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010 _a 2019045624
020 _a9781506357447 [paperback]
040 _aLBSOR/DLC
_cGraduate School Library
042 _apcc
082 0 0 _a001.4 G34 2021
100 1 _aGiancola, Susan P.,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aProgram evaluation :
_bembedding evaluation into program design and development /
_cSusan P. Giancola, University of Delaware.
264 1 _aLos Angeles :
_bSAGE,
_cc2021
300 _axxiv, 408 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes appendices, bibliographical references, glossary, and index.
505 0 _aEvaluation matters -- History of evaluation -- Evaluation ethics -- Evaluation approaches -- Define part 1 : understanding the program -- Define part 2 : modeling the program -- Plan part 1 : planning the evaluation -- Plan part 2 : evaluation design -- Implement part 1 : how do I evaluate the program? -- Implement part 2 : how do I analyze the data? -- Interpret : how do I interpret the results? -- Inform and refine : how do I use the evaluation results -- An embedded evaluation illustration.
520 _a"An Introduction to Program Evaluation: Embedding Evaluation into Program Design and Development provides an overview of fundamental concepts in evaluation theory and practice, with an emphasis on an embedded approach, where evaluation is an explicit part of a program, leading to the refinement of the program. Students will learn how to conduct effective evaluations that foster continual improvement and enable data-based decision making. Rigorous yet practical, this book provides students with both the theoretical understanding and the practical tools to conduct effective evaluations. Sue Giancola's clear language and presentation style make the book's concepts accessible to students, and opportunities in each chapter for self-review and application offer ample practice"--
546 _aEnglish
650 0 _aEvaluation
_vTextbooks.
650 0 _aEvaluation
_xMethodology
_vTextbooks.
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