Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation (JOSSEY BASS NONPROFIT & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT SERIES)

Wholey, Joseph S. [Editor]; Hatry, Harry P. [Editor]; Newcomer, Kathryn E. [Editor];

ISBN 10: 0787967130 / ISBN 13: 9780787967130

Published by Jossey-Bass, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation (JOSSEY BASS NONPROFIT & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT SERIES)
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0787967130
• ISBN 13: 9780787967130
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 48 ounces

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Synopsis

The second edition of Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation offers managers, analysts, consultants, and educators in government, nonprofit, and private institutions a valuable resource that outlines efficient and economical methods for assessing program results and identifying ways to improve program performance. The Handbook has been thoroughly revised.  Many new chapters have been prepared for this edition, including chapters on logic modeling and on evaluation applications for small nonprofit organizations. The Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation is a comprehensive resource on evaluation, covering both in-depth program evaluations and performance monitoring.  It presents evaluation methods that will be useful at all levels of government and in nonprofit organizations.

About the Author

Joseph S. Wholey is a professor of public administration at the University of Southern California.

Harry P. Hatry is a principal research associate and director of the Public Management Program at the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C.

Kathryn E. Newcomer is director of the School of Public Policy and Public Administration at the George Washington University.