An Examination of Recidivism Among Inmates Released From a Private Reentry Center and Public Institutions in Colorado

2017 ◽  
Vol 97 (5) ◽  
pp. 609-627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ráchael A. Powers ◽  
Catherine Kaukinen ◽  
Michelle Jeanis
Keyword(s):  
Comparison Group ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Experimental Methodology ◽  
Private Facility ◽  
Public Facilities ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Relevant Covariates

In this study, we examine comparative rates of recidivism for Colorado inmates released from a private reentry center and public facilities. Using a sample of 6,102 inmates released from 2008 to 2012, we measure overall recidivism and recidivism for a new crime. Applying a quasi-experimental methodology, we find that overall rates of recidivism are comparable. Prior to matching, 46.8% of the treatment and 61.3% of the comparison group recidivated, and the difference is statistically significant. However, after matching on relevant covariates, the difference was reduced to nonsignificance. In contrast, those released from the private facility are more likely to return to prison for a new offense. Approximately 14% of those in the private facility committed a new crime compared with 9% prematching and 8% postmatching. Despite these modest differences in the rate of recidivism, the overall time to return to prison is comparable between the groups.

scholarly journals Perbandingan Keefektifan Cornell Notes Method Dan Mind Maps Ditinjau Dari Self Efficacy

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-89
Author(s):  
Nurul Iman
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
T Test ◽  
Note Taking ◽  
Paired Sample ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Mind Maps

This study aims to examine the comparison of the effectiveness of note taking styles of students who use the cornell notes method and mind maps in terms of student self-efficacy. This type of research is a quasi-experimental study with a pretets-posttest nonequivalent comparison-group design. The population in this study were all eighth grade students of SMPN 1 Sungguminasa. The sample is class VIIIE and VIIIB as the experimental class. Class VIIIE is treated in the form of a note-taking style using cornell notes, while class VIIIB is treated as a note-taking style by mind maps. To test the effectiveness of learning using a paired sample t test. To test the difference in effectiveness using the independent sample t-test. The results of this study are: 1) the cornell notes method is not effective if viewed from the students' self efficacy, 2) mind maps is effective if it is reviewed by students' self-efficacy. 3) There is a difference in effectiveness between the cornell notes method and mind maps in terms of students' self-efficacy where students who record by mind maps get better efficacy scores than students who record by cornell notes method.

scholarly journals An Outcome Evaluation of Competency Based Training for Child Welfare

10.18060/45 ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Elizabeth Vonk ◽  
W. Sean Newsome ◽  
Denise E. Bronson
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Msw Students ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
The Difference ◽  
One Year

In response to the continuing need for competent child welfare professionals, a large mid-western university’s College of Social Work collaborated with a public child welfare agency to design and implement a one year,Title IV-E-funded training opportunity for second-year MSW students. Student outcomes, including knowledge acquisition, attitudes about child welfare, and field of post-graduation employment, were evaluated using a quasi-experimental pre-post comparison group design (n=28).Results indicated that there were statistically significant differences between the two groups concerning attitudes about child welfare practice. However, although trainees’ level of child welfare knowledge increased more than that of the comparison group, the difference did not reach statistical significance. Implications for practice and social work education are discussed.

scholarly journals An Examination of Youth Voice via Quasi-Experimental Methodology

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Cater ◽  
Krisanna Machtmes ◽  
Janet E. Fox
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Experimental Methodology ◽  
Youth Voice ◽  
Comparison Groups ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Measurement Design ◽  
Caucasian Youth

The purpose of the study discussed was to determine if youth voice affects the ownership and engagement of youth in a county 4-H program. A youth-led approach was used with the treatment group to facilitate youth and adults sharing decision-making power. The comparison group utilized an adult-centered approach where decisions about the club programming were made strictly by the adults. A pre- and post-measurement design was used. Analysis of covariance was employed to determine if differences existed between youth participating in the treatment group and comparison groups and if differences existed between youth based on race. Findings indicated statistically significant differences between the treatment and comparison groups on all three constructs and statistically significant differences between Caucasian and non-Caucasian youth on the constructs of ownership and relationship with adults. It was concluded that, in programs incorporating voice, youth experience more ownership and engagement and have a more positive relationship with adults.

