Factors Influencing The Use Of Evaluation Results
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Evaluating AIDS Prevention Programs
| Author | : National Research Council |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Total Pages | : 391 |
| Release | : 1991-02-01 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 030904281X |
With insightful discussion of program evaluation and the efforts of the Centers for Disease Control, this book presents a set of clear-cut recommendations to help ensure that the substantial resources devoted to the fight against AIDS will be used most effectively. This expanded edition of Evaluating AIDS Prevention Programs covers evaluation strategies and outcome measurements, including a realistic review of the factors that make evaluation of AIDS programs particularly difficult. Randomized field experiments are examined, focusing on the use of alternative treatments rather than placebo controls. The book also reviews nonexperimental techniques, including a critical examination of evaluation methods that are observational rather than experimentalâ€"a necessity when randomized experiments are infeasible.
Teacher Thinking, Beliefs and Knowledge in Higher Education
| Author | : N. Hativa |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 535 |
| Release | : 2012-12-06 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 9401005931 |
This volume addresses the important problem of understanding good university teaching, and focuses on the thinking, beliefs, and knowledge, which accompany teachers' actions. It is the first book to address this area and it promises to become a landmark volume in the field - helping us to understand a complex area of human activity and improve both teaching and learning. It is for education researchers, staff/faculty developers and educational developers.
Utilization-Focused Evaluation
| Author | : Michael Quinn Patton |
| Publisher | : SAGE Publications, Incorporated |
| Total Pages | : 376 |
| Release | : 1986 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : |
The second edition of Patton's classic text retains the practical advice, based on empirical observation and evaluation theory, of the original. It shows how to conduct an evaluation, from beginning to end, in a way that will be useful -- and actually used. Patton believes that evaluation epitomizes the challenges of producing and using information in the information age. His latest book includes new stories, new examples, new research findings, and more of Patton's evaluation humour. He adds to the original book's insights and analyses of the changes in evaluation during the past decade, including: the emergence of evaluation as a field of professional practice; articulation of standards for evaluation; a methodological synthesis of the qualitative versus quantitative debate; the tremendous growth of 'in-house' evaluations; and the cross-cultural development of evaluation as a profession. This edition also incorporates the considerable research done on utilization during the last ten years. Patton integrates diverse findings into a coherent framework which includes: articulation of utilization-focused evaluation premises; examination of the stakeholder assumption; and clarification of the meaning of utilization. --Publisher description.
Factors Affecting the Utilization of Evaluation Findings in Administrative Decision Making
| Author | : Edward C. Weeks |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 388 |
| Release | : 1979 |
| Genre | : Evaluation research (Social action programs) |
| ISBN | : |
Program Evaluation
| Author | : Kenneth J. Linfield |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 515 |
| Release | : 2018-09-03 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 1351592017 |
This text provides a solid foundation in program evaluation, covering the main components of evaluating agencies and their programs, how best to address those components, and the procedures to follow when conducting evaluations. Different models and approaches are paired with practical techniques, such as how to plan an interview to collect qualitative data and how to use statistical analyses to report results. In every chapter, case studies provide real world examples of evaluations broken down into the main elements of program evaluation: the needs that led to the program, the implementation of program plans, the people connected to the program, unexpected side effects, the role of evaluators in improving programs, the results, and the factors behind the results. In addition, the story of one of the evaluators involved in each case study is presented to show the human side of evaluation. This new edition also offers enhanced and expanded case studies, making them a central organizing theme, and adds more international examples. New online resources for this edition include a table of evaluation models, examples of program evaluation reports, sample handouts for presentations to stakeholders, links to YouTube videos and additional annotated resources. All resources are available for download under the tab eResources at www.routledge.com/9781138103962.
Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement
| Author | : James C. McDavid |
| Publisher | : SAGE Publications |
| Total Pages | : 561 |
| Release | : 2012-10-25 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 145228959X |
Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement: An Introduction to Practice, Second Edition offers an accessible, practical introduction to program evaluation and performance measurement for public and non-profit organizations, and has been extensively updated since the first edition. Using examples, it covers topics in a detailed fashion, making it a useful guide for students as well as practitioners who are participating in program evaluations or constructing and implementing performance measurement systems. Authors James C. McDavid, Irene Huse, and Laura R. L. Hawthorn guide readers through conducting quantitative and qualitative program evaluations, needs assessments, cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analyses, as well as constructing, implementing and using performance measurement systems. The importance of professional judgment is highlighted throughout the book as an intrinsic feature of evaluation practice.
