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Evaluation in social work : the art and science of practice /
Social work practice is founded upon the linkage between the objectives and goals of clients, programs, and agencies. This book provides an introduction to program evaluation couched within the quantitative and qualitative traditions - the two approaches commonly used to generate relevant social wor...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Edition: | 4th ed. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- pt. 1. Preparing for an evaluation. Becoming an accountable practitioner
- Approaches to accountability
- Designing client-centered programs
- Getting prepared for an evaluation
- pt. 2. Doing an evaluation. Doing a needs assessment
- Doing a process evaluation
- Doing an outcome evaluation
- Doing an efficiency evaluation
- pt. 3. Gathering data and making decisions. Measuring practice and program objectives
- Data sources, sampling, and data collection methods
- Developing a data information system
- Using graphics to report evaluation results
- Analyzing qualitative data
- Making decisions with data
- pt. 4. Knowing the contexts of evaluations. Evaluation politics, ethics, and standards
- Culturally appropriate evaluations
- Writing grant proposals.