Program Evaluation

Robert O. Brinkerhoff

ISBN 10: 9401176329 / ISBN 13: 9789401176323

Published by Springer Netherlands Apr 2012, 2012

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -I. Conducting Evaluation¿The Sourcebook.- 1. Focusing the Evaluation.- What will be Evaluated .- What is the Purpose for Evaluating .- Who will be Affected by or Involved in the Evaluation .- What Elements in the Setting are Likely to Influence the Evaluation .- What are the Critical Evaluation Questions .- Does the Evaluation Have the Potential for Success .- 2. Designing Evaluation.- What are Some Alternative Ways to Design Evaluation .- What does a Design Include .- How do You Construct a Design .- How do You Recognize a Good Design .- 3. Collecting Information.- What Kinds of Information should You Collect .- What Procedures should You Use to Collect the Needed Information .- How much Information should You Collect .- Will You Select or Develop Instruments .- How do You Establish Reliable and Valid Instrumentation .- How do You Plan the Information Collection Effort to Get the Most Information at the Lowest Cost .- 4. Analyzing Information.- How will You Handle Returned Data .- Are Data Worth Analyzing .- How will You Analyze the Information .- How will You Interpret the Results of Analyses .- 5. Reporting Information.- Who should Get an Evaluation Report .- What Content should be Included in a Report .- How will Reports be Delivered .- What is the Appropriate Style and Structure for the Report .- How can You Help Audiences Interpret and Use Reports .- When should Reports be Scheduled .- 6. Managing Evaluation.- Who should run the Evaluation .- How should Evaluation Responsibilities be Formalized .- How much should the Evaluation Cost .- How should Evaluation Tasks be Organized and Scheduled .- What Kinds of Problems can be Expected .- 7. Evaluating Evaluation (Meta-Evaluation).- What are Some Good Uses of Meta-Evaluation .- Who should do the Meta-Evaluation .- What Criteria or Standards Should You Use To Evaluate The Evaluation .- How do You Apply a Set of Meta-Evaluation Criteria .- What Procedures are Used in Meta-Evaluation .- II. Applications¿The Casebook.- The Local School Case Examples.- Overview of the Cases.- Case L-1: A School Principal Asks: How Can We Determine What Inservice (if any) is Needed .- Case L-2: A Special Education Staff Member Asks: How Can I Design, Operate and Evaluate a Workshop .- Case L-3: The Staff of A Resource Center Ask: How Can We Find Out Why Our Learning Center Isn¿t Working .- Case L-4: Project Staff Members (and a Superintendent) Ask: How Can We Tell if Our Inservice Project is Making a Difference to Pupils .- The State Agency Case Examples.- Overview of the Cases.- Case S-1: Evaluation Consultants Ask: How Can We Meet a State Commission¿s Information Demands .- Case S-2: A Program Manager (from a Strange Land) Asks: Now That Funds Are Cut, How Can I Review Proposals Without Alienating Applicants or Legislators .- Case S-3: A State Coordinator Asks: Is the Staff Developing We¿ve Been Funding Working .- The College and University Case Examples.- Overview of the Cases.- Case C-1: A Special Educaton Department Asks: How Can We Revise Our Curriculum to Meet New Certification Requirements .- Case C-2: The Director of a Small Project Asks: How Can I Use Evaluation Techniques to Help Manage My Project .- Case C-3: An Assistant Professor Asks: What Information Do I Need to Evaluate My Foundation¿s Course .- Case C-4: An Internal Evaluator for a Department Project Asks: Is Our Evaluation Design Good Enough to Use .- Case C-5: A Department Chairperson Asks: How Can We Use Evaluation Data to Refocus the Curriculum . 416 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Program Evaluation
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands Apr 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9401176329
• ISBN 13: 9789401176323
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 191H x 23D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 191 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 773 grams

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Program Evaluation A Practitioner s Guide for Trainers and Educators Evaluation in Education and Human Services