Program Evaluation : An Introduction to an Evidence-Based Approach

Name: Program Evaluation : An Introduction to an Evidence-Based Approach
Author: David Royse, Bruce Thyer, Deborah Padgett
ISBN: 9781305101968

by David Royse, Bruce Thyer, Deborah Padgett

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Program Evaluation : An Introduction to an Evidence-Based Approach

by David Royse, Bruce Thyer, Deborah Padgett

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PROGRAM EVALUATION, 6th Edition helps readers learn how to evaluate services and programs that they will encounter in their professional practice. In the process of learning evaluation techniques and skills, readers will become proficient at critically analyzing evaluation studies conducted by others. The authors present and simplify all the essentials needed for a critical appreciation of evaluation issues and methodology. The book's clear writing style and clear presentation of concepts, as well as its' hands-on and applied focus, will guide readers on how to gather evidence and demonstrate that their interventions and programs are effective in improving clients' lives. This edition's up-to-date coverage includes a greater number of references to current literature, emphasizing that consulting the literature is an important step in recognizing, developing, and evaluating evidence-based practice or research-informed practice.

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PublisherCengage Learning

Publication DateJan. 5th, 2015

ISBN-139781305101968

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Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
The Importance of Program Evaluation	p. 1
What Is a Program?	p. 8
Characteristics of "Good" Programs	p. 9
Evidence-Based Practice	p. 12
Program Evaluation Defined	p. 18
Reasons Why Programs Are Evaluated	p. 19
Motivations for Program Evaluation	p. 20
Overcoming the Subjective Perspective	p. 24
Philosophical Assumptions of Program Evaluation	p. 29
More on Positivism	p. 33
Chapter Recap	p. 36
Ethical Issues in Program Evaluation	p. 41
The Role of Institutional Review Boards (IRBS)	p. 42
Ethical Guidelines	p. 42
How Ethical Guidelines Get Operationalized	p. 47
Research with Special Populations	p. 49
Ethical Issues Pertaining to Diverse Cultures and Groups	p. 51
Ethical Boundaries in Participatory and Action Research	p. 52
The Practitioncr-Evaluator's Ethical Responsibilities	p. 56
Concluding Thoughts on Ethics and Evaluation	p. 57
Need Assessment	p. 63
Types of Needs Assessment	p. 65
How Does a Needs Assessment Start?	p. 68
What Are the Steps Involved in Conducting a Needs Assessment?	p. 70
How Do I Select a Needs Assessment Approach?	p. 71
What Do I Need To Know About Surveys?	p. 78
Special Considerations: Converging the Data	p. 81
Thinking Creatively About Needs Assessment	p. 83
What Is a Community Readiness Study?	p. 84
Qualitative and Mixed Methods in Evaluation	p. 93
Introduction	p. 93
What Is "Qualitative Evaluation"?	p. 94
What Is "Mixed Methods Evaluation"?	p. 94
When Is Qualitative Evaluation Useful? When Is Mixed Methods Evaluation the Right Choice?	p. 95
Qualitative Methods and Evaluation of Practitioners In Situ	p. 98
Qualitative Methods Commonly Used in Evaluation Research	p. 99
Qualitative Evaluation	p. 99
Designing a Mixed Methods Evaluation	p. 100
Managing and Organizing Qualitative Data	p. 104
Data Analysis	p. 105
Mixed Methods Data Analysis and Integration	p. 107
Quality Control	p. 108
Writing the Report	p. 110
Dissemination and Advocacy	p. 111
Examples of Qualitative Evaluations	p. 113
What Are Formative and Process Evaluation?	p. 121
How Do I Develop a Logic Model?	p. 122
A Realistic Scenario	p. 125
Formative Evaluation	p. 125
Conducting a Formative Evaluation	p. 126
What Is Process Evaluation?	p. 129
Process Evaluation: Program Description Function	p. 131
Process Evaluation: Program Monitoring	p. 136
Becoming a Program Monitor	p. 136
Mission Statements, Goals, and Objectives	p. 138
Writing Program Objectives	p. 141
