An updated guide to the core concepts of program evaluation
This updated edition of Program Evaluation in Practice covers the core
concepts of program evaluation and uses case studies to touch on
real-world issues that arise when conducting an evaluation project. This
important resource is filled with illustrative examples written in
accessible terms and provides a wide variety of evaluation projects that
can be used for discussion, analysis, and reflection. The book addresses
foundations and theories of evaluation, tools and methods for collecting
data, writing of reports, and the sharing of findings. The discussion
questions and class activities at the end of each chapter are designed
to help process the information in that chapter and to integrate the
information from the other chapters, thus facilitating the learning
process. As useful for students as it is for evaluators in training,
Program Evaluation in Practice is a must-have text for those aspiring
to be effective evaluators.
- Includes expanded discussion of basic theories and approaches to
program evaluation
- Features a new chapter on objective-based evaluation and a new section
on ethics in program evaluation
- Provides more detailed information and in-depth description for each
case, including evaluation approaches, fresh references, new readings,
and the new Joint Committee Standards for Evaluation
