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Evaluation
A Systematic Approach
Eighth Edition
- Peter H. Rossi
- Mark W. Lipsey - Vanderbilt University, USA
- Gary T. Henry - University of Delaware, USA
December 2018 | 360 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
The long-awaited new edition is here!
Evaluation: A Systematic Approach, by Peter H. Rossi, Mark W. Lipsey, and Gary T. Henry, is the best-selling comprehensive introduction to the field of program evaluation, covering the range of evaluation research activities used in appraising the design, implementation, effectiveness, and efficiency of social programs. Evaluation domains are presented in a coherent framework that not only explores each, but recognizes their interrelationships, their role in improving social programs and the outcomes they are designed to affect, and their embeddedness in social and political context.
Relied on as the “gold standard” by professors, students, and practitioners for 40 years, the new Eighth Edition includes a new practical chapter on planning an evaluation, entirely new examples throughout, and a major re-organization of the book’s content to better serve the needs of program evaluation courses.
“The Eighth Edition of Evaluation is a massive improvement on an already stellar text. The breadth and depth of coverage—while still keeping a practical focus—make this the go-to book for program evaluation classes and practitioners alike.” —B. Andrew Chupp, Indiana University
Evaluation: A Systematic Approach, by Peter H. Rossi, Mark W. Lipsey, and Gary T. Henry, is the best-selling comprehensive introduction to the field of program evaluation, covering the range of evaluation research activities used in appraising the design, implementation, effectiveness, and efficiency of social programs. Evaluation domains are presented in a coherent framework that not only explores each, but recognizes their interrelationships, their role in improving social programs and the outcomes they are designed to affect, and their embeddedness in social and political context.
Relied on as the “gold standard” by professors, students, and practitioners for 40 years, the new Eighth Edition includes a new practical chapter on planning an evaluation, entirely new examples throughout, and a major re-organization of the book’s content to better serve the needs of program evaluation courses.
“The Eighth Edition of Evaluation is a massive improvement on an already stellar text. The breadth and depth of coverage—while still keeping a practical focus—make this the go-to book for program evaluation classes and practitioners alike.” —B. Andrew Chupp, Indiana University
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Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
1. What Is Program Evaluation and Why Is It Needed?
2. Social Problems and Assessing the Need for a Program
3. Assessing Program Theory and Design
4. Assessing Program Process and Implementation
5. Measuring and Monitoring Program Outcomes
6. Impact Evaluation: Isolating the Effects of Social Programs in the Real World
7. Impact Evaluation: Comparison Group Designs
8. Impact Evaluation: Designs With Strict Controls on Program Access
9. Detecting, Interpreting, and Exploring Program Effects
10. Assessing the Economic Efficiency of Programs
11. Planning an Evaluation
12. The Social and Political Context of Evaluation
Glossary
References
Author Index
Subject Index
Supplements
Instructor Teaching Site
study.sagepub.com/rossi8e
Password-protected Instructor Resources include the following:
- Editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides that offer flexibility when creating multimedia lectures so you don’t have to start from scratch but you can customize to your exact needs
- Essay questions that assess students’ understanding and application of the concepts can be given as homework or exams. Suggested answers are included to facilitate grading.
Open-access Student Resources include:
- Carefully-selected journal articles to illustrate the concepts presented in each chapter.
Haven't seen anything better - really useful and clear.
Behavioral Sciences Dept, Fitchburg State University
September 27, 2019
