Typifying the multidisciplinary character of evaluation studies, this ninth volume in the _Evaluation Studies Review_ series provides a representative sample of the most vital concerns, popular research topics, and contemporary issues in the field today. The editors have organized the material into a nine-part framework that coincides neatly with their view of the principal steps in the entire evaluation process. Philosophical issues; conceptual models; selecting approaches; validity considerations; analyzing, interpreting, disseminating, and using evaluation data—all these areas and more are explored in readable detail by distinguished contributors from all disciplines of the evaluation field.
Ideal as a beginning handbook for evaluation students on any level, or as a contemporary sourcebook for practicing professionals, _Evaluation Studies Review Annual, Volume 9_ is a comprehensive collection of state-of-the-art literature.
Author(s): Ross F. Conner, David G. Altman, Christine Jackson
Series: Evaluation Studies Review Annual 9
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Year: 1984
Language: English
Pages: 748
Tags: sociology, program evaluation, randomized experiments, methodology, social programs, welfare, meta-analysis, cyclamate, Ronald Regan, external validity, cost-benefit analysis, alcoholism, selection bias, attrition, statistical significance tests
- About the Editors
- "1984: A Brave New World for Evaluation?", ROSS F. CONNER, DAVID G. ALTMAN, and CHRISTINE JACKSON 13
PART I. THE PHILOSOPHY AND IDEOLOGY OF EVALUATION
1. "Can We Be Scientific in Applied Social Science?", Donald T. Campbell
2. "Evaluation Ideologies", Michael Scriven
3. "How We Think About Evaluation", Ernest R. House
4. "The Preconditions for Successful Evaluation: Is There an Ideal Paradigm?", Dennis J. Palumbo And David Nachmias
PART II. THE CONTEXT SURROUNDING EVALUATION
5. "Evaluating Early Childhood Demonstration Programs", Jeffrey R. Travers And Richard J. Light
6. "Congressional Input to Program Evaluation: Scope and Effects", Robert G. St.Pierre
7. "The Science and Politics of Cyclamate", William R. Havender
8. "The Chemical Warfare Evaluation: A Case Study of Evaluation in Action", misc authors
9. "Pussycats, Weasels, or Percherons? Current Prospects for Social Science Under the Reagan Regime", Peter H. Rossi
PART IIT. SELECTED APPROACHES TO EVALUATION
10. "Toward the Future of Stakeholder Approaches in Evaluation", Carol H. Weiss
11. "Multisite/Multimethod Studies", Karen Seashore Louis
12. "Meta-Analysis: Techniques, Applications, and Functions", Michael J. Strube And Donald P. Hartmann
13. "Archival Data in Program Evaluation and Policy Analysis", James W. Luckey, Andy Broughton, And James E. Sorensen
14. "Cost-Effectiveness: A Review", Paul M. Wortman
15. "The Application of Social Impact Assessment to the Study of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Programs: A Case Study", Merry Morash
PART IV. PROGRAM MODELING
16. "Evaluating with Sense: A Theory-Driven Approach", Huey-Tsyh Chen And Peter H. Rossi
17. "The Expanding Scope of Alcoholism Treatment Evaluation", Rudolph H. Moos And John W. Finney
18. "Measuring Implementation and Multiple Outcomes in a Child Parent Center Compensatory Education Program", Kendon J. Conrad And Maurice J. Eash
19. "Measuring the Degree of Program Implementation: A Methodological Review", Mary Ann Scheirer And Eva Lantos Rezmovic
PART V. VALIDITY CONSIDERATIONS IN DESIGNING EVALUATIONS
20. "Assertions Regarding Effectiveness of Treatment for Alcoholism: Fact or Fantasy?", Chad D. Emrick And Joel Hansen
21. "The Role of External Validity in Theoretical Research", John G. Lynch, Jr.
22. "Beyond External Validity", Bobby J. Calder, Lynn W. Phillips, And Alice M. Tybout
23. "External Validity and the Research Process: A Comment on the Calder/ Lynch Dialogue", Joseph E. McGrath And David Brinberg
24. "In Defense of External Invalidity", Douglas G. Mook
PART VI. SAMPLING AND MEASUREMENT ISSUES IN EVALUATION
25. "Sampling Strategy in the Design of Program Evaluations", Robert G. St.Pierre And Thomas D. Cook
26. "Selectivity Problems in Quasi-Experimental Studies", Bengt Muthen And Karl G. Joreskog
27. "An Introduction to Sample Selection Bias in Sociological Data", Richard A. Berk
28. "A Scheme for Assessing Measurement Sensitivity in Program Evaluation and Other Applied Research", Mark W. Lipsey
PART VII. ANALYZING AND INTERPRETING EVALUATION DATA
29. "To Be or Not To Be: Control and Balancing of Type I and Type II Errors", Patricia Cohen
30. "Differential Attrition: Estimating the Effect of Crossovers on the Evaluation of a Medical Technology", William H. Yeaton, Paul M. Wortman, And Naftali Langberg
31. "The Significance of Statistical Significance Tests in Marketing Research", Alan G. Sawyer And J. Paul Peter
32. "Explaining Delinquent Involvement: A Consideration of Suppressor Effects", Wendy L. Lipton And M. Dwayne Smith
PART VIII. DISSEMINATING AND UTILIZING EVALUATION DATA
33. "Contributions of Evaluation to Education Programs and Policy", Laura C. Leviton And Robert F. Boruch
34. "Conceptualizing Evaluation Use: Implications of Alternative Models of Organizational Decision Making", Jonathan Z. Shapiro
35. "The Evaluation Report: A Weak Link to Policy", Dennis Deloria And Geraldine Kearse Brookins
36. "Should Imperfect Data Be Used to Guide Public Policy?", Clifford Grobstein
37. "Science, Risk, and Public Policy", William D. Ruckelshaus
38. "Synopsis from Program Evaluation: 1983 Report of the Auditor General of Canada"
-- "The Government’s Response"
PART IX. PROFESSIONAL ISSUES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
39. "Evaluation Research Society Standards for Program Evaluation", ERS Standards Committee
40. "In Praise of Uncertainty", Lee J. Cronbach
41. "Guilty Knowledge, Dirty Hands, and Other Ethical Dilemmas: The Hazards of Contract Research", David M. Fetterman
42. "Thinking Strategically About Private Sector Evaluation: The Key Issues", Luis Ma. R. Calingo, Robert Perloff, And Fred B. Bryant
43. "Opportunities for Evaluation in the Next Few Years", Thomas D. Cook
