{"product_id":"handbook-of-practical-program-evaluation-isbn-9781118008157","title":"Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation","description":"The second edition of \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Practical Program Evaluation\u003c\/i\u003e offers managers, analysts, consultants, and educators in government, nonprofit, and private institutions a valuable resource that outlines efficient and economical methods for assessing program results and identifying ways to improve program performance. The \u003ci\u003eHandbook\u003c\/i\u003e has been thoroughly revised.  Many new chapters have been prepared for this edition, including chapters on logic modeling and on evaluation applications for small nonprofit organizations. Th\u003ci\u003ee Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive resource on evaluation, covering both in-depth program evaluations and performance monitoring.  It presents evaluation methods that will be useful at all levels of government and in nonprofit organizations. \u003cp\u003eFigures, Tables, and Exhibits xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Editors xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Contributors xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeeting the Need for Practical Evaluation Approaches: An Introduction xxxiii\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKathryn E. Newcomer, Harry P. Hatry, Joseph S. Wholey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Designing Performance Monitoring Systems and Evaluation Studies 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Using Logic Models 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn A. McLaughlin, Gretchen B. Jordan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Evaluability Assessment 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph S. Wholey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Implementation Evaluation 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArnold Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Performance Monitoring 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheodore H. Poister\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Quasi-Experimentation 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles S. Reichardt, Melvin M. Mark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Using Randomized Experiments 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert G. St. Pierre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Meta-Analysis, Systematic Reviews, and Research Syntheses 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert F. Boruch, Anthony Petrosino\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Practical Data Collection Procedures 205\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Trained Observer Ratings 211\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn M. Greiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Using Surveys 257\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKathryn E. Newcomer, Timothy Triplett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Using Expert Judgment 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarvey A. Averch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Role Playing 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMargery Austin Turner, Wendy Zimmermann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Using Focus Groups 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Goldenkoff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Collecting Data in the Field 363\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDemetra Smith Nightingale, Shelli Balter Rossman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Using Agency Records 396\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarry P. Hatry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Analyzing Evaluation Data 413\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Qualitative Data Analysis 417\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSharon L. Caudle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Using Statistics in Evaluation 439\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKathryn E. Newcomer, Philip W. Wirtz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Using Regression Analysis 479\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDale E. Berger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit Analysis 506\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Edwin Kee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four: Getting Evaluation Results Used 543\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Pitfalls of Evaluation 547\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarry P. Hatry, Kathryn E. Newcomer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Managing Evaluation Projects 571\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames B. Bell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Writing for Impact 604\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge F. Grob\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Using Organizational Report Cards 628\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam T. Gormley Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. The Use of Evaluation by Nonprofit Organizations 649\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary E. Kopczynski, Kathleen Pritchard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. Other Issues and Trends in Evaluation 670\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarry P. Hatry, Joseph S. Wholey, Kathryn E. Newcomer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eName Index 685\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 693\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJoseph S. Wholey\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of public administration at the University of Southern California. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarry P. Hatry\u003c\/b\u003e is a principal research associate and director of the Public Management Program at the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathryn E. Newcomer\u003c\/b\u003e is director of the School of Public Policy and Public Administration at the George Washington University.\u003c\/p\u003e  The second edition of \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Practical Program Evaluation\u003c\/i\u003e offers managers, analysts, consultants, and educators in government, nonprofit, and private institutions a valuable resource that outlines efficient and economical methods for assessing program results and identifying ways to improve program performance.  \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eHandbook\u003c\/i\u003e has been thoroughly revised.  Many new chapters have been prepared for this edition, including chapters on logic modeling and on evaluation applications for small nonprofit organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTh\u003ci\u003ee Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive resource on evaluation, covering both in-depth program evaluations and performance monitoring.  It presents evaluation methods that will be useful at all levels of government and in nonprofit organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eThis important book covers:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA variety of evaluation designs, including designs for ongoing monitoring of program results and designs for in-depth evaluation of program performance \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelection of data collection procedures that help evaluators obtain relevant information in an efficient manner\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMethods for analyzing evaluation data\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSteps for increasing the usefulness and actual use of evaluation results by policymakers, managers, their staff members, and other stakeholders in order to improve programs and inform policy decisionmaking\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelection and training of evaluators, quality control of the enterprise, standards and ethics in evaluation work, the creation of incentives for undertaking program evaluation, and future trends in program evaluation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the First Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I am better in my job because I read the \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Practical Program\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEvaluation\u003c\/i\u003e, and without question, the analysts I supervise would benefit from reading this handbook.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eJohn A. 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