LEADER 05835nam 2200757 450 001 9910461515703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-118-10366-1 010 $a0-470-87354-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000146923 035 $a(EBL)697945 035 $a(OCoLC)795202186 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000683341 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11415048 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000683341 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10701567 035 $a(PQKB)11129799 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16033578 035 $a(PQKB)21589253 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC697945 035 $a(DLC) 2015299045 035 $a(WaSeSS)IndRDA00115358 035 $a(JP-MeL)3000083224 035 $a(CaSebORM)9781118103647 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL697945 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10957137 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL654214 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000146923 100 $a20141031h20112011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe ABCs of evaluation $etimeless techniques for program and project managers /$fJohn Boulmetis, Phyllis Dutwin 205 $a3rd ed. 210 1$aSan Francisco, [California] :$cJohn Wiley & Sons,$d2011. 210 4$dİ2011 215 $a1 online resource (307 p.) 225 1 $aResearch Methods for the Social Sciences ;$v46 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-22934-1 311 $a1-118-10364-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe ABCs of Evaluation: Timeless Techniques for Program and Project Managers; Contents; Preface; The Authors; 1 What is Evaluation?; Common Denominators; Two Definitions of Evaluation; Evaluating Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Impact; Evaluating Alternatives; Identifying Areas to Improve; Other Levels; Formal Reasons to Evaluate; Practical Application; Formative and Summative Evaluations; Putting It All Together; Key Words and Concepts; Questions and Exercises; Further Reading; 2 Why Evaluate?; Grants and Grantsmanship; Benefits; Benefits to Sponsors and Staff; Opportunities 327 $aUnderstanding of OutcomesLimitations; Considerations; Social and Political Situations; Decision-Making Needs; Research for New Solutions; Putting It All Together; Key Words and Concepts; Questions and Exercise; Further Reading; 3 Decision Making: Whom to Involve, How, and Why?; Program and Project Cycles; Overlooked Stakeholders; Program Phases; Evaluation and Monitoring; Program Planning Cycle and Evaluation; Needs Analysis; Program Planning; Program Implementation and Formative Evaluation; Final Evaluation: Summative; Types of Evaluation for Decision Making; Putting It All Together 327 $aKey Words and ConceptsQuestions and Exercises; Further Reading; 4 Starting Point: The Evaluator's Program Description; What an Evaluator's Program Description Can Do; Developing an Evaluator's Program Description; Putting It All Together; Key Words and Concepts; Questions and Exercises; Further Reading; 5 Choosing an Evaluation Model; More Than One Way to Evaluate; Four Evaluation Models; Discrepancy Model; Goal-Free Model; Transaction Model; Decision-Making Model; Other Models; Goal-Based Method; Choosing the Right Model; Evaluation Design Format; Other Considerations 327 $aPutting It All TogetherKey Words and Concepts; Questions and Exercise; Further Reading; 6 Data Sources; Starting Point; Qualitative and Quantitative Data Sources; Four Levels of Data; Nominal Data; Ordinal Data; Interval Data; Ratio Data; Nature of Data Collection; Existing Data; Newly Collected Data; Interview; Scales; Sentence Completion; Tests; Observational Analysis; Putting It All Together; Key Words and Concepts; Questions and Exercise; Further Reading; 7 Data Analysis; Data Analysis; Data; Terms; Statistics; Measures of Central Tendency; Measures of Variability; Levels of Data 327 $aPutting It All TogetherKey Words and Concepts; Questions and Exercise; Further Reading; Software for Personal Computers; 8 Is It Evaluation or Is It Research?; Determining Evaluation or Research from Intent; Determining Evaluation or Research from Design; Qualitative and Quantitative Characteristics; Sampling; Probability Sampling Methods; Nonprobability Sampling Methods; Sampling and Surveys; Putting It All Together; Key Words and Concepts; Questions and Exercise; Further Reading; 9 Writing the Evaluation Report; Communicating Your Findings; Evaluation Reports; The Report Outline 327 $aSection One: Summary 330 $a"Thoroughly revised and updated, this third edition of the bestselling book offers an introduction to program evaluation including information on stakeholder relationships, program design, data collection and analysis, reporting results, and other important steps. This edition expands coverage of evaluation models and logic models. Written for any program type or setting, The ABCs of Evaluation shows how to select participants for the evaluation and how to deal with multiple goals and objectives--including those of the organization, the staff, and the client. All references and pedagogical features including learning objectives, key terms, and questions for discussion have been updated"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aResearch methods for the social sciences ;$v46. 606 $aManagement$xEvaluation 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aManagement$xEvaluation. 676 $a658.4/032 686 $aEDU011000$2bisacsh 700 $aBoulmetis$b John$0946155 702 $aDutwin$b Phyllis 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461515703321 996 $aThe ABCs of evaluation$92137553 997 $aUNINA