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"The leading program evaluation reference, updated with the latest tools and techniques. The 'Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation' provides tools for managers and evaluators to address questions about the performance of public and nonprofit programs. Neatly integrating authoritat...

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Corporate Author: Wiley Online Library
Other Authors: Newcomer, Kathryn E., 1949- (Editor), Hatry, Harry P. (Editor), Wholey, Joseph S. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, a Wiley imprint, [2015]
Edition:Fourth edition.
Series:Essential texts for nonprofit and public leadership and management
Subjects:
Policy sciences.
Political planning > Evaluation.
Program Evaluation
Sciences de la politique.
Politique publique > Évaluation.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Nonprofit Organizations & Charities.
Policy sciences
Political planning > Evaluation
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Evaluation planning and design. Planning and designing useful evaluations / Kathryn E. Newcomer, Harry P. Hatry, Joseph S. Wholey
  • Analyzing and engaging stakeholders / John M. Bryson, Michael Quinn Patton
  • Using logic models / John A. McLaughlin, Gretchen B. Jordan
  • Exploratory evaluation / Joseph S. Wholey
  • Performance measurement / Theodore H. Poister
  • Comparison group designs / Gary T. Henry
  • Randomized controlled trials / Carole J. Torgerson, David J. Torgerson, Celia A. Taylor
  • Conducting case studies / Karin Martinson, Carolyn O’Brien
  • Recruitment and retention of study participants / Scott C. Cook, Shara Godiwalla, Keeshawna S. Brooks, Christopher V. Powers, Priya John
  • Designing, managing, and analyzing multisite evaluations / Debra J. Rog
  • Evaluating community change programs / Brett Theodos, Joseph Firschein
  • Culturally responsive evaluation / Stafford Hood, Rodney K. Hopson, Karen E. Kirkhart
  • Practical data collection procedures. Using agency records / Harry P. Hatry
  • Using surveys / Kathryn E. Newcomer, Timothy Triplett
  • Role playing / Claudia L. Aranda, Diane K. Levy, Sierra Stoney
  • Using ratings by trained observers / Barbara J. Cohn Berman, Verna Vasquez
  • Collecting data in the field / Demetra Smith Nightingale, Shelli Balter Rossman
  • Using the internet / William C. Adams
  • Conducting semi-structured interviews / William C. Adams
  • Focus group interviewing / Richard A. Krueger, Mary Anne Casey
  • Data analysis. Qualitative data analysis / Delwyn Goodrick, Patricia J. Rogers
  • Using statistics in evaluation / Kathryn E. Newcomer, Dylan Conger
  • Cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis / Stephanie Riegg Cellini, James Edwin Kee
  • Meta-analyses, systematic reviews, and evaluation syntheses / Robert Boruch, Anthony Petrosino, Claire Morgan –- Use of evaluation. Pitfalls in evaluations / Harry P. Hatry, Kathryn E. Newcomer
  • Providing recommendations, suggestions, and options for improvement / George F. Grob
  • Writing for impact / George F. Grob
  • Contracting for evaluation products and services / James B. Bell
  • Use of evaluation in government / Joseph S. Wholey
  • Evaluation challenges, issues, and trends / Harry P. Hatry, Kathryn E. Newcomer, Joseph S. Wholey.