Evaluation essentials : methods for conducting sound research / Beth Osborne Daponte.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daponte, Beth Osborne, 1962- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evaluation research (Social action programs).

Social sciences--Methodology.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

viii, 193 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

2nd edition.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2025]

Summary:

"The field of evaluation has its roots in the evaluation of massive Federal programs, when sociologists were retained to evaluate the effectiveness of large-scale efforts in health, education, social services, criminal justice, and other areas. Many decades later, the academic and professional development of evaluators can barely keep pace with the demand for individuals trained to design and conduct evaluations. Virtually every form of externally funded nonprofit activity must be periodically evaluated. This nuts-and-bolts introduction to program evaluation is also applicable to evaluation of policies and evaluation of organizational performance. It is rich with over 40 examples from public policy, public health, non-profit management, social work, arts management, education, international assistance, and labor, which illustrate the books step-by-step introduction to the process and methods of program evaluation"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

INTRODUCTION

DESCRIBING THE INITIATIVE

LAYING THE EVALUATION GROUNDWORK

CAUSATION

THE PRISMS OF VALIDITY

ATTRIBUTING OUTCOMES TO THE PROGRAM: Quasi-Experimental Design

COLLECTING DATA

CONCLUSIONS.

Notes:

Includes index.

Other Format:

Online version: Daponte, Beth Osborne, Evaluation essentials.

ISBN:

9781394234783

1394234783

OCLC:

1472195314

Publisher Number:

90104114230