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100			_q _aLoi, Claudia.
245			_aConducting program evaluation with Hispanics in rural settings: _bethical issues and evaluation challenges/
246			_aAmerican Journal of Health Education
300			_arefs.
362			_avol. 41, no. 4 (July/August 2010): 252-256.
520			_aConducting evaluations that are both valid and ethical is imperative for the support and sustainability of programs that address underserved and vulnerable populations. A key component is to have evaluators who are knowledgeable about relevant cultural issues and sensitive to population needs. Hispanics in rural settings are vulnerable for many reasons but especially because of language issues, differences in cultural beliefs and socioeconomic barriers. Additional factors, such as cultural proclivity to be deferential to authority figures and the possibility of having an undocumented alien status also are important issues for Hispanics living and working in rural communities. Because migrant farm workers comprise a large part of Hispanics living in rural areas, attention to the sensitive issues surrounding this population is paramount during program evaluations. This paper highlights ethical issues pertinent to program evaluations involving Hispanics residing in rural settings.
650			_aEDUCATIONAL EVALUATION.
700			_aAguado, X.
700			_aMcDermott, Robert J.
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040			_cLearning Resource Center