Practical Program Evaluation, Second Edition introduces students to the real world of evaluation, focusing on issues that arise in professional practice. The text concentrates on the steps vital to program evaluation: systematically identifying stakeholder needs; selecting evaluation options best suited to particular needs and reconciling any necessary tradeoffs; and turning the decisions into action. Using illustrative examples from the field, the book details the methods and procedures involved in analyzing and identifying stakeholder expectations and selecting an evaluation strategy. The principles and strategies presented are reinforced with theoretical justification. This provides students and professional evaluators with the knowledge and flexibility to design suitable evaluations and follow them through from start to finish. INDICE: PREFACESPECIAL FEATURES OF THE BOOKABOUT THE AUTHORPART I: INTRODUCTION1. Fundamentals for Practicing Program Evaluation2. Make Sense of and Select Evaluation Approaches That Work: The Comprehensive Evaluation Typology3. Logic Models and The Action Model/Change Model Framework (Program Theory) for Describing an Intervention ProgramPART II: PROGRAM EVALUATION TO HELP STAKEHOLDERS DEVELOP PROGRAM PLAN4. Assisting Stakeholders in Clarifying Program Scope in the Program Plan5. Assisting Stakeholders in Clarifying Action Plan of a Program PlanPART III: EVALUATING IMPLEMENTATION6. Constructive Process Evaluation Tailored for the Initial Implementation7. Assessing Implementation in the Mature Implementation StagePART IV: PROGRAM MONITORING AND OUTCOME EVALUATION8. Program Monitoring and the Development of a Monitoring System9. Constructive Outcome Evaluations10. Validity-Focused Outcome Evaluation: The Experimentation Evaluation Approach11. Real-World Outcome Evaluation: Holistic Effectuality Evaluation Approach12. Theory-Driven Outcome EvaluationPART V: ADVANCED ISSUES IN PROGRAM EVALUATION13. Using The Action Model/Change Model Schema To Extend Logic Models Outside The Box14. Formal Theories vs. Stakeholder Theories in Interventions: Relative Strengths and Limitations15. Evaluation and Dissemination: Top-Down Approach vs. Bottom-Up Approach
- ISBN: 978-1-4129-9230-5
- Editorial: SAGE Publications, Inc
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 408
- Fecha Publicación: 31/12/2014
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