Program Evaluation in Practice E-Book

Dean T. Spaulding

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Serie: Research Methods for the Social Sciences
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 287

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2016

Beschreibung

An updated guide to the core concepts of program evaluation

This updated edition of Program Evaluation in Practice covers the core concepts of program evaluation and uses case studies to touch on real-world issues that arise when conducting an evaluation project. This important resource is filled with illustrative examples written in accessible terms and provides a wide variety of evaluation projects that can be used for discussion, analysis, and reflection. The book addresses foundations and theories of evaluation, tools and methods for collecting data, writing of reports, and the sharing of findings. The discussion questions and class activities at the end of each chapter are designed to help process the information in that chapter and to integrate the information from the other chapters, thus facilitating the learning process. As useful for students as it is for evaluators in training, Program Evaluation in Practice is a must-have text for those aspiring to be effective evaluators.

• Includes expanded discussion of basic theories and approaches to program evaluation
• Features a new chapter on objective-based evaluation and a new section on ethics in program evaluation
• Provides more detailed information and in-depth description for each case, including evaluation approaches, fresh references, new readings, and the new Joint Committee Standards for Evaluation

Leseprobe

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

List of Tables, Figures, Exhibits, and Boxes

Preface

Acknowledgments

The Author

Part 1: Introduction

Chapter 1: Foundations of Program Evaluation

Chapter 2: Ethics in Program Evaluation and an Overview of Evaluation Approaches

Chapter 3: In-Depth Look at the Objectives-Based Approach to Evaluation

Part 2: Case Studies

Chapter 4: Improving Student Performance in Mathematics Through Inquiry-Based Instruction

Chapter 5: Evaluation of a Community-Based Mentor Program

Chapter 6: Teacher Candidates Integrating Technology into Their Student Teaching Experience

Chapter 7: Evaluation of a Professional Development Technology Project in a Low-Performing School District

Chapter 8: Expansion of a High School Science Program

Chapter 9: Evaluation of a Proven Practice for Reading Achievement

Chapter 10: Project Plan for Evaluation of a Statewide After-School Initiative

Chapter 11: Evaluation of a Training Program in Mathematics for Teachers

Chapter 12: An Evaluator-In-Training’s Work on a Schooladvocacy Program

Chapter 13: Evaluation of a School Improvement Grant to Increase Parent Involvement

Chapter 14: Evaluating the Impact of a New Teacher Training Program

References

Index

Guide

Cover

Table of Contents

Begin Reading

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PROGRAM EVALUATION IN PRACTICE

Core Concepts and Examples for Discussion and Analysis

Second Edition

DEAN T. SPAULDING

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Spaulding, Dean T.

Program evaluation in practice : core concepts and examples for discussionand analysis / Dean T. Spaulding. – Second edition

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-118-34582-5 (pbk.) – ISBN 978-1-118-45021-5 (pdf) – ISBN 978-1-118-45020-8 (epub)

1. Educational evaluation. 2. School improvement programs–Evaluation. I. Title.

LB2822.75.S69 2014

379.1′58–dc23

2013027715

For Mr. Mugs, my laptop-lapdog

List of Tables, Figures, Exhibits, and Boxes

Tables

Table 1.1

Evaluation Matrix for the Summer Camp Project

Table 1.2

Stakeholder Perceptions of Strengths of and Barriers to Camp

Table 1.3.

Status of Prior Recommendations Made for the Summer Camp Follow-Up Sessions

Table 3.1.

Overview of the Scope and Sequence of Evaluation Objectives

Table 4.1

Thomas’s Evaluation Matrix Template for the Math Project

Table 5.1

Evaluation Matrix for the Mentor Program

Table 7.1

The District’s Technology Benchmarks

Table 7.2

Overview of the Logic Model Guiding the Project Evaluation

Figures

Figure 1.1

Formative and Summative Evaluation

Figure 2.1

Determining a Program’s Worth or Merit

Figure 2.2

Overview of Evaluation Approaches