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Informationen zum Autor James C. McDavid (PhD, Indiana, 1975) is a professor of Public Administration at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. He is a specialist in program evaluation, performance measurement, and performance management. He has conducted extensive research and evaluations focusing on federal, state, provincial, and local governments in the United States and Canada. His published research has appeared in the American Journal of Evaluation as well as the Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation. He is currently a member of the editorial board of the Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation. In 1993, Dr. McDavid won the University of Victoria Alumni Association Teaching Award. In 1996, he won the J. E. Hodgetts Award for the best English-language article published in Canadian Public Administration. From 1990 to 1996, he was Dean of the Faculty of Human and Social Development at the University of Victoria. In 2004, he was named a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Victoria and was also Acting Director of the School of Public Administration during that year. In addition to teaching online courses in the School of Public Administration Graduate Certificate in Evaluation Program, he is a member of the Evaluation Advisory Committee for the Canadian International Development Agency. Klappentext Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement: An Introduction to Practice, Second Edition offers an accessible, practical introduction to program evaluation and performance measurement for public and non-profit organizations, and has been extensively updated since the first edition. Using examples, it covers topics in a detailed fashion, making it a useful guide for students as well as practitioners who are participating in program evaluations or constructing and implementing performance measurement systems. Authors James C. McDavid, Irene Huse, and Laura R. L. Hawthorn guide readers through conducting quantitative and qualitative program evaluations, needs assessments, cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analyses, as well as constructing, implementing and using performance measurement systems. The importance of professional judgment is highlighted throughout the book as an intrinsic feature of evaluation practice. Zusammenfassung Offers readers both a conceptual and practical introduction to program evaluation and performance measurement for public and non-profit organizations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments 1. Key Concepts and Issues in Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement 2. Understanding and Applying Program Logic Models 3. Research Designs for Program Evaluations 4. Measurement for Program Evaluation and Performance Monitoring 5. Applying Qualitative Evaluation Methods 6. Needs Assessments for Program Development and Adjustment 7. Concepts and Issues in Economic Evaluation 8. Performance Measurement as an Approach to Evaluation 9. Design and Implementation of Performance Measurement Systems 10. Using Performance Measurement for Accountability and Performance Improvement 11. Program Evaluation and Program Management: Joining Theory and Practice 12. The Nature and Practice of Professional Judgment in Program Evaluation Glossary Index About the Authors ...
