PROGRAM EVALUATION - A RESOURCE HANDBOOK FOR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

• NCJ Number: 17475
• Author(s): E C BENNETT; M WEISINGER
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 156 pages
• Grant Number(s): SRS 22-P-55060/2
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Corporate Author: ICD Rehabilitation and Research Ctr
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A MANUAL ON PROGRAM EVALUATIONS, INDICATING GOALS OF PROGRAM ASSESSMENT, APPROACHES TO PROGRAM EVALUATION, AND MEASURES THAT MAY BE USED IN PROGRAM EVALUATION.

Abstract

THIS HANDBOOK IS DIRECTED TO THREE AUDIENCES - THE NEW EVALUATOR, THE EXPERIENCED EVALUATOR, AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS. IN THE FIRST SECTION, SUCH TOPICS AS OBJECTIVITY, A SUGGESTED MODEL FOR PROGRAM EVALUATION, AND APPROACHES TO PROGRAM EVALUATION ARE DISCUSSED. SPECIFIC STEPS THAT AN EVALUATOR SHOULD CONSIDER IN DOING A PROGRAM EVALUATION ARE THEN EXAMINED. THESE STEPS ARE: A STATEMENT OF THE PROGRAM EVALUATION PROBLEMS; SPECIFICATION OF METHODOLOGY; COLLECTION OF THE DATA; ANALYSIS OF THE DATA; AND INTERPRETATION OF THE DATA AND CONCLUSIONS. AN ARTICLE ON PROGRAM EVALUATION ACCOUNTABILITY IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE MANUAL. A COMPREHENSIVE LISTING OF EVALUATION MEASURES GATHERED FROM OVER 75 STUDIES AND ARTICLES CONCERNING THE EVALUATION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION IS PRESENTED AS WELL. FINALLY, SIXTEEN ABSTRACTS OF PROGRAM EVALUATIONS ARE INCLUDED TO PROVIDE THE READER WITH PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATIONS OF PROGRAM EVALUATION PLANS, COMPLETED PROGRAM EVALUATIONS, SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND COST BENEFIT STUDIES. A GLOSSARY, READING LIST, AND REFERENCE LIST ARE INCLUDED.