Cost-Inclusive Evaluation

Planning It, Doing It, Using It

Nadini Persaud, Brian T. Yates

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9781462551248
• eBook ISBN: 9781462551262
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Social Science Research & Methodology
• Index: Social Sciences

Is a given treatment, intervention, or program worth it? How can a program do more or better with less? Evaluating the costs of a program can be the missing link between a superficial evaluation and one that will get changes made and funding delivered. In accessible language and without complex formulas, this book provides a roadmap for measuring program costs and outcomes and analyzing cost-effectiveness, cost-benefit, and cost-utility. Also explained are simplified ways to use economic appraisal methodologies--such as net present valuation, internal rate of return computation, and payback period determination--in a cost-inclusive evaluation. Instructive examples span a range of human services, education, and health care contexts. Other evaluator- and student-friendly features include helpful graphics, procedure steps, end-of-chapter discussion questions, a list of acronyms, and a glossary of key terms.
 

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Foreword
• Preface
• Contents
• I. The Why, the Types, and the Tools of Cost-Inclusive Evaluation
• II. Adapting Economic Methods to Enhance Cost-Inclusive Evaluation
• III. Adapting Concepts and Tools from Accounting to Improve Cost-Inclusive Evaluation
• IV. Cost‑Inclusive Evaluation for the Scientist–Manager–Practitioner
• List of Acronyms
• Glossary
• References
• Author Index
• Subject Index
• About the Authors