Program Evaluation: An Introduction

by David Royse, Bruce A. Thyer, Deborah K. Padgett

Praised by instructors and students alike, PROGRAM AN INTRODUCTION helps your students evaluate services and programs that they will encounter in their professional practice. In the process of learning evaluation techniques and skills, students will become proficient at critically analyzing evaluation studies conducted by others. 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.

Genres: Social Work, Textbooks, Read For School, Nonfiction, Research, Psychology

428 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Ricky]

Useful information, but my mind tended to wander while reading it because the text is so wordy and such. It seemed sometimes like their objective in writing this text was that it could be understood by a child....

[Michelle]

YAY Program Eval book that makes sense!

[Amber]

I was a bit worried about using this book for my course because it's a bit older, but I am quite happy with using it this semester. The content and examples are still very relevant.

The only thing outdated are many of the websites throughout, however there's enough detail to do an outside search for most.

[Anthony]

It is an introduction. There are some examples. There are many references.

I'm currently re-reading it and taking some notes. I mostly needed the chapter on cost-benefit evaluation designs as that is all I will be doing.

[Rose Boyer]

Immensely important for program development and evaluation.

[Lindsay Allyson]

Excellent textbook. It was well laid out, informative, and not overly wordy. The conversational tone of the writing made it easy to read and follow. Important, relevant information was provided as well as relevant examples. Should I pursue program evaluation, I will definitely be purchasing a copy of this textbook to use as resource.