Evaluation Fundamentals
eBook - ePub

Evaluation Fundamentals

Insights into Program Effectiveness, Quality, and Value

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Evaluation Fundamentals

Insights into Program Effectiveness, Quality, and Value

About this book

The Third Edition of Arlene Fink's Evaluation Fundamentals teaches the basic concepts and vocabulary necessary to do program evaluations and review the quality of evaluation research to make informed decisions about methods and outcomes to meet scientific and community needs. Dr. Fink thoroughly examines such issues as how to justify evaluation questions and set standards of effectiveness, design studies, identify best practices, and conduct ethical research. The book contains numerous examples of evaluation methods, as well as evaluation reports. It also includes practice exercises and suggested readings in print and online. Individuals can use the New Edition successfully on their own or in small or large groups.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Brief Contents
  7. Preface
  8. About the Author
  9. Purpose of this Chapter
  10. 1 Program Evaluation: A Prelude
  11. Purpose of this Chapter
  12. 2 Evaluation Questions and Evidence of Merit
  13. Purpose of this Chapter
  14. 3 Designing Program Evaluations
  15. Purpose of this Chapter
  16. 4 Sampling
  17. Purpose of this Chapter
  18. 5 Collecting Information: The Right Data Sources
  19. Purpose of this Chapter
  20. 6 Evaluation Measures
  21. Purpose of this Chapter
  22. 7 Managing Evaluation Data
  23. Purpose of this Chapter
  24. 8 Analyzing Evaluation Data
  25. Purpose of this Chapter
  26. 9 Evaluation Reports
  27. Answers to Exercises
  28. Index