Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation, 2nd Edition

by Editor: Joseph S. Wholey (University of Southern California); Editor: Harry P. Hatry (The Urban Institue, Washington, D.C.); Editor: Kathryn E. Newcomer (George Washington University)

• ISBN13: 9780787967130
• ISBN10: 0787967130
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-06-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

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.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Figures, Tables, and Exhibits	xi
Preface	xvii
The Editors	xix
The Contributors	xxiii
Meeting the Need for Practical Evaluation Approaches: An Introduction	xxxiii
Kathryn E. Newcomer
Harry P. Hatry
Joseph S. Wholey
Part One: Designing Performance Monitoring Systems and Evaluation Studies	1	(204)
Using Logic Models	7	(26)
John A. McLaughlin
Gretchen B. Jordan
Evaluability Assessment	33	(30)
Joseph S. Wholey
Implementation Evaluation	63	(35)
Arnold Love
Performance Monitoring	98	(28)
Theodore H. Poister
Quasi-Experimentation	126	(24)
Charles S. Reichardt
Melvin M. Mark
Using Randomized Experiments	150	(26)
Robert G. St. Pierre
Meta-Analysis, Systematic Reviews, and Research Syntheses	176	(29)
Robert F. Boruch
Anthony Petrosino
Part Two: Practical Data Collection Procedures	205	(208)
Trained Observer Ratings	211	(46)
John M. Greiner
Using Surveys	257	(35)
Kathryn E. Newcomer
Timothy Triplett
Using Expert Judgment	292	(18)
Harvey A. Averch
Role Playing	310	(30)
Margery Austin Turner
Wendy Zimmermann
Using Focus Groups	340	(23)
Robert Goldenkoff
Collecting Data in the Field	363	(33)
Demetra Smith Nightingale
Shelli Balter Rossman
Using Agency Records	396	(17)
Harry P. Hatry
Part Three: Analyzing Evaluation Data	413	(130)
Qualitative Data Analysis	417	(22)
Sharon L. Caudle
Using Statistics in Evaluation	439	(40)
Kathryn E. Newcomer
Philip W. Wirtz
Using Regression Analysis	479	(27)
Dale E. Berger
Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit Analysis	506	(37)
James Edwin Kee
Part Four: Getting Evaluation Results Used	543	(142)
Pitfalls of Evaluation	547	(24)
Harry P. Hatry
Kathryn E. Newcomer
Managing Evaluation Projects	571	(33)
James B. Bell
Writing for Impact	604	(24)
George F. Grob
Using Organizational Report Cards	628	(21)
William T. Gormley Jr.
The Use of Evaluation by Nonprofit Organizations	649	(21)
Mary E. Kopczynski
Kathleen Pritchard
Other Issues and Trends in Evaluation	670	(15)
Harry P. Hatry
Joseph S. Wholey
Kathryn E. Newcomer
Name Index	685	(8)
Subject Index	693