Program Evaluation
An Introduction to an Evidence-Based Approach
David Royse, Bruce Thyer, Deborah Padgett
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Program Evaluation
An Introduction to an Evidence-Based Approach
David Royse, Bruce Thyer, Deborah Padgett
About This Book
PROGRAM EVALUATION, 6th Edition will help you learn how to evaluate services and programs that you will encounter in your professional practice. In the process of learning evaluation techniques and skills, you will become proficient at critically analyzing evaluation studies conducted by others. The authors present and simplify all the essentials needed for a critical appreciation of evaluation issues and methodology. The text's clear writing style and presentation of concepts, as well as its hands-on and applied focus, will guide you on how to gather evidence and demonstrate that your interventions and programs are effective in improving your clients' lives. This edition's up-to-date coverage includes a greater number of references to current literature, emphasizing that consulting the literature is an important step in recognizing, developing, and evaluating evidence-based practice or research-informed practice.