Program evaluation : pragmatic methods for social work and human service agencies / Allen Rubin, University of Houston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rubin, Allen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social service--Evaluation.

Social service.

Evaluation research (Social action programs).

Physical Description:

xxi, 245 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Summary:

"During the nearly half a century that I have been teaching courses on program evaluation I have not found a textbook that fit my course as well as I preferred. The main problem has been that some books cover too much research methods content that duplicates what students learn in their research methods courses, while other books don't have enough of that content. The problem is understandable, because program evaluation is carried out using research methods. Another reason why I have been dissatisfied with the books with heavy doses of research content is that so much of that content is pitched to wellfunded evaluations of national and international projects for which program evaluation is a key component of the program from its outset. Very sophisticated research designs are not only feasible in such projects, they are expected. Program evaluation in local social and human service agencies - where most of my students begin their careers - is unlike program evaluation in those projects in several important ways"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction and overview

Ethical and cultural issues in program evaluation

Needs assessment

Survey methods for program planning and monitoring

Selecting and measuring outcome objectives

Inference and logic in pragmatic outcome evaluation: don't let the perfect become the enemy of the good

Feasible outcome evaluation designs

Single-case designs for evaluating programs and practice

Practical and political pitfalls in outcome evaluations

Analyzing and presenting data from formative and process evaluations

Analyzing data from outcome evaluations

Writing and disseminating evaluation reports

Epilogue: more tips for becoming a successful evaluator.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Rubin, Allen. Pragmatic program evaluation for social work

ISBN:

9781108835992

1108835996

9781108799096

1108799094

OCLC:

1135915002

Publisher Number:

90104114066