Program evaluation for social workers: foundations of evidence-based programs

An eminently approachable and practical introduction to case- and program-level evaluation techniques. Now in its sixth edition, this popular student-friendly introduction to program evaluation provides social workers with a sound conceptual understanding of how to use basic evaluation techniques in the evaluation of their cases (case-level) and programs (program-level).Eminently approachable, straightforward, and practical, this edition includesthe fundamental tools that are needed in order for social workers to fully appreciate and understand how case- and program-level evaluations will help themto increase their effectiveness as contemporary data-driven practitioners. INDICE: Preface for Students Preface for Instructors Part I: Preparing forEvaluations 1. Towards Accountability 2. The Evaluation Process 3. The Program 4. Ethics 5. Cultural Competence Part II: Doing Evaluations 6. Needs Assessments 7. Process Evaluations 8. Outcome Evaluations 9. Efficiency Evaluations Part III: Evaluation Toolkit 10. Evaluation Designs 11. Measurement 12. Measuring Instruments 13. Data Sources, Sampling, and Data Collection Part IV: MakingDecisions with Data 14. Data Information Systems 15. Making Decisions Glossary References Credits Index

• ISBN: 978-0-19-985905-4
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 436
• Fecha Publicación: 08/03/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés