NCJ Number
51843
Date Published
1978
Length
185 pages
Annotation
THIS BOOK IS WRITTEN PRIMARILY FOR ADMINISTRATORS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES TO PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT SOCIAL PROGRAM EVALUATIONS AND TO HELP EVALUATE THE EVALUATION.
Abstract
CHAPTERS DISCUSS THE GROWING DEMAND FOR EVALUATION, THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNIQUES FOR SOCIAL PROGRAM EVALUATION, AND THE STATE OF THE ART. PRESSURES ON PROGRAM DIRECTORS ARE DISCUSSED, ALONG WITH THE IMPORTANT ROLE THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR MUST ASSUME IN PLANNING AN EVALUATION. SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PROBLEMS INVOLVING EVALUATIONS ARE EXAMINED. THE POSITIVE RESULTS WHICH CAN ACCRUE FROM A GOOD EVALUATION, HOWEVER, ARE EMPHASIZED. TECHNIQUES FOR EVALUATION ARE DISCUSSED: THE STAGES OF A PROGRAM'S DEVELOPMENT ARE CONSIDERED, AND APPROPRIATE EVALUATION STRATEGIES FOR EACH STAGE ARE DETERMINED. NUMEROUS CASE EXAMPLES ARE INCLUDED. EVALUATION OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES EXAMINED IN DETAIL INCLUDE SOCIAL ACCOUNTING, ADMINISTRATIVE AUDITS, TIME-AND-MOTION STUDIES, EXPERIMENTS, SURVEYS, CASE STUDIES, COUNTING ANALYSES, AND COST BENEFIT ANALYSES. THE USE OF CONSULTANTS IS EXAMINED ALSO. TABLES AND CHARTS ARE INCLUDED. EACH CHAPTER HAS REFERENCES APPENDED. THE BOOK IS INDEXED.