(eBook PDF) Program Evaluation Alternative Approaches Practical Guidelines 4th – Digital Ebook – Instant Delivery Download

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0205579353
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0205579358
• Author: Jody Fitzpatrick, James Sanders 

As schools and other organizations increase their demand for information on program effectiveness and outcomes, it has become even more important for students to understand the prevalent approaches and models for evaluation, including approaches based on objectives and logic models, participative, and decision-making approaches. The new tenth edition of Program Evaluation not only covers these vital approaches but also teaches readers how to best mix and match elements of different approaches to conduct optimal evaluation studies for individual programs.

Helping both students as well as professionals who are new to the field, this text provides practical guidelines for conducting evaluations, from identifying the questions that the evaluation should address, to determining how to collect and analyze evaluative information, to ascertaining how to provide evaluative information to others. Making extensive use of checklists, examples, and other study aides, Program Evaluation teaches students how to effectively determine the central purpose of their evaluation, thus making their evaluation more valid, more useful, and more efficient.

The revised edition of the text includes new approaches to program evaluation, an expanded discussion of logic models, added information on mixed models, and, as always, updated coverage of the most current trends and controversial issues in evaluation.

Table contents:

PART ONE Introduction to Evaluation

Chapter 1 Evaluation’s Basic Purposes, Uses, and Conceptual Distinctions

Chapter 2 Origins and Current Trends in Modern Program Evaluation

Chapter 3 Political, Interpersonal, and Ethical Issues in Evaluation

PART II Alternative Approaches To Program Evaluation

Chapter 4 Alternative Views Of Evaluation

Chapter 5 First Approaches: Expertise and Consumer-Oriented Approaches

Chapter 6 Program-Oriented Evaluation Approaches

Chapter 7 Decision-Oriented Evaluation Approaches

Chapter 8 Participant-Oriented Evaluation Approaches

Chapter 9 Other Current Considerations: Cultural Competence and Capacity Building

Chapter 10 A Comparative Analysis Of Approaches

PART III Practical Guidelines for Planning Evaluations

Chapter 11 Clarifying the Evaluation Request and Responsibilities

Chapter 12 Setting Boundaries and Analyzing the Evaluation Context

Chapter 13 Identifying and Selecting the Evaluation Questions and Criteria

Chapter 14 Planning How to Conduct the Evaluation

PART IV Practical Guidelines for Conducting and Using Evaluations

Chapter 15 Collecting Evaluative Information: Design, Sampling, and Cost Choices

Chapter 16 Collecting Evaluative Information: Data Sources and Methods, Analysis and Interpretation

Chapter 17 Reporting Evaluation Results: Maximizing Use and Understanding

Chapter 18 The Future Of Evaluation

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