Program evaluation for social workers : foundations of evidence-based programs / Richard M. Grinnell Jr., Western Michigan University, Peter A. Gabor, University of Calgary, Yvonne A. Unrau, Western Michigan University.

Revised editon of Program evaluation for social workers, 2012.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-508) and index.

Preface -- Preparing for evaluations -- Introduction -- Approaches and types of evaluations -- The process -- Standards -- Ethics -- Cultural competence -- Designing programs -- The program -- Theory of change and program logic models -- Implementing evaluations -- Preparing for an evaluation -- Needs assessments -- Process evaluations -- Outcome evaluations -- Efficiency evaluations -- Making decisions with data -- Data-information systems -- Making decisions -- Evaluation toolkit -- Tool a. hiring an external evaluator -- Tool b. working with an external evaluator -- Tool c. reducing evaluation anxiety -- Tool d. meeting evaluation challenges -- Tool e. using common evaluation designs -- Tool f. budgeting for evaluations -- Tool g. using evaluation management strategies -- Tool h. data collection and sampling procedures -- Tool i. training and supervising data collectors -- Tool j. effective communication and reporting -- Tool k. developing an action plan -- Tool l. measuring variables -- Tool m. measuring instruments -- Glossary -- References -- Credits -- Index.