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Handbook of practical program evaluation / Joseph S. Wholey, Harry P. Hatry, Kathryn E. Newcomer, editors
Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Publisher number: 9781282884427Language: English Series: Essential texts for nonprofit and public leadership and management ; 19Publisher: Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], c2010Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2010Edition: 3rd edDescription: XXXIX, 700 S. : illISBN:- 9781282884427
- 1282884425
- 9780470873380
- 658.4
- H97
Contents:
PPN: PPN: 807320536Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-26-MYL
""Essential Texts for Nonprofit and Public Leadership and Management""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""Table of Exhibits""; ""PREFACE""; ""Intended Audience""; ""Scope""; ""Need for Program Evaluation""; ""Handbook Organization""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""THE EDITORS""; ""THE CONTRIBUTORS""; ""PART ONE - EVALUATION PLANNING AND DESIGN""; ""CHAPTER ONE - PLANNING AND DESIGNING USEFUL EVALUATIONS""; ""Matching the Evaluation Approach to Information Needs""; ""Supporting Causal Inferences""; ""Planning a Responsive and Useful Evaluation""
""Getting Evaluation Information Used""""Glossary""; ""References""; ""CHAPTER TWO - ANALYZING AND ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS""; ""Understanding Who Is a Stakeholderâ€"Especially a Key Stakeholder""; ""Identifying and Working with Primary Intended Users""; ""Using Stakeholder Identification and Analysis Techniques""; ""Dealing with Power Differentials""; ""Determining the Evaluation’s Mission and Goals""; ""Engaging Stakeholders""; ""Meeting the Challenges of Turbulent and Uncertain Environments""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""CHAPTER THREE - USING LOGIC MODELS""; ""What Is a Logic Model?""
""The Utility of Logic Models""""Theory-Driven Evaluation""; ""Building the Logic Model""; ""Use of Logic Modeling in Performance Measurement and Evaluation""; ""Resources and Tools""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""CHAPTER FOUR - EXPLORATORY EVALUATION""; ""Evaluability Assessment Assesses a Program’s Readiness for Evaluation""; ""Rapid Feedback Evaluation Produces Tested Evaluation Designs""; ""Evaluation Synthesis Summarizes What Is Known About Program Performance""; ""Small-Sample Studies Produce Tested Performance Measures""; ""Selecting an Exploratory Evaluation Approach""
""Conclusion""""References""; ""CHAPTER FIVE - PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT""; ""Measurement Systems""; ""Identifying, Operationalizing, and Assessing Performance Measures""; ""Converting Performance Data to Information""; ""Presenting and Analyzing Performance Data""; ""Current Challenges to Performance Measurement""; ""Conclusion: The Outlook""; ""References""; ""CHAPTER SIX - COMPARISON GROUP DESIGNS""; ""Introduction to Causal Theory for Impact Evaluation""; ""Comparison Group Designs""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Further Reading""
""CHAPTER SEVEN - RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AND NONRANDOMIZED DESIGNS""""History of RCTs""; ""Why Randomize?""; ""Trial Design""; ""Nonrandomized Experiments""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""CHAPTER EIGHT - CONDUCTING CASE STUDIES""; ""What Are Case Studies?""; ""Designing Case Studies""; ""Conducting Case Studies""; ""Analyzing the Data""; ""Preparing the Report""; ""Avoiding Common Pitfalls""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""CHAPTER NINE - RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF STUDY PARTICIPANTS""; ""Planning for Recruitment and Retention""
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