The association between attending specialized day care centers and the quality of life of people with dementia

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 627-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Marie Mork Rokstad ◽  
Knut Engedal ◽  
Øyvind Kirkevold ◽  
Jūratė Šaltytė Benth ◽  
Maria Lage Barca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Linear Mixed Model ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Memory Loss ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Difference

ABSTRACTBackground:Day care that is designed for people with dementia aims to increase the users’ quality of life (QoL). The objective of the study was to compare the QoL of people with dementia attending day care with those not attending day care.Methods:The study is based on baseline data from a project using a quasi-experimental design, including a group of day care users (n = 183) and a comparison group not receiving day care (n = 78). Quality of Life-Alzheimer's Disease (QoL-AD) was used as the primary outcome, to collect both self-reported and proxy-based information from family carers on the users’ QoL. A linear mixed model was used to examine the differences between groups.Results:Attending day care was significantly associated with higher mean scores of self-reported QoL. There was no difference between the groups in proxy-reported QoL. Analyses of the interaction between group belonging and awareness of memory loss revealed that the participants with shallow or no awareness who attended day care had significant higher mean scores of QoL-AD compared to those not attending day care.Conclusions:Higher self-reported QoL was found among people attending day care designed for people with dementia compared to the comparison group. The difference in QoL ratings was found in the group of day care users with shallow or no awareness of their memory loss. Hence, day care designed for people with dementia might have the potential to increase QoL as it is experienced by the users.

scholarly journals Problems of Teaching Phonological Awareness to Learning Disabilities Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 135-149
Author(s):  
Mohamad Ahmad Saleem Khasawneh
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Phonological Awareness ◽  
Instructional Program ◽  
Special Education Teacher ◽  
Experimental Methodology ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Students With Learning Disabilities ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aimed at identifying the effectiveness of using a phonological awareness-based instructional program in developing the phonetic sequential-memorization skill among students with learning disabilities in the Aseer region. The study sample consisted of forty students from the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh grades, selected from schools in the Directorate of Education in the Aseer region. The sample was diagnosed by the special education teacher as having learning disabilities. The study used the quasi-experimental methodology and divided the sample into an experimental group and a control group. After applying the instructional program, the results showed that the experimental group outperformed the control group in acquiring the phonetic sequential-memorization skill. The results showed no statistically significant differences in the phonetic sequential-memorization skill due to the difference of grade. It is concluded that the instructional program has a continuing effect in developing the phonetic sequential-memorization skill among students with learning disabilities in the Aseer region.

scholarly journals The Impacts of Area-Based Policies on Essential Retail in Vulnerable Areas

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 8023
Author(s):  
Cristina Mateos-Mora ◽  
María Rosa Herrera-Gutiérrez ◽  
Cristina González-Benítez
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Regeneration ◽  
Retail Trade ◽  
Experimental Methodology ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact

Since the 1990s, urban regeneration has emerged as the main initiative of the European Territorial Development Strategy. A series of integrated urban regeneration policies have subsequently been implemented to redress the socio-territorial imbalance in urban areas by improving the structure of opportunities available to inhabitants. The aim of the current paper is to evaluate the effect of such policies of proximity on the “essential retail trade” in neighborhoods in Andalusia. A quasi-experimental methodology was applied using the Difference in Differences (DiD) technique in order to ascertain the changes attributed to the intervention of the projects. In addition, change trends were analyzed using repeat measurements models for each calculated indicator and in the different considered contexts. The findings show an increase in the density and diversity of essential retail businesses in experimental and control areas. We found that in general, intervention had no significant effect on essential retail trade. However, the results do indicate that the impact of these plans is conditioned by the possible effect of different contexts and their specific dynamics (historical districts of large cities or towns on the one hand or peripheral suburbs on the other). The study may contribute to improving the design of integrated policies by controlling for the specificities of urban areas targeted by intervention.

The Effectiveness of Phonological Awareness Training in Treating Deficiencies in Auditory Processing Among Children with Learning Disabilities Among Elementary Cycle Students in Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad Ahmad Saleem Khasawneh ◽  
Mohammad Abedrabbu Alkhawaldeh
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Phonological Awareness ◽  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Instructional Program ◽  
Experimental Methodology ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Students With Learning Disabilities ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aimed at identifying the effectiveness of using a phonological awareness-based instructional program in developing the phonetic sequential-memorization skill among students with learning disabilities in the Aseer region. The study sample consisted of forty students from the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh grades, selected from schools in the Directorate of Education in the Aseer region. The sample was diagnosed by the special education teacher as having learning disabilities. The study used the quasi-experimental methodology and divided the sample into an experimental group and a control group. After applying the instructional program, the results showed that the experimental group outperformed the control group in acquiring the phonetic sequential-memorization skill. The results showed no statistically significant differences in the phonetic sequential-memorization skill due to the difference of grade. It is concluded that the instructional program has a continuing effect in developing the phonetic sequential-memorization skill among students with learning disabilities in the Aseer region.

