Evaluation Essentials: Methods for Conducting Sound Research
San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2nd ed. (2025), x, 198 pp.
Contains glossary pp. 183-187, index
ISBN 978-1-394-23478-3 (pbk); 978-1-394-23479-0 (ebook)
Other editions: 1st ed. 2008
"This nuts-and-bolts introduction to program evaluation is also applicable to evaluation of policies and evaluation of organizational performance. It is rich with over 40 examples from public policy, public health, non-profit management, social work, arts management, education, international assistance, and labor, which illustrate the books step-by-step introduction to the process and methods of program evaluation." (Publisher description)
1 Introduction, 1
2 Describing the Initiative, 11
3 Laying the Evaluation Groundwork, 69
4 Causation, 87
5 The Prisms of Validity, 103
6 Attributing Outcomes to the Program: Quasi-Experimental Design, 126
7 Collecting Data, 150
Conclusions, 182
2 Describing the Initiative, 11
3 Laying the Evaluation Groundwork, 69
4 Causation, 87
5 The Prisms of Validity, 103
6 Attributing Outcomes to the Program: Quasi-Experimental Design, 126
7 Collecting Data, 150
Conclusions, 182
