Program Evaluation: Methods and Case Studies
- ISBN-10
- 1317350723
- ISBN-13
- 9781317350729
- Series
- Program Evaluation
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 336
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-07-22
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Emil J. Posavac
Description
Comprehensive yet accessible, this text provides a practical introduction to the skills, attitudes, and methods required to assess the worth and value of human services offered in public and private organizations in a wide range of fields. Students are introduced to the need for such activities, the methods for carrying out evaluations, and the essential steps in organizing findings into reports. The text focuses on the work of people who are closely associated with the service to be evaluated, and is designed to help program planners, developers, and evaluators to work with program staff members who might be threatened by program evaluation.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2023-12-22
- 331 pages
- Paperback
- Taylor & Francis
Similar books
-
Program Evaluation: Embedding Evaluation into Program Design and Development
By Susan P. GiancolaIf evaluation findings indicate change is needed, you are going to have to talk about it sooner or later, and having it in the report is a good way to start the conversation. Effective communication and reporting of evaluation results ...
-
Pragmatic Program Evaluation for Social Work: An Introduction
By Allen RubinBe prepared for your future role in a service-oriented agency. This textbook provides practical guidance on program evaluation while avoiding replicating other course material.
-
Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation
By Kathryn E. Newcomer, Harry P. Hatry, Joseph S. WholeyThe Handbook has been thoroughly revised. Many new chapters have been prepared for this edition, including chapters on logic modeling and on evaluation applications for small nonprofit organizations.
-
The Practice of Health Program Evaluation
By David GrembowskiPacked with relevant examples and detailed explanations, the book offers a step-by-step approach that fully prepares readers to apply research methods in the practice of health program evaluation.
-
Public Program Evaluation: A Statistical Guide
By Laura LangbeinFor a recent overview of the history of social experimentation in the United States, see David Greenberg, Donna Linksz, and Marvin Mandell, Social Experimentation and Public Policymaking (Washington, DC: Urban Institute, 2003).
-
The Program Evaluation Standards: A Guide for Evaluators and Evaluation Users
By Donald B. Yarbrough, Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, Lyn M. ShulhaThese interviews are in stark contrast with the other interviews and reveal skepticism about the program's contributions to positive change or other potential benefits. Kwame decides to discuss this issue with Jonah at the next ...
-
Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement: An Introduction to Practice
By James C. McDavid, Irene Huse, Laura R. L. Hawthorn... 393 Streib, G. D., 393 Strickland, B., 234 Structural equation modeling, 166 Structuring data collection instruments, 210–211 Student performance: classsize policy and, 431 No Child Left Behind Act, 431,442 Perry Preschool Study, ...
-
Impact Evaluation in Practice, Second Edition
By Paul J. Gertler, Sebastian Martinez, Patrick PremandIn 2015, Kearney and Levine sought to evaluate the longterm impacts of the program in a retrospective evaluation carried out in the United States. Taking advantage of limitations in television broadcasting technology in the early years ...
-
Foundations of Program Evaluation: Theories of Practice
By Thomas D. Cook, William R. Shadish, Laura C. LevitonIn R. A. Levine , M. A. Solomon , G. M. Hellstern , & H. Wollman ( Eds . ) , Evaluation research and practice : Comparative and international perspectives ( pp . 92-106 ) . Beverly Hills , CA : Sage . Wholey , J. S. ( 1982 ) .
-
Program Evaluation: A Step-By-Step Guide
By Nancy F. BarrettWhether you want to improve an existing program, identify new program directions, or prove that you have met your stated goals, this book can help you do that.