Decision Analysis for Program Evaluators

Decision Analysis for Program Evaluators

Author: Gordon F. Pitz

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated

Published: 1984-09

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13:

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Programme evaluation covers a wide range of decision-making activities, from problem conceptualization through to integration of information. In addition, the results of evaluation activities are closely connected with the need to make decisions and formulate policy. This book shows how decision analysis can be used as part of the process of need assessment, outcome evaluation, and policy analysis.


Public Program Evaluation

Public Program Evaluation

Author: Laura Langbein

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-12-18

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 1317461630

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This readable and comprehensive text is designed to equip students and practitioners with the statistical skills needed to meet government standards regarding public program evaluation. Even those with little statistical training will find the explanations clear, with many illustrative examples, case studies, and applications. Far more than a cookbook of statistical techniques, the book begins with chapters on the overall context for successful program evaluations, and carefully explains statistical methods--and threats to internal and statistical validity--that correspond to each evaluation design. Laura Langbein then presents a variety of methods for program analysis, and advise readers on how to select the mix of methods most appropriate for the issues they deal with-- always balancing methodology with the need for generality, the size of the evaluator's budget, the availability of data, and the need for quick results.


Evaluation

Evaluation

Author: Peter H. Rossi

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2018-12-06

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1506307906

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The long-awaited new edition is here! Evaluation: A Systematic Approach, by Peter H. Rossi, Mark W. Lipsey, and Gary T. Henry, is the best-selling comprehensive introduction to the field of program evaluation, covering the range of evaluation research activities used in appraising the design, implementation, effectiveness, and efficiency of social programs. Evaluation domains are presented in a coherent framework that not only explores each, but recognizes their interrelationships, their role in improving social programs and the outcomes they are designed to affect, and their embeddedness in social and political context. Relied on as the "gold standard" by professors, students, and practitioners for 40 years, the new Eighth Edition includes a new practical chapter on planning an evaluation, entirely new examples throughout, and a major re-organization of the book’s content to better serve the needs of program evaluation courses. "The Eighth Edition of Evaluation is a massive improvement on an already stellar text. The breadth and depth of coverage—while still keeping a practical focus—make this the go-to book for program evaluation classes and practitioners alike." —B. Andrew Chupp, Indiana University Available with Perusall—an eBook that makes it easier to prepare for class Perusall is an award-winning eBook platform featuring social annotation tools that allow students and instructors to collaboratively mark up and discuss their SAGE textbook. Backed by research and supported by technological innovations developed at Harvard University, this process of learning through collaborative annotation keeps your students engaged and makes teaching easier and more effective.


Decision Analysis for Program Evaluators

Decision Analysis for Program Evaluators

Author: Gordon F. Pitz

Publisher:

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 9780608011240

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Programme evaluation covers a wide range of decision-making activities, from problem conceptualization through to integration of information. In addition, the results of evaluation activities are closely connected with the need to make decisions and formulate policy. This book shows how the principles of decision analysis can be used by programme evaluators as part of the process of need assessment, outcome evaluation, and policy analysis. The majority of the book is devoted to a description of multiattribute utility theory and to the analytic methods that are derived from the theory. The authors assume no technical background beyond elementary algebra and present applications of decision analysis to evaluators in a variety of fields.


Evaluating Educational Programs and Products

Evaluating Educational Programs and Products

Author: Gary D. Borich

Publisher: Educational Technology

Published: 1974

Total Pages: 524

ISBN-13: 9780877780700

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Abstract: Prepared as a guide and handbook for planners, developers, and evaluators of educational programs and products, practical insights are given on planning and executing effective evaluations. The evaluator's work is viewed as establishing perspective, planning the evaluation, and analyzing the data. Procedures that are appropriate for each of these activities are identified for the reader. The subject matter in this multiauthored book is divided into roles and contexts, models and strategies, and methods and techniques. Contributors also depict today's standards for evaluation and project what those standards will be in the future.