Online Publications

Case Study Evaluations
This Government Accounting Office monograph describes six applications of case study evaluations, including the purposes and pitfalls of each, and explains similarities and differences among the six. It presents an evaluation perspective on case studies, defines them, and determines their appropriateness in terms of the type of evaluation question posed.

Drug Abuse Prevention Intervention Research: Methodological Issues
This National Institute on Drug Abuse research monograph is a collection of articles on various methodological aspects of substance abuse research, including theoretical foundations, implementation, experimental and quasi-experimental designs, epidemiology, validity of self-report data, and technology transfer.

Drug Abuse Treatment Evaluation: Strategies, Progress, and Prospects
This National Institute on Drug Abuse research monograph provides both treatment-related research outcomes and research methods. The sections that summarize research outcomes are outdated but the sections on research methods are quite valuable. These include information on clinical trials in drug treatment, clinical implications in treatment research, and treatment evaluation.

Qualitative Methods in Drug Abuse and HIV Research
This National Institute on Drug Abuse research monograph is a collection of articles on the use of qualitative methods in drug abuse and HIV research. These include ethnography, participant observation, focus groups, and sampling.

Quantitative Data Analysis: An Introduction
Written for the lay public, this Government Accounting Office monograph reviews qualitative data analysis and statistics by examining statistical concepts and issues, illustrating the use of various statistical methods, discussing factors that influence the choice of statistical methods, and offering practical advice on avoiding pitfalls in the analysis of quantitative data.

Using Structured Interviewing Techniques
This Government Accounting Office monograph provides practical guidance about techniques for using structured interviews, designing a structured interview, pretesting and expert review, training interviewers, selecting and contacting interviewees, conducting interviews, and analyzing the data.