Cost-Inclusive Evaluation: Planning It, Doing It, Using It
New York; London: Guilford Press (2023), xii, 299 pp.
Contains acronyms pp. 241-242, glossary pp. 243-250, bibliogr. pp. 251-262, index
ISBN 978-1-4625-5127-9 (ebook); 978-1-4625-5125-5 (print)
"Is a given treatment, intervention, or program worth it? How can a program do more or better with less? Evaluating the costs of a program can be the missing link between a superficial evaluation and one that will get changes made and funding delivered. In accessible language and without complex formulas, this book provides a roadmap for measuring program costs and outcomes and analyzing cost-effectiveness, cost-benefit, and cost-utility. Also explained are simplified ways to use economic appraisal methodologies—such as net present valuation, internal rate of return computation, and payback period determination—in a cost-inclusive evaluation. Instructive examples span a range of human services, education, and health care contexts." (Publisher description)
I. THE WHY, THE TYPES, AND THE TOOLS OF COST-INCLUSIVE EVALUATION
1. Cost-Inclusive Evaluation, 3
2. Types of Costs and Outcomes That Need to Be Considered in Cost-Inclusive Evaluations, 26
3. Tools for Identifying and Measuring Costs and Outcomes and Other Issues for Consideration, 47
II. ADAPTING ECONOMIC METHODS TO ENHANCE COST-INCLUSIVE EVALUATION
4. Economic Appraisal Methodologies, 71
5. Considerations When Using Economic Appraisal Methods, 99
III. ADAPTING CONCEPTS AND TOOLS FROM ACCOUNTING TO IMPROVE COST-INCLUSIVE EVALUATION
6. Financial Accounting Concepts and Tools, 123
7. Cost and Management Accounting Concepts and Tools, 149
IV. COST-INCLUSIVE EVALUATION FOR THE SCIENTIST-MANAGER-PRACTITIONER
8. Breaking Down Cost by Activity for Better Cost-Inclusive Evaluations, 179
9. Completing the Model with Activity -> Process and Process -> Outcome Analyses, 211
1. Cost-Inclusive Evaluation, 3
2. Types of Costs and Outcomes That Need to Be Considered in Cost-Inclusive Evaluations, 26
3. Tools for Identifying and Measuring Costs and Outcomes and Other Issues for Consideration, 47
II. ADAPTING ECONOMIC METHODS TO ENHANCE COST-INCLUSIVE EVALUATION
4. Economic Appraisal Methodologies, 71
5. Considerations When Using Economic Appraisal Methods, 99
III. ADAPTING CONCEPTS AND TOOLS FROM ACCOUNTING TO IMPROVE COST-INCLUSIVE EVALUATION
6. Financial Accounting Concepts and Tools, 123
7. Cost and Management Accounting Concepts and Tools, 149
IV. COST-INCLUSIVE EVALUATION FOR THE SCIENTIST-MANAGER-PRACTITIONER
8. Breaking Down Cost by Activity for Better Cost-Inclusive Evaluations, 179
9. Completing the Model with Activity -> Process and Process -> Outcome Analyses, 211
