Handbook of practical program evaluation [Elektronisk resurs] / Joseph S. Wholey, Harry P. Hatry, Kathryn E. Newcomer, editors.

• Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation, 3rd Edition; CONTENTS; FIGURES, TABLES, AND EXHIBITS; PREFACE; THE EDITORS; THE CONTRIBUTORS; PART ONE: EVALUATION PLANNING AND DESIGN; CHAPTER ONE: PLANNING AND DESIGNING USEFUL EVALUATIONS; CHAPTER TWO: ANALYZING AND ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS; CHAPTER THREE: USING LOGIC MODELS; CHAPTER FOUR: EXPLORATORY EVALUATION; CHAPTER FIVE: PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT; CHAPTER SIX: COMPARISON GROUP DESIGNS; CHAPTER SEVEN: RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AND NONRANDOMIZED DESIGNS; CHAPTER EIGHT: CONDUCTING CASE STUDIES. 
• CHAPTER NINE: RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF STUDY PARTICIPANTSCHAPTER TEN: DESIGNING, MANAGING, AND ANALYZING MULTISITE EVALUATIONS; PART TWO: PRACTICAL DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES; CHAPTER ELEVEN: USING AGENCY RECORDS; CHAPTER TWELVE: USING SURVEYS; CHAPTER THIRTEEN: USING TRAINED OBSERVER RATINGS; CHAPTER FOURTEEN: COLLECTING DATA IN THE FIELD; CHAPTER FIFTEEN: USING THE INTERNET; CHAPTER SIXTEEN: CONDUCTING SEMI-STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: FOCUS GROUP INTERVIEWING; CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: USING STORIES IN EVALUATION; PART THREE: DATA ANALYSIS. 
• CHAPTER NINETEEN: QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSISCHAPTER TWENTY: USING STATISTICS IN EVALUATION; CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: COST-EFFECTIVENESS AND COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: META-ANALYSES, SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS, AND EVALUATION SYNTHESES; PART FOUR: USE OF EVALUATION; CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: PITFALLS IN EVALUATIONS; CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS, SUGGESTIONS, AND OPTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT; CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: WRITING FOR IMPACT; CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: CONTRACTING FOR EVALUATION PRODUCTS AND SERVICES; CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: USE OF EVALUATION IN GOVERNMENT. 
• CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: EVALUATION CHALLENGES, ISSUES, AND TRENDSNAME INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX. 

• "The book is designed to enable students of public policy, policymakers and mangers to obtain useful information and conduct successful systematic evaluations, even under tight resource constraints. This text presents a wide variety of approaches to evaluation through brief, authoritative articles by top academics and practitioners. Thoroughly revised and updated this third edition is filled with the most current information, up-to-date examples, and puts increased emphasis on practical applicability. The third edition also features a new and up-dated instructor's manual"-- 

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Politisk planering  (sao)

Planering  (sao)

Utvärderingsmetodik  (sao)

Policy sciences.  (LCSH)

Political planning  -- Evaluation. (LCSH)

Planning  (LCSH)

Evaluation ; Methodology  (LCSH)

Political planning  (LCSH)

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Electronic books. 

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H97 (LCC)

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