Author: Theodore H. PoisterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Applied Program Evaluation in Local Government
Author: Theodore H. PoisterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Use of Program Evaluation in Local Government
Author: Micki Maus VandiverPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Program Evaluation and Analysis
Author: Public Technology, incPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Practical Program Evaluation for State and Local Governments
Author: Harry P. HatryPublisher: The Urban Insitute
ISBN:
Category : Local government
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Program Evaluation and Analysis
Author: Public Technology, incPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local government
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Applied Program Evaluation in Local Government
Author: Theodore H. PoisterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crime prevention
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Improving the Usefulness of Program Analysis and Evaluation Activities in Local Government
Author: Urban InstitutePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local government
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Practical Program Evaluation for State and Local Government Officials
Author: Harry P. HatryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Evaluating Public Programs
Author: Patrick D. LarkeyPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400869978
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
For effective program evaluation, it is necessary to specify a counterfactual state, i.e., what would have happened without the program. Conventional approaches to program evaluation, preoccupied with technical and value issues, fail to address directly the need for counterfactual arguments. They also fail to recognize the indispensable role of positive theories of technical and behavioral processes in making these arguments. In order to understand the impact of the General Revenue Sharing (GRS) program on the fiscal behavior of municipal governments, Patrick Larkey develops and demonstrates an unconventional approach to program evaluation that overcomes these failures. Drawing on the positive theories of budgetary decisionmaking processes as well as longitudinal revenue and expenditure data from primary sources, the author specifies, estimates, and tests four "bureaucratic process" models for each of five city governments receiving GRS funds. Using these models to generate complex, counterfactual hypotheses, he then compares the counterfactual patterns with observed patterns to understand the fiscal effects of GRS. Originally published in 1979. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement
Author: James C. McDavidPublisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 145228959X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement: An Introduction to Practice, Second Edition offers an accessible, practical introduction to program evaluation and performance measurement for public and non-profit organizations, and has been extensively updated since the first edition. Using examples, it covers topics in a detailed fashion, making it a useful guide for students as well as practitioners who are participating in program evaluations or constructing and implementing performance measurement systems. Authors James C. McDavid, Irene Huse, and Laura R. L. Hawthorn guide readers through conducting quantitative and qualitative program evaluations, needs assessments, cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analyses, as well as constructing, implementing and using performance measurement systems. The importance of professional judgment is highlighted throughout the book as an intrinsic feature of evaluation practice.