L'anglicisme dans la langue française

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 00013
Author(s):  
Danny Susanto
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Oil Industry ◽  
English Word ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Font Size ◽  
The World ◽  
French Speaking ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Bibliographic Study

<p class="Abstract">The purpose of this study is to analyze the phenomenon known as&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1rem;">“anglicism”: a loan made to the English language by another language.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Anglicism arose either from the adoption of an English word as a&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">result of a translation defect despite the existence of an equivalent&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">term in the language of the speaker, or from a wrong translation, as a&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">word-by-word translation. Said phenomenon is very common&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">nowadays and most languages of the world including making use of&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">some linguistic concepts such as anglicism, neologism, syntax,&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">morphology etc, this article addresses various aspects related to&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Anglicisms in French through a bibliographic study: the definition of&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Anglicism, the origin of Anglicisms in French and the current situation,&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">the areas most affected by Anglicism, the different categories of&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Anglicism, the difference between French Anglicism in France and&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">French-speaking Canada, the attitude of French-speaking society&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">towards to the Anglicisms and their efforts to stop this phenomenon.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The study shows that the areas affected are, among others, trade,&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">travel, parliamentary and judicial institutions, sports, rail, industrial&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">production and most recently film, industrial production, sport, oil industry, information technology,&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">science and technology. Various initiatives have been implemented either by public institutions or by&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">individuals who share concerns about the increasingly felt threat of the omnipresence of Anglicism in&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">everyday life.</span></p>

PENINGKATAN KEMANDIRIAN BELAJAR SISWA SMP MELALUI PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS MASALAH

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanti Jumaisyaroh Siregar
Keyword(s):  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Mathematic Teacher ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Direct Learning ◽  
The Difference ◽  
And Control ◽  
Learning Data

The purposes of this research were to know: the difference of improvement in self-regulated learning of students that given problem-based learning with students that given  direct learning. The type of this research is a quasi-experimental research by taking samples from the existing population. The variable of this research consist of independent variable that is problem based learning model while the dependent variable isself regulated learning of student.The population of this research is all students of SMP Swasta Ar-rahman Percut and the sample of this research is grade eight with taken sample two classes (experiment and control)  with total 60 students. The instrument of this research were: scale of self-regulated learning. Data that have been collected then analyzed and performed hypothesis testing by using T-test. Based of the results analysis, it showed that: improvment  of the students’ self-regulated learning that given problem-based learning was higher than the students’ ability that given direct learning His then, suggested that problem-based learning be used as an alternative for mathematic teacher to improved students’ ability in mathematical critical thinking and self-regulated learning.

scholarly journals Religion: Interrelationships and Opinions in Children and Adolescents. Interaction between Age and Beliefs

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 357
Author(s):  
Rafael López Cordero ◽  
Francisca Ruiz Garzón ◽  
Lourdes Medina Martínez ◽  
María del Carmen Olmos-Gómez
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Experimental Methodology ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Religious Issue ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

The current trend of secularization seems to be leading to a gradual withdrawal of religion from public spaces. However, in an increasingly internationalized world, it is becoming more and more important to study the roles of religion and religiosity and their potential in relation to dialogue and social conflicts and tensions. Education is a vital field within which to address this religious issue and create an educational dialogue in order to promote coexistence. By following a quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study, based on a quasi-experimental methodology with a social–analytical character, our aim is to assess the existing connections between religion, interrelation and opinion in Spanish children and adolescents. Special attention is paid to the interaction between age and beliefs. We carried out our study with the use of a questionnaire distributed to eleven secondary schools, with students aged between 11 and 16 years old, in three regions of southern Spain (Andalusia, Ceuta, and Melilla) characterized by high religious diversity and multiculturalism. The multivariate analysis carried out in this study identifies the effects of variance on the influence of age and religion, highlighting the interaction between the two. It is observed that the youngest students are those who express their opinions about religion the least, while those belonging to younger age groups and majority religions are those who express a greater religious coexistence, with Muslims externalizing their religious condition the most.

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