Cost-inclusive evaluation : planning it, doing it, using it /
Is a given treatment, intervention or program worth it? How can a program do more or better with less? Evaluating the costs of a program can be the missing link between a superficial evaluation and one that will get changes made and funding delivered. In accessible language and without complex formu...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Guilford Press,
[2023].
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| Summary: | Is a given treatment, intervention or program worth it? How can a program do more or better with less? Evaluating the costs of a program can be the missing link between a superficial evaluation and one that will get changes made and funding delivered. In accessible language and without complex formulas, this book provides a roadmap for measuring program costs and outcomes and analyzing cost-effectiveness, cost-benefit and cost-utility. Also explained are simplified ways to use economic appraisal methodologies, such as net present valuation, internal rate of return computation and payback period determination, in a cost-inclusive evaluation. Instructive examples span a range of human services, education and health care contexts. Other evaluator- and student-friendly features include helpful graphics, procedure steps, end-of-chapter discussion questions and acronym and key term glossaries. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-261) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781462551248 1462551246 9781462551255 1462551254 |