Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-330) and index.
Contents:
What is program evaluation and why is it needed? -- Social problems and assessing the need for a program -- Assessing program theory and design -- Assessing program process and implementation -- Measuring and monitoring program outcomes -- Impact evaluation: isolating the effects of social programs in the real world -- Impact evaluation: comparison group designs -- Impact evaluation: designs with strict controls on program access -- Detecting, interpreting, and exploring program effects -- Assessing the economic efficiency of programs -- Planning an evaluation -- The social and political context of evaluation.
Summary:
"Evaluation: A Systematic Approach is the bestselling comprehensive introduction to the field of program evaluation, covering the range of evaluation research activities used in appraising the design, implementation, effectiveness, and efficiency of social programs. Relied upon as the "gold standard" by professors, students, and practitioners, this new Eighth Edition includes five new or substantially revised chapters, including a new practical chapter on planning an evaluation, and a major re-organization of the book's content to better serve the needs of program evaluation courses"-- Provided by publisher.
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