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050 00 $aH62.5.U5$bP62 1996
082 00 $a361.6/1/072$220
100 1 $aPosavac, Emil J.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78044263
245 10 $aProgram evaluation :$bmethods and case studies /$cEmil J. Posavac, Raymond G. Carey.
250 $a5th ed.
260 $aUpper Saddle River, N.J. :$bPrentice Hall,$c1996.
263 $a9607
300 $axiv, 305 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $g1.$tProgram Evaluation: An Overview --$g2.$tPlanning an Evaluation --$g3.$tSelecting Criteria and Setting Standards --$g4.$tDeveloping Measures --$g5.$tEthics in Program Evaluation --$g6.$tThe Assessment of Need --$g7.$tMonitoring the Operation of Programs --$g8.$tSingle Group, Nonexperimental Outcome Evaluations --$g9.$tQuasi-Experimental Approaches to Outcome Evaluation --$g10.$tUsing Experiments to Evaluate Programs --$g11.$tAnalysis of Costs and Outcomes --$g12.$tQualitative Evaluation Methods --$g13.$tEvaluation Reports: Interpreting and Communicating Findings --$g14.$tHow to Encourage Utilization --$tAppendix: Illustrative Evaluation Report.
520 $aPosavac and Carey provide a comprehensive, but accessible, introduction to the field of program evaluation. By adopting a flexible philosophy of evaluation, the authors demonstrate how program evaluation can be applied to answer a wide variety of questions in many different settings.
520 8 $aEnjoying widespread acceptance, Program Evaluation includes case studies of completed program evaluations and sketches of the careers of program evaluators to help readers develop an appreciation of the applicability of evaluation methods.
520 8 $aBy viewing program evaluation as a formalization of something that people do all the time and, indeed, find essential, the implicit threat of evaluation is reduced by the authors' approach. Posavac and Carey stress the importance of working with representatives of all groups affected by the program, whether they be program staff or managers, recipients, or people providing financial or moral support. The Improvement-Focused Model of Evaluation can be used to include many people in the evaluation process.
520 8 $aThe authors show that the application of program evaluation serves to contribute to making society more effective, just, and healthy.
650 0 $aEvaluation research (Social action programs)$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008102829
700 1 $aCarey, Raymond G.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79122156
852 00 $bbar$hH62.5.U5$iP62 1996