Program Evaluation: Alternative Approaches and Practical Guidelines 4th Edition
The tenth edition of Program-Evaluation, published by Pearson, is essential for students and professionals seeking to understand the different approaches and models for evaluating programs. This edition not only covers important evaluation approaches based on objectives and logic models, participative, and decision-making approaches, but also teaches readers how to combine elements from different approaches to conduct optimal evaluation studies for individual programs. The text offers practical guidelines, including checklists, examples, and study aides, to help students identify the questions that the evaluation should address, determine how to collect and analyze evaluative information, and provide evaluative information to others. This revised edition includes new approaches to program evaluation, an expanded discussion of logic models, added information on mixed models, and updated coverage of current trends and controversial issues in evaluation.
Table of Contents
1. Evaluation’s Basic Purpose, Uses, and Conceptual Distinctions
2. Origins and Current Trends in Modern Program-Evaluation
3. Political, Interpersonal, and Ethical Issues in Evaluations
4. Alternative Views of Evaluation
5. First Approaches: Expertise and Consumer-Oriented Approaches
6. Program-Oriented Evaluation Approaches
7. Decision-Oriented Evaluation Approaches
8. Participant-Oriented Evaluation Approaches
9. Other Current Considerations: Cultural Competence and Capacity Building
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10. A Comparative Analysis of Approaches
11. Clarifying the Evaluation Request and Responsibilities
12. Setting Boundaries and Analyzing he Evaluation Context
13. Identifying and Selecting the Evaluation Questions and Criteria
14. Planning How to Conduct the Evaluation
15. Collecting Evaluative Information: Design, Sampling, and Cost Choices
16. Collecting Evaluative Information: Data Sources and Methods, Analysis, and Interpretation
17. Reporting Evaluation Results: Maximizing Use and Understanding
18. The Future of Evaluation
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