Figures, Tables, and Exhibits | |
Preface | |
The Editors | |
The Contributors | |
Evaluation Planning and Design | |
Planning and Designing Useful Evaluations | |
Analyzing and Engaging Stakeholders | |
Using Logic Models | |
Exploratory Evaluation | |
Performance Measurement: Monitoring Program Outcomes | |
Comparison Group Designs | |
Randomized Controlled Trials and Nonrandomized Designs | |
Conducting Case Studies | |
Recruitment and Retention of Study Participants | |
Designing, Managing, and Analyzing Multisite Evaluations | |
Practical Data Collection Procedures | |
Using Agency Records | |
Using Surveys | |
Using Trained Observer Ratings | |
Collecting Data in the Field | |
Using the Internet | |
Conducting Semi-Structured Interviews | |
Focus Group Interviewing | |
Using Stories in Evaluation | |
Data Analysis | |
Qualitative Data Analysis | |
Using Statistics in Evaluation | |
Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit Analysis | |
Meta-Analyses, Systematic Reviews, and Evaluation Syntheses | |
Use of Evaluation | |
Pitfalls in Evaluation | |
Providing Recommendations, Suggestions, and Options for Improvement | |
Writing for Impact | |
Contracting for Evaluation Products and Services | |
Use of Evaluation in Government: The Politics of Evaluation | |
Evaluation Challenges, Issues, and Trends | |
Name Index | |
Subject Index | |
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