Agency-based program evaluation: lessons from practice

Agency-based Program Evaluation: Lessons from Practice, by Stephen A. Kapp and Gary R. Anderson, serves as a core textbook in the advanced undergraduate and graduate social work program evaluation courses. It combines the methodologyof program evaluation with the reality of working with agencies and organizations to describe the effectiveness of their services and programs. Students will gain an understanding of the political and social context and pressures in which a program is developed, implemented and evaluated. This book offers a practice-oriented approach to evaluation. While many program evaluation methods texts often add a chapter or brief sections that describe organizational and political factors. Features and Benefits: combines the methodology of program evaluation with the reality of working with agencies; an understanding of the political and social context and pressures in which a program is developed, implemented and evaluated; examples of the techniques to apply in family and children services agencies INDICE: Introduction: The Purpose of this Book / Making the Case for Program Evaluation / A Framework for Evaluation / Ethics and Program Evaluation: Applying a Code of Ethics to Field-Based Research / Ethical Challenges for the Evaluator in an Agency Setting: Making Good Choices / Agencies and Academics: The Social and Political Context of Program Evaluation / Culturally Sensitive Research / Program Definition: Points of View and Shared Perspectives / ProgramDescription: Evaluation Designs Using Available Information / Evaluation Design: Options for Supporting the Use of Information / Evaluation Design: Group Designs and Methods / Evaluation Design: Qualitative Designs and Applications /Consumer Satisfaction / Evaluation Implementation and Report Development / About the Authors

• ISBN: 978-1-4129-3984-3
• Editorial: Sage Publications
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 272
• Fecha Publicación: 28/02/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés