Program evaluation and performance measurement : an introduction to practice / James C. McDavid, Irene Huse, Laura R.L. Hawthorn
Imprint
Thousand Oaks : SAGE, 2013
Edition
2nd ed.
Descript
xxiii, 534 p. ; 26 cm.
CONTENT
Key concepts and issues in program evaluation and performance measurement -- Understanding and applying program logic models -- Research designs for program evaluations -- Measurement for program evaluation and performance monitoring -- Applying qualitative evaluation methods -- Need assessments for program development and adjustment -- concepts and issues in economic evaluation -- Performance measurement as an approach to evaluation -- Design and implementation of performance measurement systems -- Using performance measurement for accountability and performance improvement -- Program evaluation and program management : Joining theory and practice -- The nature and practice of professional judgment in program evaluation