Program Evaluation - A Primer for Effectiveness, Quality, and Value

This timely, unique, and insightful book provides students and practitioners with the tools and skills needed to evaluate social and policy programs across a range of disciplines - from public health to social work to education - enabling the allocation of scarce human and financial resources to advance the health and well-being of individuals and populations. The chapters are organized according to the main tasks involved in conducting an evaluation to produce unbiased evidence of program effectiveness, quality and value. They include the methods for selecting and justifying evaluation questions or hypotheses, designing evaluations, sampling participants, selecting information sources, and ensuring reliable and valid measurement. The final section of the book is focused around managing and analyzing data and transparently reporting the results in written and oral form. The book also features international case studies throughout, covers quantitative, qualitative and mixed method approaches, and is also informed by new online methods developed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Among the book’s unique features is a focus on international standards for conducting ethical evaluations and avoiding research misconduct. Also featuring checklists, example forms and summaries of the key ideas and topics, this very practical book is essential reading for students in the social, behavioral, and health sciences, and will be a key resource for professionals in the field.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2023
First published:	2024
Authors:	Arlene Fink
Dimensions:	254 x 178mm (L x W)
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-263506-4
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-03-263506-1
Barcode:	9781032635064

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