What Should Be Monitored?	p. 143
Quality Assurance	p. 146
Total Quality Management	p. 148
Chapter Recap	p. 151
Single System Research Designs	p. 155
What Are Single System Research Designs?	p. 155
Selecting Outcome Measures	p. 158
Assessing Measures Over Time	p. 160
Notation and General Principles	p. 161
Needs Assessments	p. 163
Formative Evaluations	p. 165
Quality Assurance Studies	p. 167
Summative Evaluation Designs	p. 169
Summative Experimental Designs	p. 173
External Validity	p. 180
inferential Statistics	p. 181
How to Prepare Graphs	p. 183
Ethics of Single System Research Designs	p. 185
How to Critically Review a SSRD	p. 186
Chapter Recap	p. 187
Client Satisfaction	p. 193
The Importance of Monitoring Consumer Satisfaction	p. 193
The Arguments for Client Satisfaction Studies	p. 195
The Problem with Client Satisfaction Studies	p. 196
A Sampling of Recent Client Satisfaction Studies	p. 199
How Do Consistently High Ratings Get Explained?	p. 200
Recommendations for Client Satisfaction Studies	p. 202
Sampling	p. 211
What Are Nonprobability Sampling Designs?	p. 212
What Is Probability (Scientific) Sampling?	p. 216
Considerations in Selecting a Sample	p. 219
How Big Should the Sample Be?	p. 221
Chapter Recap	p. 224
Group Research Design	p. 227
What Are Group Research Designs?	p. 227
Starting an Outcome Evaluation	p. 228
Outcome Evaluation Designs	p. 231
General Principles of Group Research Designs	p. 234
Pre-Experimental Research Designs	p. 235
Quasi-Experimental Research Designs	p. 246
Some Threats to Internal Validity	p. 252
Protection Against Alternative Explanations	p. 257
Experimental Designs	p. 258
Efficacy and Effectiveness Studies	p. 266
What About Negative Outcome Studies?	p. 268
A Note About the Term Experiment	p. 271
Some Newer Developments in Experimental Program Evaluation	p. 272
Chapter Recap	p. 274
Cost-Effectiveness and Cost Analysis	p. 283
Why Consider Cost as an Evaluative Criterion?	p. 283
Example of a Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	p. 286
How Do I Begin a Cost-Effectiveness Study?	p. 287
Whose Point of View?	p. 290
Cost-Benefit Analysis	p. 292
Chapter Recap	p. 296
Measurement Tools and Strategies	p. 301
Why Is Good Measurement so Important to Evaluation?	p. 301
What Should We Measure?	p. 303
Reliability	p. 306
What Do I Need to Know About Reliability?	p. 307
What Do I Need to Know About Validity?	p. 312
How Do I Find an Instrument for My Evaluation Project?	p. 315
How Does One Construct a "Good" Evaluation Instrument? What Do I Need to Know About Questionnaire Design?	p. 317
What Are Some of the Commons Errors Made in Developing Questionnaires?	p. 320
What Do I Need to Know About Levels of Measurement in Designing Instruments?	p. 327
Selecting the Best Evaluation Measure for Your Project	p. 331
Checklist for Selecting Evaluation Instruments	p. 332
Clinical Anxiety Scale	p. 334
Evaluation Self-Efficacy Scale	p. 336
The Community Attitudes Toward Sex Offenders (CATSO) Scale	p. 338
Intimate Violence Responsibility Scale (1VRS)	p. 340
The School Support Scale	p. 343
Cultural Sensitivity	p. 346
Pragmatic Issues	p. 351
What Is Treatment Fidelity and Why Is It so Important?	p. 351
Fidelity Nightmares	p. 356
Program Drift and the Transfer of Programs	p. 359
How Might Political Issues Affect a Program Evaluation?	p. 360
The "Threat" of Evaluation	p. 362
Guidelines for Evaluation in Politically Charged Arenas	p. 363
Internal and External Evaluators	p. 367
Culturally Sensitive Evaluation Practice	p. 370
Final Thoughts	p. 374
Writing Evaluation Proposals, Report and Journal Articles	p. 379
Components of the Evaluation Proposal and Report	p. 380
Considerations in Planning and Writing Evaluation Reports and Manuscripts	p. 391
Common Mistakes Made by Students in Writing Evaluation Reports	p. 392
Checklist for Writing and Assessing Evaluation Reports	p. 395
The Utilization of Evaluation Reports	p. 397
Writing for Professional Publication	p. 398
Index	p. 403
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