Program evaluation : embedding evaluation into program design and development /: embedding evaluation into program design and development. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Susan P. Giancola.
• Authors: Giancola, Susan P
• Contents: Acknowledgments; Preface; About the Author; SECTION I • INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 • Evaluation Matters; 1.1 What Is Evaluation?; 1.2 Why Evaluate?; 1.3 Values and Standards in Evaluation; 1.4 Types of Evaluation; 1.5 Internal and External Evaluation; 1.6 Embedding Evaluation Into Programs; 1.7 Textbook Organization; 1.8 Chapter Summary; Reflection and Application; Chapter 2 • History of Evaluation; 2.1 The Evolution of Evaluation; 2.2 The History of Ethics in Research and Evaluation; 2.3 Current Issues in Evaluation; 2.4 Chapter Summary; Reflection and Application; Chapter 3 • Evaluation Ethics; 3.1 Ethics Defined; 3.2 Research Ethics Guidelines and Legislation; 3.3 IRB Protocols and Amendments; 3.4 Ethical Responsibilities of Organizations; 3.5 Ethical Responsibilities of Evaluators; 3.6 Additional Considerations; 3.7 Chapter Summary; Reflection and Application; Chapter 4 • Evaluation Ideologies and Approaches; 4.1 Inquiry and Ideology; 4.2 Evaluation Ideology; 4.3 Evaluation Design; 4.4 Evaluation Approach; 4.5 Embedded Evaluation; 4.6 Chapter Summary; Reflection and Application; SECTION II • EMBEDDED EVALUATION: DESIGN; Chapter 5 • DEFINE, Part 1: Understanding the Program; 5.1 Embedded Evaluation; 5.2 Understanding the Program; 5.3 Delineating Goals and Strategies; 5.4 Explaining the Program Theory; 5.5 Determining Contextual Conditions; 5.6 Program Theory and Other Theories; 5.7 Considering Alternative Theories; 5.8 Chapter Summary; Reflection and Application; Chapter 6 • DEFINE, Part 2: Modeling the Program; 6.1 Chapter in Context; 6.2 What Is a Logic Model?; 6.3 Creating the Logic Model; 6.4 Using the Program’s Logic Model; 6.5 More on Logic Models; 6.6 Chapter Summary; Reflection and Application; Chapter 7 • PLAN, Part 1: Planning the Evaluation; 7.1 Creating Evaluation Questions; 7.2 Embedding Evaluation Questions Into Your Logic Model; 7.3 What Data Should I Collect?; 7.4 Creating the Evaluation Matrix; 7.5 Chapter Summary; Reflection and Application; Chapter 8 • PLAN, Part 2: Designing the Evaluation; 8.1 Evaluation Design; 8.2 Evaluation Methods and Tools; 8.3 Evaluation Matrix: Identifying Data Sources; 8.4 Chapter Summary; Reflection and Application; SECTION III • EMBEDDED EVALUATION: IMPLEMENTATION; Chapter 9 • IMPLEMENT, Part 1: Implementing the Evaluation; 9.1 Chapter in Context; 9.2 Informed Consent; 9.3 Collecting the Data; 9.4 Organizing Quantitative Data; 9.5 Organizing Qualitative Data; 9.6 Chapter Summary; Reflection and Application; Chapter 10 • IMPLEMENT, Part 2: Analyzing the Data; 10.1 Chapter in Context; 10.2 Quantitative Data Analysis: Descriptive Statistics; 10.3 Quantitative Data Analysis: Inferential Statistics; 10.4 Qualitative Data Analysis; 10.5 Managing the Unexpected and Unintended; 10.6 Chapter Summary; Reflection and Application; Chapter 11 • INTERPRET: Interpreting the Results; 11.1 The Home Stretch; 11.2 Examining Results; 11.3 Interpreting Results; 11.4 Communicating Evaluation Results; 11.5 Enhancing Reporting and Communication; 11.6 Chapter Summary; Reflection and Application; Chapter 12 • INFORM and REFINE: Using Evaluation Results; 12.1 Purpose of Evaluation; 12.2 Pre-Evaluation: Efforts to Promote Utilization; 12.3 During Evaluation: Ongoing Utilization Efforts; 12.4 Post-Evaluation and Data Dissemination; 12.5 Chapter Summary; Reflection and Application<br />SECTION IV • RESOURCES; Chapter 13 • Case Study Applications; 13.1 LEND Evaluation; 13.2 ACCEL Evaluation; 13.3 YAP Evaluation; Appendices: Special Topics; Appendix A: Needs Assessment; Appendix B: Politics and Policy; Appendix C: Developmental Evaluation; Appendix D: Translational Research Evaluation; Glossary; References; Index;
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 001.4; Evaluation; Evaluation -- Methodology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506357461
• Related ISBNs: 9781506357447
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