Evaluation

A Systematic Approach

• Author(s): Peter H. Rossi, Howard E. Freeman,
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Pages: 423
• ISBN_10: 0803924887
  ISBN_13: 9780803924888
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Education / Evaluation & Assessment , Political Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare , Reference / Research , Social Science / Research ,

Description:... Strategies for Impact Assessment is a chapter that highlights the critical issues of impact evaluations. The authors indicate the difficulties of determining whether a program produces more of an effect, or outcome, than would have occurred either without the intervention or an alternative one. Three chapters follow this introduction to impact evaluation providing the evaluator a complete synopsis of research designs for impact assessment, with one chapter devoted to measuring program cost effectiveness. These chapters provide a good presentation of research designs from within the context of evaluating social service and educational programs. The concluding chapter provides the rationale and reasons for program evaluation use. A major contribution in this chapter is how to reduce conflict between the evaluator and the stakeholders or policy markers using the results. Additionally, five specific guidelines are discussed for maximizing the use of evaluation results.