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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Handbook of practical program evaluation. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass & Pfeiffer Imprints, Wiley, 2015 (DLC) 2015009201 |
| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Kathryn E Newcomer; Harry P Hatry; Joseph S Wholey |
| ISBN: | 9781118893616 1118893611 9781118893692 1118893697 1118893603 9781118893609 |
| OCLC Number: | 905668071 |
| Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Contents: | Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation -- Contents -- Figures, Tables, and Exhibits -- Figures -- Tables -- Exhibits -- Preface -- Intended Audience -- Scope -- Need for Program Evaluation -- Handbook Organization -- Acknowledgments -- The Editors -- The Contributors -- PART ONE Evaluation Planning and Design -- The Chapters -- CHAPTER ONE PLANNING AND DESIGNING USEFUL EVALUATIONS -- Matching the Evaluation Approach to Information Needs -- Select Programs to Evaluate -- Select the Type of Evaluation -- Identify Contextual Elements That May Affect Evaluation Conduct and Use. Produce the Methodological Rigor Needed to Support Credible Findings -- Choose Appropriate Measures -- Choose Reliable Ways to Obtain the Chosen Measures -- Supporting Causal Inferences -- Internal Validity -- Generalizability -- Statistical Conclusion Validity -- Reporting -- Planning a Responsive and Useful Evaluation -- Planning Evaluation Processes -- Data Collection -- Data Analysis -- Using Evaluation Information -- Glossary -- References -- CHAPTER TWO ANALYZING AND ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS -- Understanding Who Is a Stakeholder-Especially a Key Stakeholder. Identifying and Working with Primary Intended Users -- 1. Develop Facilitation Skills -- 2. Find and Train Evaluation Information Users -- 3. Find Tipping Point Connectors -- 4. Facilitate High-Quality Interactions -- 5. Nurture Interest in Evaluation -- 6. Demonstrate Cultural Sensitivity and Competence -- 7. Anticipate Turnover of Intended Users -- Using Stakeholder Identification and Analysis Techniques -- Conducting Basic Stakeholder Identification and Analysis -- Choosing Evaluation Stakeholder Analysis Participants -- Creating a Purpose Network Diagram -- Dealing with Power Differentials. Power Versus Interest Grid -- Stakeholder Influence Diagram -- Bases of Power-Directions of Interest Diagram -- Determining the Evaluations Purpose and Goals -- Engaging Stakeholders -- Meeting the Challenges of Turbulent and Uncertain Environments -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER THREE USING LOGIC MODELS -- What Is a Logic Model? -- The Utility of Logic Models -- Theory-Driven Evaluation -- Building the Logic Model -- Stage 1: Collecting the Relevant Information -- Stage 2: Clearly Defining the Problem and Its Context. Stage 3: Defining the Elements of the Program in a Table: Early Sense Making -- Stage 4: Drawing the Logic Model to Reveal the Programs Theory of Change -- Stage 5: Verifying the Program Logic Model with Stakeholders -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER FOUR EXPLORATORY EVALUATION -- Evaluability Assessment Assesses a Programs Readiness for Evaluation -- The Evaluability Assessment Process -- Issues, Problems, and Potential Solutions -- Significance -- Rapid Feedback Evaluation Produces Tested Evaluation Designs -- The Rapid Feedback Evaluation Process. |
| Series Title: | Essential texts for nonprofit and public leadership and management |
| Responsibility: | Kathryn E. Newcomer, Harry P. Hatry, Joseph S. Wholey, editors. |
Abstract:
The leading program evaluation reference, updated with the latest tools and techniques The Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation provides tools for managers and evaluators to address questions
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