This book offers the first comprehensive introduction to Results
Mapping, an in- novative approach for assessing the worth of
hard-to-evaluate social, health, and education programs. Results Mapping
represents a true milestone in program evaluation-a milestone both as
methodology for program accountability and as a technique for program
improvement. It is relevant across a wide spectrum of pub- lic health,
social service, and systems-building initiatives. It introduces "new
sci- ence" into the field of program evaluation. It merges common sense
with structured logic. It retains the richness of real world success
stories without sacri- ficing a hard-nosed focus on quantitative data
and measurable outcomes. The contents of this book are directly
pertinent for program leadership and staff, for sponsors and funders in
the public and private sectors, and for those charged with assessing,
documenting and analyzing the effects of program activ- ity. Success
Stories as Hard Data is designed to be readable, practical, and clear.
Its author does not ignore previous scholarly work, but chooses to
emphasize real- world applications. For this Dr. Kibei is to be
applauded.