The second edition of the bestselling The ABCs of Evaluation offers a thoroughly revised and updated version of that classic book. Written for any program type or setting, 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 describe different evaluation models, illustrate the circumstances under which each model can be used, and offer tips on identifying data sources and collecting the data itself. This new edition is filled with illustrative new cases and scenarios from various evaluation realms in social sciences, education, and human services. The book also contains information on how to negotiate the evaluation contract. Throughout the book, there are charts, graphs, models, and lists to help organize, extend, and facilitate the understanding of each evaluation concept.
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"I've been looking for this book for years! It is the definitive book on evaluation for adult education and human resource development practitioners."
--Carroll A. Londoner, professor and core-coordinator, The Adult Education and HRD Program, School of Education, Virginia Commonwealth University
--Carroll A. Londoner, professor and core-coordinator, The Adult Education and HRD Program, School of Education, Virginia Commonwealth University
"Will surely become each reader's foremost resource for instruction, guidance, and assurance during any foray into the intriguing and vital process of evaluation.”
--Beverly McMurtry Grissom, president, North Florida Community College, and past president, American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
"The ABCs of Evaluation provided me with my own personal evaluation professor, illustrating how to design, conduct, demystify, and understand the evaluation process."
--Marc Potish, senior coordinator for professional development, CREC Division of Staff Development, Technical Assistance and Brokering Services
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The ABCs of Evaluation, second Edition
The second edition of the bestselling The ABCs of Evaluation offers a thoroughly revised and updated version of that classic book. Written for any program type or setting, 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 describe different evaluation models, illustrate the circumstances under which each model can be used, and offer tips on identifying data sources and collecting the data itself. This new edition is filled with illustrative new cases and scenarios from various evaluation realms in the social sciences, education, and human services. The book also contains information on how to negotiate the evaluation contract. Throughout the book there are charts, graphs, models, and lists to help organize, extend, and facilitate the understanding of each evaluation concept.
Praise for the First Edition
"I've been looking for this book for years! It is the definitive book on evaluation for adult education and human resource development practitioners."
—Carroll A. Londoner, professor and core-coordinator, The Adult Education and HRD Program, School of Education, Virginia Commonwealth University
"Will surely become each reader's foremost resource for instruction, guidance, and assurance during any foray into the intriguing and vital process of evaluation."
—Beverly McMurtry Grissom, president, North Florida Community College, and past president, American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
"The ABCs of Evaluation provided me with my own personal evaluation professor, illustrating how to design, conduct, demystify, and understand the evaluation process."
—Marc Potish, senior coordinator for professional development, CREC Division of Staff Development, Technical Assistance, and Brokering Services
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You can't avoid evaluations. Whether you're in education, business or nonprofit management, your supervisor will eventually order an evaluation to determine the viability of your program. Many people find evaluations unpleasant and intimidating, but, as John Boulmetis and Phyllis Dutwin show, they don't have to be. The authors demystify the process by carefully explaining its principles, philosophy and techniques. End-of-chapter exercises and numerous examples make evaluation and analysis accessible to any business reader. Appendices provide a tutorial on data analysis, and samples of a final report and an evaluation contract. We recommend this book to professionals who have little experience with evaluation, although even seasoned veterans will find the material useful.
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Observe Data Source Population, Goals Activity, Sample Design Responsibility Data Analysis Audience, Evaluation Question Program Objectives, Judy Hallowell, Newbury Park, Cox Foundation, Foundation Center, Mike Ramirez, Patient-Friendly Program, Efficiency Effectiveness Impact Justification, Figuring Things Out, Section Five, Section Six, Section Three, Section Two, Trainer's Guide New!
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- Evaluation Thesaurus by Michael Scriven on page 150, page 165, and Back Matter
- Educational Research: Fundamentals for the Consumer, Fourth Edition by James H. McMillan on page 150, and Back Matter
- Evaluation Models - Viewpoints on Educational and Human Services Evaluation Second Edition (Evaluation in Education and Human Services Volume 49) by D.L. Stufflebeam on page 97, and Back Matter
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- How to Use Qualitative Methods in Evaluation by Michael Quinn Patton on page 135
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