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| Rationality and Reality of Program Planning and Evaluation | |
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| Defining Programs | |
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| Program Planning and Program Evaluation: Two Sides of a Coin | |
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| The Political Economy of Program Planning and Evaluation | |
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| The Technology of Program Planning and Program Evaluation | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Planning, Evaluating, and Grant Writing | |
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| Grant and Contract | |
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| Program Planning and Grant Writing | |
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| A Simple Formula for Program Planning | |
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| Needs Assessments and Other Preplanning Considerations | |
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| Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches | |
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| Quantitative and Deductive Approaches | |
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| Qualitative and Inductive Approaches | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Grant Proposal: A Written Program Plan | |
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| Request for Proposal | |
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| Logic Model for Program Development | |
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| Writing a Grant Proposal | |
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| Abstract | |
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| Table of Contents | |
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| Specific Aims | |
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| Needs/Problem Statement | |
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| Literature Review | |
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| Target Populations | |
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| Approaches and Methods | |
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| Evaluation Plan | |
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| Agency Capacity and Project Management | |
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| Budget and Budget Justifications | |
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| Proposal Reviews | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Developing an Evaluation Plan | |
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| Empowerment Evaluation | |
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| Purpose of Evaluation | |
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| Choosing the Empowerment Evaluation Model | |
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| The Evaluation Plan | |
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| Why Develop an Evaluation Plan? | |
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| When Should the Evaluation Plan Be Developed? | |
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| Who Should Be Involved in the Development of the Evaluation Plan? | |
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| How Should the Evaluation Plan be Designed? | |
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| Types of Evaluation Plans | |
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| Project-Wide Evaluation Plan | |
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| Objective-Oriented Evaluation Plan | |
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| Developing an Evaluation Plan that Includes Process Evaluation and Outcome Evaluation | |
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| Project-Wide Evaluation Plan | |
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| Objective-Oriented Evaluation Plan | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| The Strategies and Tools for Data Collection | |
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| Objectives Revisited | |
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| Evaluation Plan Revisited | |
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| A Guideline for Data Collection Strategies and Developing Instruments | |
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| Data Collection Strategies and Identifying Instruments | |
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| Instruments | |
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| Selecting Existing Instruments | |
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| How to Develop the Instruments | |
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| Forming the Questions | |
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| Layout Design | |
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| Pilot Testing the Instrument | |
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| Validity and Reliability | |
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| Face Validity | |
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| Content Validity | |
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| Test-Retest Reliability | |
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| Interrater Reliability | |
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| Resources for Developing Instruments | |
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| Strategies to Collect Data | |
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| Type of Data to Be Collected | |
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| Identifying Who Is to Collect the Data | |
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| Developing a Data Collection Schedule | |
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| Pilot Testing the Data Collection Process | |
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| Training for the Data Collectors | |
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| Using the Tools and Collecting the Data | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Data Analysis and Reporting | |
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| Analyzing the Data | |
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| Deciding on the Appropriate Analysis to Conduct | |
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| Preparing for the Analysis | |
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| Basic Statistical Analysis | |
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| Levels of Measurement | |
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| Descriptive Statistics | |
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| Inferential Statistics | |
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| Analyzing Qualitative Data | |
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| Basic Steps to Content Analysis | |
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| Summarizing the Data | |
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| Reporting the Results | |
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| Planning for the Report | |
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| Types of Reporting Methods | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Putting It Together: Model Program and Evaluation Plans | |
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| Project Healthy Families | |
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| Program Plan and Description | |
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| Program Evaluation | |
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| Process Evaluation | |
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| Outcome Evaluation | |
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| Evaluation Team | |
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| Confidentiality | |
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| Evaluation Plan for ABC Agency AmeriCorps Project | |
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| Information Management System | |
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| Process Evaluation | |
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| Outcome Evaluation | |
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| Impact Evaluation | |
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| Sampling Plan and Analysis Plan | |
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| Implementation of Evaluation | |
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| Confidentiality and Ethnical Considerations | |
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| Privacy and Confidentiality | |
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| Sample Consent Forms | |
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| References | |
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| Program Planning and Evaluation: Practical Considerations and Implications | |
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| Practical Considerations and Implications for Funding Institutions | |
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| Program Documentation | |
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| Expectations and Resources for Evaluation | |
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| Program Improvement and Empowerment Evaluation | |
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| Practical Considerations and Implications for Human Services Providers | |
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| Do Practitioners Do Planning and Evaluation? | |
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| The Needs for Informed Planning and the Inclusion of Explanatory Studies | |
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| Diversity, Social Justice and At-Risk Populations | |
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| Who Is the Boss? | |
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| Theory-Based, Objective-Guided, and Balanced Planning and Evaluation | |
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| KISS and Develop a Buy-In | |
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| Resource Issues | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |