Kettner, Peter M.,  1936- <br/><br/>
Designing and managing programs :  an effectiveness-based approach / 
Peter M. Kettner, Robert M. Moroney, and Lawrence L. Martin. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Thousand Oaks, Calif. :  Sage Publications,  c1999. 
 - x, 262 p. ;  23 cm. 
 - Sage sourcebooks for the human services ;  v. 11 .
 - Sage sourcebooks for the human services series ;  v. 11. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-252) and index. 
<br/><br/>Pt. I. Assessing current practices. Contemporary issues in social service program planning and administration -- pt. II. Problem analysis/needs assessment. Understanding social problems -- Needs assessment: theoretical considerations -- Needs assessment: approaches to measurement -- pt. III. Planning, designing, and tracking the intervention. Selecting the appropriate intervention strategy -- Setting goals and objectives -- Designing effective programs -- Building a management information system -- pt. IV. Calculating the costs and value of the intervention. Line-item, functional, and program budgeting systems -- Budgeting for control, management, and planning -- Performance measurement, monitoring, and program evaluation -- Appendix: Line-item, functional, and program budgeting systems: a case example. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0761915486 (cloth : acid-free paper) 9780761915485 (cloth : acid-free paper) 0761915494 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 9780761915492 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>98025496  
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GB99-24292 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social service--Planning.--United States<br/>Social service--Evaluation.--United States<br/>Social service--Finance.--United States<br/>Social planning.<br/>Social action--Management.<br/>Social action--Evaluation.<br/>Service social--Planification.--âEtats-Unis<br/>Service social--âEvaluation.--âEtats-Unis<br/>Service social--Finances.--âEtats-Unis
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>K43d 1999 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>361/.0068/4