LEADER 03871nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910780037303321 005 20230207223028.0 010 $a1-135-63632-X 010 $a1-282-32650-3 010 $a9786612326509 010 $a1-4106-0655-4 035 $a(CKB)111056486645510 035 $a(EBL)356279 035 $a(OCoLC)437220686 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000150759 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11160692 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000150759 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10299350 035 $a(PQKB)11484106 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC356279 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL356279 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10236152 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL232650 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056486645510 100 $a20021212d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEvaluating social programs and problems$b[electronic resource] $evisions for the new millennium /$fedited by Stewart I. Donaldson, Michael Scriven ; the Stauffer Symposium on Applied Psychology at the Claremont Colleges 210 $aMahwah, N.J. $cLawrence Erlbaum$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (219 p.) 225 1 $aClaremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology Series 300 $aProceedings of a symposium held Feb. 24, 2001. 300 $a"The Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology"--Cover. 311 $a0-8058-4185-7 311 $a0-8058-4184-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface; I INTRODUCTION; 1 Diverse Visions for Evaluation in the New Millennium: Should We Integrate or Embrace Diversity?; II VISIONS FOR EVALUATING SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND PROBLEMS; 2 Evaluation in the New Millennium: The Transdisciplinary Vision; 3 Improving Performance and Accountability: Responding to Emerging Management Challenges; 4 Empowerment Evaluation Strikes a Responsive Cord; 5 Fourth Generation Evaluation in the New Millennium; 6 The Inclusive View of Evaluation: Visions for the New Millennium 327 $a7 Theory-Driven Program Evaluation in the New MillenniumIII REACTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE VISIONS; 8 Theory-Driven Evaluation and Construct Validity; 9 EVALUATING SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND PROBLEMS: A DISCUSSANT'S VIEW; 10 Examining the Role of Cultural Competency in Program Evaluation: Visions for New Millennium Evaluators; 11 Toward an Integrative View of the Theory and Practice of Program and Policy Evaluation; ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX 330 $aToday's evaluators are being challenged to help design and evaluate social programs intended to prevent and ameliorate complex social problems in a variety of settings, including schools, communities, and not-for-profit and for-profit organizations. Drawing upon the knowledge and experience of world-renowned evaluators, the goal of this new book is to provide the most up-to-date theorizing about how to practice evaluation in the new millennium. It features specific examples of evaluations of social programs and problems, including the strengths and weaknesses of the most popular and promising 410 0$aClaremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology Series 606 $aSocial service$xEvaluation$vCongresses 606 $aEvaluation research (Social action programs)$vCongresses 615 0$aSocial service$xEvaluation 615 0$aEvaluation research (Social action programs) 676 $a361 701 $aDonaldson$b Stewart I$g(Stewart Ian)$01469827 701 $aScriven$b Michael$049342 712 12$aClaremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780037303321 996 $aEvaluating social programs and problems$93776615 997 $aUNINA