Fifteen recent studies that attempted to evaluate the effectiveness of
OD programs were analyzed to determine the quality of their
research designs. According to a standard set of validity criteria,
there was improvement in methodological rigor in comparison to an
earlier group of similar studies. It was concluded that there is a
noticeable trend among OD evaluation studies to increasingly follow
recommendations for better controls and thus obtain more reliable,
valid, and meaningful results.
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