darrow and Susan BierstekerProcess Evaluation of a Cluster Randomized Trial of Tailored Interventions to Implement Guidelines in Primary Care - Signe Flottorp, Kari Håvelsrud and Andrew OxmanWhy Is It so Hard to Change Practice? Improving Diabetes Care Using a Multitiered Quality Improvement Model - John Guzek et alThe Short-Term Impact of National Smoke-Free Workplace Legislation on Passive Smoking and Tobacco Use - Anterro Heloma et alEvaluation for Treatment Programs for Persons with Severe Mental Illness - David Kenny et alModerator and Mediator EffectsEconomic Evaluation of Four Treatments for Low-Back Pain - Gerald Kominski et alResults from a Randomized Controlled TrialThe Staffing-Outcomes Relationship in Nursing Homes - R. Tamara Konetzka, Sally Stearns and Jeongyoung ParkAn Instrumental Variable Analysis of the Impact of Practice Guidelines on Improving Quality of Care and Diabetes-Related Outcomes in the Elderly Medicare Population - Suying Li et alImpact of Restricted Reimbursement on the Use of Statins in Finland - Jaana Martikainen et alA Register-Based StudyAn Impact Evaluation of a Federal Mine Safety Training Regulation on Injury Rates among U.S. Stone, Sand and Gravel Mine Workers - Celeste Monforton and Richard WindsorAn Interrupted Time-Series AnalysisSurvival Advantage Associated with Treatment of Injury at Designated Trauma Centers - Etienne Pracht et alA Bivariate Probit Model with Instrumental VariablesThe Impact of Private and Public Health Insurance on Medication Use for Adults with Chronic Diseases - Thomas Rice et alThe Effectiveness of Child Restraint Systems for Children Aged Three Years or Younger during Motor Vehicle Collisions - Thomas Rice and Craig Anderson1996 to 2005Process Evaluation of a Multi-Institutional Community-Based Program for Diabetes Prevention among First Nations - Amanda Rosecrans et alThe Experience of Living with Diabetes Following a Self-Management Program Based on Motivational Interviewing - Lisbeth Rosenbek Minet et alIs Access Sufficient? An Examination of the Effects of the MedShare Program to Expand Access to Prescription Drugs for Indigent Populations - Thomas Shaw and Mark CarrozzaThe Social Construction of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in South African Communities - Tamara Shefer et alEffects of a Community-Based, Professionally Supervised Intervention on Physical Activity Levels among Residents of Recife, Brazil - Eduardo Simoes et al