Title: Program evaluation : methods and case studies /
Authors: Posavac, Emil J.; Carey, Raymond G.
Publisher: Prentice Hall,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Evaluation research (Social action programs) United States.
Contents: 1. Program Evaluation: An Overview -- 2. Planning an Evaluation -- 3. Selecting Criteria and Setting Standards -- 4. Developing Measures -- 5. Ethics in Program Evaluation -- 6. The Assessment of Need -- 7. Monitoring the Operation of Programs -- 8. Single-Group, Nonexperimental Outcome Evaluations -- 9. Quasi-Experimental Approaches to Outcome Evaluation -- 10. Using Experiments to Evaluate Programs -- 11. Analysis of Costs and Outcomes -- 12. Qualitative Evaluation Methods -- 13. Evaluation Reports: Interpreting and Communicating Findings -- 14. How to Encourage Utilization -- App. Illustrative Evaluation Report.