A Practical Guide to Program Evaluation Planning
eBook - PDF

A Practical Guide to Program Evaluation Planning

Theory and Case Examples

  1. 185 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

A Practical Guide to Program Evaluation Planning

Theory and Case Examples

About this book

A Practical Guide to Program Evaluation Planning: Theory and Case Examples provides a step-by-step process to guide evaluators in planning a comprehensive, yet feasible, program evaluation—from start to design—within any context. No book currently on the market delineate the required steps for preparing to conduct an evaluation. The co-editors of this text developed a model to guide the complex process of planning for program evaluations in a variety of settings. This model, entitled Evaluation Planning Incorporating Context (EPIC), builds on previous work by providing a practical, applied step-by-step process for planning a program evaluation in any setting. Contributing authors then use the EPIC model to describe an evaluation process that they followed in a variety of settings. The EPIC model and the case examples presented in this book provide evaluators with the conceptual tools and a framework for thinking about the pre-evaluation tasks that may be necessary for a successful, useful, and informative evaluation.

Key Features

  • Present new evaluation planning model that provides a step-by step process for how to plan for a program evaluation in any context
  • Introduces students to the issues in planning for an evaluation within selected contexts using case studies
  • Focuses on planning prior to design by providing practical guidance to plan an evaluation from the start, before a design can or has been determined

Intended Audience

This is a vital supplemental text for evaluation courses.

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Yes, you can access A Practical Guide to Program Evaluation Planning by Debra J. Holden,Marc A. Zimmerman in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Social Science Research & Methodology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Chapter 1 - Introduction
  5. Chapter 2 - Evaluation Planning Here and Now
  6. Chapter 3 - Planning for an Education Evaluation
  7. Chapter 4 - Planning for a Service Program Evaluation
  8. Chapter 5 - Call and Response: Developing a Collaborative Evaluation Plan for a New Community-Based Program
  9. Chapter 6 - Planning for a Media Evaluation
  10. Chapter 7 - Program Evaluation Planning: Overview and Analysis
  11. Index
  12. About the Editors
  13. About the Contributors