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Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation JS Wholey

Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation By JS Wholey

Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation by JS Wholey


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Offers managers, analysts, consultants, and educators in government, nonprofit, and private institutions with a resource that outlines economical methods for assessing program results and identifying ways to improve program performance. This book includes chapters on logic modeling and on evaluation applications for small nonprofit organizations.

Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation Summary

Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation by JS Wholey

The second edition of Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation offers managers, analysts, consultants, and educators in government, nonprofit, and private institutions a valuable resource that outlines efficient and economical methods for assessing program results and identifying ways to improve program performance. The Handbook has been thoroughly revised. Many new chapters have been prepared for this edition, including chapters on logic modeling and on evaluation applications for small nonprofit organizations. The Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation is a comprehensive resource on evaluation, covering both in-depth program evaluations and performance monitoring. It presents evaluation methods that will be useful at all levels of government and in nonprofit organizations.

About JS Wholey

Joseph S. Wholey is a professor of public administration at the University of Southern California. Harry P. Hatry is a principal research associate and director of the Public Management Program at the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C. Kathryn E. Newcomer is director of the School of Public Policy and Public Administration at the George Washington University.

Table of Contents

Figures, Tables, and Exhibits.Preface.The Editors.The Contributors.Meeting the Need for Practical Evaluation Approaches: An Introduction (Kathryn E. Newcomer, Harry P. Hatry, Joseph S. Wholey).Part One: Designing Performance Monitoring Systems and Evaluation Studies.1. Using Logic Models (John A. McLaughlin, Gretchen B. Jordan).2. Evaluability Assessment (Joseph S. Wholey).3. Implementation Evaluation (Arnold Love).4. Performance Monitoring (Theodore H. Poister).5. Quasi-Experimentation (Charles S. Reichardt, Melvin M. Mark).6. Using Randomized Experiments (Robert G. St. Pierre).7. Meta-Analysis, Systematic Reviews, and Research Syntheses (Robert F. Boruch, Anthony Petrosino).Part Two: Practical Data Collection Procedures.8. Trained Observer Ratings (John M. Greiner).9. Using Surveys (Kathryn E. Newcomer, Timothy Triplett).10. Using Expert Judgment (Harvey A. Averch).11. Role Playing (Margery Austin Turner, Wendy Zimmermann).12. Using Focus Groups (Robert Goldenkoff).13. Collecting Data in the Field (Demetra Smith Nightingale, Shelli Balter Rossman).14. Using Agency Records (Harry P. Hatry).Part Three: Analyzing Evaluation Data.15. Qualitative Data Analysis (Sharon L. Caudle).16. Using Statistics in Evaluation (Kathryn E. Newcomer, Philip W. Wirtz).17. Using Regression Analysis (Dale E. Berger).18. Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit Analysis (James Edwin Kee).Part Four: Getting Evaluation Results Used.19. Pitfalls of Evaluation (Harry P. Hatry, Kathryn E. Newcomer).20. Managing Evaluation Projects (James B. Bell).21. Writing for Impact (George F. Grob).22. Using Organizational Report Cards (William T. Gormley Jr.).23. The Use of Evaluation by Nonprofit Organizations (Mary E. Kopczynski, Kathleen Pritchard).24. Other Issues and Trends in Evaluation (Harry P. Hatry, Joseph S. Wholey, Kathryn E. Newcomer).Name Index.Subject Index.

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GOR012711291
9780787967130
0787967130
Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation by JS Wholey
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John Wiley & Sons Inc
20040602
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