EVALUATION RESEARCH - A BIBLIOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW

• NCJ Number: 36907
• Author(s): S R STELBER
• Editor(s): M VANCE
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 41 pages
• Corporate Author: Council of Planning Librarians
• Sale Source: Council of Planning Librarians; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Bibliography
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

APPROXIMATELY 185 CITATIONS PROVIDE THEORETICALLY RELEVANT SOURCES, SUITABLE METHODOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES, SUBSTANTIVELY-ORIENTED DATA COLLECTION AND/OR ANALYSIS METHODS, AND EXEMPLARY CASE STUDIES.

Abstract

SYSTEMS THEORY, STRUCTURAL-FUNCTIONALISM, NETWORK ANALYSIS, ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY, COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS, OPERATIONS THEORY AND OTHERS ARE INCLUDED AS POTENTIALLY-USEFUL THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE EVALUATOR. IN THE SECOND SECTION, A NUMBER OF METHODOLOGICAL PROCEDURES ARE OFFERED WHICH MAY BE UTILIZED BY BOTH THE NOVICE AND THE PROFESSIONAL. TACTICS FOR DATA COLLECTION, GUIDELINES FOR STATISTICAL ANALYSES, AND MEANS FOR FEEDBACK INTO ORGANIZATIONS OR PROGRAMS ARE PRESENTED. FURTHER UNDERSTANDING OF THE METHODOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES IS FACILITATED BY THE THIRD SECTION. DATA COLLECTION METHODS MOST AMENABLE TO PARTICULAR SITUATIONS ARE OFFERED, AND STATISTICAL METHODS ARE GIVEN SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS. FINALLY, THE FOURTH SECTION, WHILE SIMILAR TO THE THIRD, PRESENTS MORE WHOLISTIC WORKS ON EVALUATION IN THE PROGRAM SETTING. CASE STUDIES OF MANPOWER ORGANIZATIONS, MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS, PENAL INSTITUTIONS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND OTHERS PRESENT MODELS FOR THE EVALUATIVE RESEARCHER WISHING TO INCORPORATE A TESTED FRAMEWORK IN HIS STUDY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)