The ABCs of Evaluation / Research Methods for the Social Sciences (ePub)

Thoroughly revised and updated, the third edition of bestselling
The ABCs of Evaluation offers an introduction to program
evaluation. This comprehensive textbook covers topics such as
stakeholder relationships, program design, data collection and
analysis, reporting results, and other important steps in the
evaluation process. The ABCs of Evaluation shows how to select
participants for the evaluation and how to deal with multiple goals
and objectives--including those of the organization, the staff,
and the client. The authors illustrate the circumstances under
which each evaluation model can be used, and offer tips on
identifying data sources and collecting the data. This revision
includes substantially increased coverage of theory, methodological
approaches, the business of evaluation, the evaluator's role and
responsibilities, RFPs and the grants process, logic models, data
analysis, and writing the evaluation report. Also included are new
cases and scenarios from various evaluation realms in social
sciences, education, health, and human services. Throughout the
book, charts, graphs, models, and lists help organize, extend, and
facilitate the understanding of each evaluation concept.

Praise for the Previous Edition of The ABCs of Evaluation

"A useful general overview of the evaluation process. I would
recommend it to program or project managers wanting to know more
about the process of evaluation." --American Journal of
Evaluation

"All students (and practitioners) should have this in their
library; they will use it frequently." --Patricia McGee, PhD,
associate professor, University of Texas, San Antonio

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