an introduction Royse, David D. (David Daniel) creator Thyer, Bruce A. Padgett, Deborah K. text bibliography at Australia Belmont, CA Wadsworth Cengage Learning 2010 5th edition monographic eng

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xii, 401 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. The authors present and simplify all the essentials needed for a critical appreciation of evaluation issues and methodology. The text's student-friendly writing style and clear presentation of concepts, as well as its hands-on and applied focus, will guide students on how to gather evidence and demonstrate that their interventions and programs are effective in improving clients' lives Introduction -- Ethical issues in program evaluation -- Needs assessment -- Qualitative and mixed methods in evaluation -- Formative and process evaluation -- Single system research designs -- Client satisfaction -- Sampling -- Group research designs -- Cost-effectiveness and cost analysis -- Measurement tools and strategies -- Illustrations of instruments -- Pragmatic issues -- Data analysis -- Writing evaluation proposals, reports, and journal articles. David Royse, Bruce A. Thyer, Deborah K. Padgett. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Human services United States Evaluation Servicio social Evaluación Estados Unidos Servicios sociales HV 91 R892p 2010 361.0068 9780495601661 0495601667 2008943608 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1104/2008943608-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1104/2008943608-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1104/2008943608-t.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1104/2008943608-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1104/2008943608-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1104/2008943608-t.html DLC 081215 20260819135134.0 114194 eng