Agency-Based Program Evaluation
Agency-Based Program Evaluation

Author: Stephen A. Kapp

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 1412939844

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This book begins with the context of an agency-based evaluation and describes the method within that context. Students will gain a more complete understanding of this contextual challenge and will learn techniques for operating in the face of these challenges.

Evaluating AIDS Prevention Programs
Evaluating AIDS Prevention Programs

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1991-02-01

Total Pages: 391

ISBN-13: 030904281X

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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.

Program Evaluation
Program Evaluation

Author: John M Owen

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 1999-04-05

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780761961789

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Using an original framework, this practical introduction to evaluation shows how to identify appropriate forms and approaches, involve stakeholders in the planning process and disseminate the evaluation findings.

Evaluating Programs to Increase Student Achievement
Evaluating Programs to Increase Student Achievement

Author: Martin H. Jason

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2008-03-27

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1452211426

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This updated edition on evaluating the effectiveness of school programs provides an expanded needs-assessment section, additional methods for data analysis, and tools for communicating program results.