Preface.

The Editors.

The Contributors.

Meeting the Need for Practical Evaluation Approaches: An Introduction (Kathryn E. Newcomer, Harry P. Hatry, Joseph S. Wholey).

Part One: Designing Performance Monitoring Systems and Evaluation Studies.

1. Using Logic Models (John A. McLaughlin, Gretchen B. Jordan).

2. Evaluability Assessment (Joseph S. Wholey).

3. Implementation Evaluation (Arnold Love).

4. Performance Monitoring (Theodore H. Poister).

5. Quasi-Experimentation (Charles S. Reichardt, Melvin M. Mark).

6. Using Randomized Experiments (Robert G. St. Pierre).

7. Meta-Analysis, Systematic Reviews, and Research Syntheses (Robert F. Boruch, Anthony Petrosino).

Part Two: Practical Data Collection Procedures.

8. Trained Observer Ratings (John M. Greiner).

9. Using Surveys (Kathryn E. Newcomer, Timothy Triplett).

10. Using Expert Judgment (Harvey A. Averch).

11. Role Playing (Margery Austin Turner, Wendy Zimmermann).

12. Using Focus Groups (Robert Goldenkoff).

13. Collecting Data in the Field (Demetra Smith Nightingale, Shelli Balter Rossman).

14. Using Agency Records (Harry P. Hatry).

Part Three: Analyzing Evaluation Data.

15. Qualitative Data Analysis (Sharon L. Caudle).

16. Using Statistics in Evaluation (Kathryn E. Newcomer, Philip W. Wirtz).

17. Using Regression Analysis (Dale E. Berger).

18. Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit Analysis (James Edwin Kee).

Part Four: Getting Evaluation Results Used.

19. Pitfalls of Evaluation (Harry P. Hatry, Kathryn E. Newcomer).

20. Managing Evaluation Projects (James B. Bell).

21. Writing for Impact (George F. Grob).

22. Using Organizational Report Cards (William T. Gormley Jr.).

23. The Use of Evaluation by Nonprofit Organizations (Mary E. Kopczynski, Kathleen Pritchard).

24. Other Issues and Trends in Evaluation (Harry P. Hatry, Joseph S. Wholey, Kathryn E. Newcomer).

Name Index.

Subject Index.