Agency-based program evaluation: lessons from practice / Stephen A. Kapp, Gary R. Anderson

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Foreword.. Acknowledgments.. Introduction: The Purpose of This Book.. Chapter 1. Making the Case for Program Evaluation.. Chapter 2. Steps in Program Evaluation.. Chapter 3. Ethics and Program Evaluation: Applying a Code of Ethics to Field-Based Research.. Chapter 4. Ethical Challenges for Evaluators in an Agency Setting: Making Good Choices.. Chapter 5. Agencies and Academics: The Social and Political Context of Program Evaluation.. Chapter 6. Cultural Competency and Program Evaluation.. Chapter 7. Program Definition: Using Program Logic Models to Develop a Common Vision.. Chapter 8. Program Description: Evaluation Designs Using Available Information.. Chapter 9. Evaluation Design: Options for Supporting the Use of Information.. Chapter 10. Evaluation Design: Group Designs and Methods.. Chapter 11. Evaluation Design: Qualitative Designs and Applications.. Chapter 12. Consumer Satisfaction.. Chapter 13. Dissemination: Spreading the News.. Addendum: Families as Evaluators.. References.. Index.. About the Authors

This text aids both students and practitioners in articulating the elements of program evaluation, deepening their understanding of the contextual issues that surround and shape an evaluation. Authors Stephen A. Kapp and Gary R. Anderson offer readers details on the application of useful and accepted evaluation methods. It also shows readers how to make sound decisions in balancing techniques and strategies with the realities of the agency environment. eng