Program Evaluation in Practice: Core Concepts and Examples for Discussion and Analysis

Of Evaluation Activities and Findings -- Final Thoughts -- Key Concepts -- Discussion Questions -- Class Activities -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter Thirteen: Evaluation of a School Improvement Grant to Increase Parent Involvement -- The Evaluators -- The Program -- The Evaluation Plan -- Summary of Evaluation Activities and Findings -- Final Thoughts -- Key Concepts -- Discussion Questions -- Class Activities -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter Fourteen: Evaluating the Impact of a New Teacher Training Program -- The Evaluators -- The Program -- The Evaluation Plan -- Summary of Evaluation Activities and Findings -- Final Thoughts -- Key Concepts -- Discussion Questions -- Class Activities -- Suggested Reading -- References -- Index.

Dean T. Spaulding is a professional evaluator and also serves on the faculty at the College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York in the Department of Educational Psychology, where he teaches educational research methodology and program evaluation. He is a coauthor of Methods in Educational Research: From Theory to Practice from Jossey-Bass.

Program Evaluation in Practice: Core Concepts and Examples for Discussion and Analysis -- Contents -- List of Tables, Figures, Exhibits, and Boxes -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- The Author -- Part One: Introduction -- Chapter One: Foundations of Program Evaluation -- What is Program Evaluation? -- Internal and External Evaluators -- How to Use This Book -- The Evaluation Objective -- Designing and Developing an Evaluation Matrix -- Data Collection -- Triangulation of Data -- Writing the Evaluation Report -- Dissemination and Use of Evaluation Findings -- Summary -- Key Concepts -- Discussion Questions -- Class Activities -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter Two: Ethics in Program Evaluation and an Overview of Evaluation Approaches -- Ethics in Program Evaluation -- What is an Evaluation Approach? -- Objectives-Based Approach -- Decision-Based Approach -- Participatory Approach -- Consumer-Oriented Approach -- Expertise-Oriented Approach -- Eclectic Approach -- Summary -- Key Concepts -- Discussion Questions -- Class Activities -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter Three: In-Depth Look at the Objectives-Based Approach to Evaluation -- Objectives-Based Approach -- How to Use Evaluation Objec…