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"What sets this book apart is the sheer comprehensiveness resulting from almost four decades of research and refinements though seven editions. It is suitable for use in teaching senior undergraduate and graduate students in a range of fields and disciplines as well as experienced evolution practitioners. It is also useful to those who are interested in resolving, or being able to understand and address theoretical and methodological issues that are inherent in any evaluation study." (Daniela C. Schroter, Western Michigan University )
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Mark W. Lipsey is the Director of the Center for Evaluation Research and Methodology, and a Senior Research Associate, at the Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies (Ph.D. in Psychology from The Johns Hopkins University in 1972). His professional interests are in the areas of public policy, program evaluation research, social intervention, field research methodology, and research synthesis (meta-analysis). The topics of his recent research have been risk and intervention for juvenile delinquency and substance use, early childhood education programs, and issues of methodological quality in program evaluation research. Professor Lipsey serves on the editorial boards of Evaluation and Program Planning, Psychological Bulletin, the Journal of Experimental Criminology, and the American Journal of Community Psychology, and boards or committees of, among others, the National Research Council, the Department of Education What Works Clearinghouse, Campbell Collaboration, and Blueprints for Violence Prevention. He is a recipient of the American Evaluation Association’s Paul Lazarsfeld Award, the Society of Prevention Research’s Nan Tobler Award, a Fellow of the American Psychological Society, and co-author of the program evaluation textbook, Evaluation: A Systematic Approach and the meta-analysis primer, Practical Meta-Analysis.
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While this is a good resource book to sit on the shelf, it is not an interesting, insightful, or enjoyable read. It is one of the most boring textbooks I have ever had to read. My professor was right: I will use this when I am a practitioner, but as a student, it is tough to get through. There are MANY, MANY spelling mistakes. Whoever edited this book should be ashamed. I can't wait until I am done this class so i never have to read through the book again. STUDENT TIP: Don't bother reading each chapter in its entirety; only read the summaries at the end of each chapter.
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I found this book to be moderately helpful, although I found the format to be somewhat cubersome and confusing. In order to successfully write an evaluation proposal I had to use this book in tandem with other resources. There are plenty of foundations that offer step-by-step guidelines for conducting an evaluation, for free. This book is not worth its cost.
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Extremely helpful text!,
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It is always hard to keep personal bias out of the picture when evaluating an employee or coworker. This book understands that concept and goes beyond other books to demonstrate exactly how to do just that!
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New York, United States, Evaluation Review, New Jersey, World War, Social Security, San Francisco, American Evaluation Association, Los Angeles, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, Guiding Principles, Thousand Oaks, Urban Institute, Work Pays, African American, Assessment of Full-Coverage Programs, Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Agriculture, Head Start, Department of Education, Department of Labor, John Wiley, Mathematica Policy Research, Academic Press New!
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- New Directions by Students of Bellevue Junior High School on 4 pages
- Evaluation Research and Practice: Comparative and International Perspectives by Robert A. Levine on page 159, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- RealWorld Evaluation: Working Under Budget, Time, Data, and Political Constraints by Michael J. Bamberger on 8 pages
- Environmental Program Evaluation: A PRIMER (Environment Human Condition) by Gerrit J Knaap in Front Matter, page 40, and page 319
- Thinking about Program Evaluation 2 by Richard A. Berk in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Strategic Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations (Public Administration and Public Policy) by Alan W. Steiss on page 20, page 347, and page 363
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