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Experts in the field of program evaluation outline efficient and economical methods of assessing program results and identifying ways to improve program performance. Written for managers, administrators, and educators in nonprofit, government, and private institutions, this practical guide demystifies the assessment process. From simple evaluations to more thorough examinations, the authors describe the nuts-and-bolts of how to create an evaluation design and how to collect and analyze data in a way that will result in low cost and successful evaluations.

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• Figures, Tables, and Exhibits
• Preface
• The Editors
• The Contributors
• Meeting the Need for Practical Evaluation Approaches: An Introduction
• Part 1 Designing Performance Monitoring Systems and Evaluation Studies
• 1 Using Logic Models
• 2 Evaluability Assessment
• 3 Implementation Evaluation
• 4 Performance Monitoring
• 5 Quasi-Experimentation
• 6 Using Randomized Experiments
• 7 Meta-Analysis, Systematic Reviews, and Research Syntheses
• Part 2 Practical Data Collection Procedures
• 8 Trained Observer Ratings
• 9 Using Surveys
• 10 Using Expert Judgment
• 11 Role Playing
• 12 Using Focus Groups
• 13 Collecting Data in the Field
• 14 Using Agency Records
• Part 3 Analyzing Evaluation Data
• 15 Qualitative Data Analysis
• 16 Using Statistics in Evaluation
• 17 Using Regression Analysis
• 18 Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Part 4 Getting Evaluation Results Used
• 19 Pitfalls of Evaluation
• 20 Managing Evaluation Projects
• 21 Writing for Impact
• 22 Using Organizational Report Cards
• 23 The Use of Evaluation by Nonprofit Organizations
• 24 Other Issues and Trends in Evaluation
• Name Index
• Subject Index

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

JOSEPH S. WHOLEY is a professor in the School of Public Administration and director of the Washington Public Affairs Center at the University of Southern California. HARRY P. HATRY is a principal research associate and director of the State and Local Government Research Program for the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C. KATHRYN E. NEWCOMER is a professor and department chair in the Department of Public Administration at The George Washington University.