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Program evaluation : an introduction /
Royse, David
Program evaluation : an introduction / David Royse ...[et al.]. - Belmont, CA : Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2006. - xii, 428 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ethical issues in program evaluation
Needs assessment
Qualitative methods in evaluation
Formative and process evaluation
Single system research designs
Goal attainment scaling
Client satisfaction
Group research designs
Cost-effectiveness and cost analysis designs
Measurement tools and strategies
Illustrations of instruments
Data analysis
Pragmatic issues
Writing evaluation proposals, reports, and journal articles.
Praised by instructors and students alike, PROGRAM EVALUATION: AN INTRODUCTION helps your students evaluate services and programs that they will encounter in their professional practice. In the process of learning evaluation techniques and skills, students will become proficient at critically analyzing evaluation studies conducted by others. The authors present and simplify all the essentials needed for a critical appreciation of evaluation issues and methodology. The text's student-friendly writing style and clear presentation of concepts, as well as its hands-on and applied focus, will guide students on how to gather evidence and demonstrate that their interventions and programs are effective in improving clients' lives.
9780534508272
Human services Evaluation.
Human services United States Evaluation.
361.00684 / ROY
Program evaluation : an introduction / David Royse ...[et al.]. - Belmont, CA : Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2006. - xii, 428 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ethical issues in program evaluation
Needs assessment
Qualitative methods in evaluation
Formative and process evaluation
Single system research designs
Goal attainment scaling
Client satisfaction
Group research designs
Cost-effectiveness and cost analysis designs
Measurement tools and strategies
Illustrations of instruments
Data analysis
Pragmatic issues
Writing evaluation proposals, reports, and journal articles.
Praised by instructors and students alike, PROGRAM EVALUATION: AN INTRODUCTION helps your students evaluate services and programs that they will encounter in their professional practice. In the process of learning evaluation techniques and skills, students will become proficient at critically analyzing evaluation studies conducted by others. The authors present and simplify all the essentials needed for a critical appreciation of evaluation issues and methodology. The text's student-friendly writing style and clear presentation of concepts, as well as its hands-on and applied focus, will guide students on how to gather evidence and demonstrate that their interventions and programs are effective in improving clients' lives.
9780534508272
Human services Evaluation.
Human services United States Evaluation.
361.00684 / ROY