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Informationen zum Autor John Boulmetis is a professor in the School of Education (SOE), director of graduate studies for the SOE, co-director of the URI/RIC PhD Program, and coordinator of the graduate program in Adult Education at the University of Rhode Island. Phyllis Dutwin is president of Dutwin Associates, a training and development firm, and former vice president of Reading and Educational Services of New Jersey, and is the author of more than a dozen books used by adults individually and in adult education classrooms. Klappentext Thoroughly revised and updated, the third edition of bestselling The ABCs of Evaluation offers an introduction to program evaluation. This comprehensive textbook covers topics such as stakeholder relationships, program design, data collection and analysis, reporting results, and other important steps in the evaluation process. The ABCs of Evaluation shows how to select participants for the evaluation and how to deal with multiple goals and objectives-including those of the organization, the staff, and the client. The authors illustrate the circumstances under which each evaluation model can be used, and offer tips on identifying data sources and collecting the data. This revision includes substantially increased coverage of theory, methodological approaches, the business of evaluation, the evaluator's role and responsibilities, RFPs and the grants process, logic models, data analysis, and writing the evaluation report. Also included are new cases and scenarios from various evaluation realms in social sciences, education, health, and human services. Throughout the book, charts, graphs, models, and lists help organize, extend, and facilitate the understanding of each evaluation concept.Praise for the Previous Edition of The ABCs of Evaluation"A useful general overview of the evaluation process. I would recommend it to program or project managers wanting to know more about the process of evaluation." -American Journal of Evaluation"All students (and practitioners) should have this in their library; they will use it frequently." -Patricia McGee, PhD, associate professor, University of Texas, San AntonioCompanion Web site: www.josseybass.com/go/Boulmetis Zusammenfassung Thoroughly revised and updated, this third edition of the bestselling book offers an introduction to program evaluation including information on stakeholder relationships, program design, data collection and analysis, reporting results, and other important steps. This edition expands coverage of evaluation models and logic models. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface vii The Authors xv 1 What is Evaluation? 1 Common Denominators 3 Two Definitions of Evaluation 4 Evaluating Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Impact 5 Evaluating Alternatives 8 Identifying Areas to Improve 8 Other Levels 10 Formal Reasons to Evaluate 12 Practical Application 15 Formative and Summative Evaluations 16 Putting It All Together 16 Key Words and Concepts 24 Questions and Exercises 24 Further Reading 27 2 Why Evaluate? 29 Grants and Grantsmanship 31 Benefits 33 Limitations 35 Considerations 36 Putting It All Together 40 Key Words and Concepts 40 Questions and Exercise 43 Further Reading 46 3 Decision Making: Whom to Involve, How, and Why? 47 Program and Project Cycles 49 Evaluation and Monitoring 52 Program Planning Cycle and Evaluation 57 Putting It All Together 61 Key Words and Concepts 65 Questions and Exercises 65 Further Reading 73 4 Starting Point: The Evaluator's Program Description 75 What an Evaluator's Program Description Can Do 77 Developing an Evaluator's Program Description 78 Putting It All Together 83 Key Words a...
