Experimental design is the method of choice for establishing whether social interventions
have the intended effects on the populations they are presumed to benefit. Experience with …

The Second Edition of Practical Program Evaluation shows readers how to systematically
identify stakeholders' needs in order to select the evaluation options best suited to meet …

Background Interest in impact evaluation has grown rapidly as research funders
increasingly demand evidence that their investments lead to public benefits. Aims This …

The changing culture of public administration involves accountability for results and
outcomes. This article suggests that performance measurement can address such attribution …

Individuals responsible for designing, conducting, reporting, and using program evaluations
are the primary audience for this chapter. The authors believe that program managers and …

Questions of cause and effect are critical to assessing the performance of programmes and
projects. When it is not practical to design an experiment to assess performance …

Develo** a logic model is an essential first step in program evaluation. Our experience
has been that there is little guidance to teach students how to develop a logic model that is …

Many questions exist about how to evaluate the impacts of local human services delivery
systems. This paper presents a potential mechanism for such evaluations and describes the …

This paper details a semi-structured interview protocol that evaluators can use to develop a
logic model of a program's services and outcomes. The protocol presents a series of …

Attention to if and how plans are implemented is increasing. Among the conceptions of plan
implementation used by scholars, plan conformance and plan performance are most …