The Basics of Program Evaluation: Step by Step |
Description: This course focuses on design of program evaluation for human service programs in such areas as education, mental health, crime, poverty, employment, etc. A step-by-step approach is used starting with formulation of questions the evaluation should address and continuing with overviews of approaches for answering those questions. It is organized around the key concepts in program evaluation design and methods for application of the concepts to actual program situations, e.g., assessing need for a program; assessing program design and theory; assessing program process and implementation; assessing program outcome/impact; and assessing program cost and efficiency. The format will be a mix of presentation, discussion of concepts, and application exercises using case study materials. (Participants in this class and/or the one on Outcome and Impact Assessment will each receive one copy of the new 7th Edition (Sage, 2003) Rossi et al. text, Evaluation: A Systematic Approach.) Note: This course will be an introduction to evaluation for persons familiar with social science research, but unfamiliar with evaluation, and a refresher course for evaluators who wish to review current practice and concepts. Dr. Mark W. Lipsey is Director of the Center for
Evaluation Research and Methodology at Vanderbilt University. His research and teaching
interests are in the areas of public policy, program evaluation
research, social intervention,
field research methodology, and research synthesis, with particular
emphasis on programs for children and youth. He published many books,
articles, and technical reports (e.g., co-author of the 7th Edition of
the Rossi et al. Evaluation: A Systematic Approach, Sage, 2003, a
leading textbook in evaluation), and has consulted
widely (e.g., in the U.S., Europe, India, Africa). He is a former Editor-in-Chief of
AEA's New Directions for Program Evaluation and has served on the editorial boards
of the American Journal of Evaluation, Evaluation Review, Evaluation
Studies Review Annual, and Evaluation and Program Planning.
He received AEA's Paul Lazarsfeld Award in 1996, and is a Fellow of the American
Psychological Society. Dr. Lipsey has taught regularly in The Evaluators' Institute since its
inception in 1996.
Fee: $1150 |
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