Evaluation: A Systematic Approach

Evaluation: A Systematic Approach

<div><br /><div><br /><p>Since Peter H. Rossi, Mark W. Lipsey, and Howard E. Freeman first published <b>Evaluation: A Systematic Approach</b>, more than 90,000 readers have considered it the premier text on how to design, implement, and appraise social programs through evaluation. In this, the completely revised <b>Seventh Edition</b>, authors Rossi and Lipsey include the latest techniques and approaches to evaluation as well as guidelines to tailor evaluations to fit programs and social contexts.</p><br /><p>With decades of hands-on experience conducting evaluations, the authors provide scores of examples to help students understand how evaluators deal with various critical issues. They include a glossary of key terms and concepts, making this the most comprehensive and authoritative evaluation text available.</p><br /><p>Thoroughly revised, the <b>Seventh Edition</b> now includes</p><br /><p>* Substantially more attention to outcome measurement</p><br /><p>* Lengthy discussions of program theory, including a section about detecting program effects and interpreting their practical significance</p><br /><p>* An augmented and updated discussion of major evaluation designs</p><br /><p>* A detailed exposition of meta-analysis as an approach to the synthesis of evaluation studies</p><br /><p>* Alternative approaches to evaluation</p><br /><p>* Examples of successful evaluations</p><br /><p>* Discussions of the political and social contexts of evaluation</p><br /><p> </p></div></div>