"Complexity as a paradigm has been underutilized by social work, but this cutting-edge pocket guide makes a convincing argument for its use. Every agency worker has been faced with a deluge of records, making it difficult to grasp onto structures and trends undergirding behavior…
This volume spotlights recent advances in the worldwide use of quantitative performance measures in the public sector, especially approaches that incorporate program evaluation techniques. Chapters include single-country case studies, multi-country comparisons, and thoughtful es…
Evaluating Practicecontinues to be the most comprehensive practice evaluation text available. Focusing on single-system designs, Evaluating Practice, 6/e presents clear guidelines on conceptualizing and measuring problems, developing practice-oriented evaluation designs, underst…
This book provides a set of technical tools that allow the social manager to improve his professional competitiveness. To this end, contributions are technical essays that seek to present calculation methodologies to address key issues in the conduct of social policies and proje…
Be prepared for your future role in a service-oriented agency. This textbook provides practical guidance on program evaluation while avoiding replicating other course material. Drawing on over 40 years of subject knowledge, Allen Rubin describes outcome designs that are feasible…
"During the nearly half a century that I have been teaching courses on program evaluation I have not found a textbook that fit my course as well as I preferred. The main problem has been that some books cover too much research methods content that duplicates what students learn …
"During the nearly half a century that I have been teaching courses on program evaluation I have not found a textbook that fit my course as well as I preferred. The main problem has been that some books cover too much research methods content that duplicates what students learn …
Social Work Evaluation is a straightforward guide in how to conduct evaluations of programs and practice interventions. Evaluation is presented by Dudley as a seven-step approach using qualitative, quantitative, and mixed research methods. Evaluations are covered during the plan…
"Social Work Evaluation is a straightforward guide in how to conduct evaluations of programs and practice interventions. Evaluation is presented by Dudley as a seven-step approach using qualitative, quantitative, and mixed research methods. Evaluations are covered during the pla…
"Social Work Evaluation is a straightforward guide in how to conduct evaluations of programs and practice interventions. Evaluation is presented by Dudley as a seven-step approach using qualitative, quantitative, and mixed research methods. Evaluations are covered during the pla…
"Social Work Evaluation is a straightforward guide in how to conduct evaluations of programs and practice interventions. Evaluation is presented by Dudley as a seven-step approach using qualitative, quantitative, and mixed research methods. Evaluations are covered during the pla…
