This book offers a straightforward, practical introduction to evaluation for beginners and practitioners. It shows how to identify appropriate forms and approaches, using an original framework. The authors examine the role of evaluation in program development, and offer techniques for involving stakeholders in the planning process and for disseminating the evaluation findings. They use references to recent research and international examples.

Table of Contents

Evaluation Fundamentals The Nature of Interventions What We Evaluate Focusing Evaluation Evaluation Forms and Approaches Negotiating an Evaluation Plan The Importance of Negotiation and Planning From Evaluation Questions to Evaluation Findings From Evaluation Findings to Utilisation Key Players and Resources Codes of Behaviour for Evaluators Proactive Evaluation Clarificative Evaluation Interactive Evaluation Monitoring Evaluation Impact Evaluation

Reviews

'Owen and Rogers provide an exquisite portrait of the evaluation landscape from the logic of evaluation to process use. They bring evaluation down-to-earth, providing many of their own illustrative examples to ground their discussion about evaluative enquiry. Their understanding of the various forms of evaluation is as insightful as it is useful. Program Evaluation is an engaging read; an evaluator's delight. I couldn't it put it down once I picked it up. Owen and Roger's conception of evaluation enquiry broadens our understanding of evaluation. Their work is responsive to the needs of evaluators in real-world settings. Program Evaluation helps us all keep pace with evaluation needs within modern organization and agencies' - David M Fetterman, Stanford University 'Provides a good overview of evaluation both for managers and for students envisaging involvement in evaluation. It is a readable and practical book and I would recommend it for social workers wishing to know more about the different forms and functions of evaluation, and the considerations that have to be addressed in carrying out useful evaluations' - British Journal of Social Work