Ross C. Brownson, Elizabeth A. Baker, Terry L. Leet, Kathleen N. Gillespie, and William R. True
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- January 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780195397895
- eISBN:
- 9780199827183
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195397895.003.0010
- Subject:
- Public Health and Epidemiology, Public Health, Epidemiology
Evaluation is an essential part of the evidence-based public health process, answering questions about program needs, the process of implementation, and tracking of outcomes. It can (1) help to plan ...
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Evaluation is an essential part of the evidence-based public health process, answering questions about program needs, the process of implementation, and tracking of outcomes. It can (1) help to plan programs in a way to enhance the likelihood that they will be effective; (2) allow for midcourse corrections and changes; (3) help determine if the program or policy has been effective; and (4) provide information for planning the next program or policy. This chapter reviews some of the key issues to consider in conducting an evaluation and provides linkages to a diverse literature (within and outside public health) for those wishing to go beyond these basics.Less
Evaluation is an essential part of the evidence-based public health process, answering questions about program needs, the process of implementation, and tracking of outcomes. It can (1) help to plan programs in a way to enhance the likelihood that they will be effective; (2) allow for midcourse corrections and changes; (3) help determine if the program or policy has been effective; and (4) provide information for planning the next program or policy. This chapter reviews some of the key issues to consider in conducting an evaluation and provides linkages to a diverse literature (within and outside public health) for those wishing to go beyond these basics.
Albert N. Link and John T. Scott
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- May 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199729685
- eISBN:
- 9780199894697
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199729685.001.0001
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Public and Welfare
This book discusses the systematic application of alternative evaluation methods to estimate the social benefits of publicly-financed research and development (R&D). The book argues that economic ...
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This book discusses the systematic application of alternative evaluation methods to estimate the social benefits of publicly-financed research and development (R&D). The book argues that economic theory should be the guiding criterion for any method of program evaluation because it focuses attention on the value and the opportunity costs of the program. The evaluation methods discussed and illustrated are both economics and, for comparison, non-economics based. The book is motivated by four foundation chapters that discuss government's role in innovation from the perspective of economic theory, review public accountability issues from both a constitutional and an historical perspective, overview systematic approaches to program evaluation, and describe the evaluation metrics typically used. Four case studies illustrate the four alternative evaluation approaches discussed. These case studies are for the U.S. Advanced Technology Program's intramural research awards program, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology's research on wavelength references for optical fiber communications, the U.S. Malcolm Balridge National Quality Award, and the Advanced Technology Program's focused program on the integration of manufacturing applications.Less
This book discusses the systematic application of alternative evaluation methods to estimate the social benefits of publicly-financed research and development (R&D). The book argues that economic theory should be the guiding criterion for any method of program evaluation because it focuses attention on the value and the opportunity costs of the program. The evaluation methods discussed and illustrated are both economics and, for comparison, non-economics based. The book is motivated by four foundation chapters that discuss government's role in innovation from the perspective of economic theory, review public accountability issues from both a constitutional and an historical perspective, overview systematic approaches to program evaluation, and describe the evaluation metrics typically used. Four case studies illustrate the four alternative evaluation approaches discussed. These case studies are for the U.S. Advanced Technology Program's intramural research awards program, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology's research on wavelength references for optical fiber communications, the U.S. Malcolm Balridge National Quality Award, and the Advanced Technology Program's focused program on the integration of manufacturing applications.
Richard Hoefer
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- January 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199735198
- eISBN:
- 9780199918560
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199735198.001.0001
- Subject:
- Social Work, Research and Evaluation
Policy Creation and Evaluation has two purposes. The first goal is to describe and explain one of the most important domestic policy decisions in the post-WW II era, the passage of the ...
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Policy Creation and Evaluation has two purposes. The first goal is to describe and explain one of the most important domestic policy decisions in the post-WW II era, the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996, otherwise known as either the Welfare Reform law, which created the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program and ended sixty years of policy history in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program. Three decision-making models assist us in understanding the creation of TANF through different lenses. These are the historical model, the politics and power model, and the rational model. All are used to address the question, “Why did the Welfare Reform law emerge the way it did?” The second goal of this book is to show how programs such as TANF are evaluated and the methods that can be used. Individual chapters explore the use of primarily quantitative, primarily qualitative, and mixed methods evaluation techniques. The use of evaluation to assist in future policy efforts is also explored. The key element of this book is the linkage of policy creation modelling with policy evaluation efforts. Although readers will learn a great deal about the details of the TANF legislation creation and evaluation, they will primarily finish with a greater understanding of the policy creation and evaluation processes and will have a solid grasp of these two stages of policy-making.Less
Policy Creation and Evaluation has two purposes. The first goal is to describe and explain one of the most important domestic policy decisions in the post-WW II era, the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996, otherwise known as either the Welfare Reform law, which created the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program and ended sixty years of policy history in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program. Three decision-making models assist us in understanding the creation of TANF through different lenses. These are the historical model, the politics and power model, and the rational model. All are used to address the question, “Why did the Welfare Reform law emerge the way it did?” The second goal of this book is to show how programs such as TANF are evaluated and the methods that can be used. Individual chapters explore the use of primarily quantitative, primarily qualitative, and mixed methods evaluation techniques. The use of evaluation to assist in future policy efforts is also explored. The key element of this book is the linkage of policy creation modelling with policy evaluation efforts. Although readers will learn a great deal about the details of the TANF legislation creation and evaluation, they will primarily finish with a greater understanding of the policy creation and evaluation processes and will have a solid grasp of these two stages of policy-making.
Cris M. Sullivan
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195309034
- eISBN:
- 9780199863877
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195309034.003.0009
- Subject:
- Social Work, Children and Families, Crime and Justice
This chapter focuses on the criteria that should be considered when judging the success of efforts in working on parenting with men who batter. Topics discussed include what a parenting program ...
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This chapter focuses on the criteria that should be considered when judging the success of efforts in working on parenting with men who batter. Topics discussed include what a parenting program should accomplish, ingredients of a successful evaluation, recruiting men who batter to participate in the evaluation, safely involving survivors and their children in the evaluation, and addressing confidentiality issues.Less
This chapter focuses on the criteria that should be considered when judging the success of efforts in working on parenting with men who batter. Topics discussed include what a parenting program should accomplish, ingredients of a successful evaluation, recruiting men who batter to participate in the evaluation, safely involving survivors and their children in the evaluation, and addressing confidentiality issues.
Albert N. Link and John T. Scott
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- May 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199729685
- eISBN:
- 9780199894697
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199729685.003.0001
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Public and Welfare
This chapter briefly overviews the book and summarizes each chapter. The book’s focus on U.S. R&D programs is also discussed.
This chapter briefly overviews the book and summarizes each chapter. The book’s focus on U.S. R&D programs is also discussed.
Ray Pawson and Sanjeev Sridharan
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- February 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780199563623
- eISBN:
- 9780191722554
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199563623.003.04
- Subject:
- Public Health and Epidemiology, Public Health, Epidemiology
This chapter provides an introduction to the use of theory-driven approaches in the evaluation of public health programmes. It commences with some core ideas and principles, and then sets out the ...
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This chapter provides an introduction to the use of theory-driven approaches in the evaluation of public health programmes. It commences with some core ideas and principles, and then sets out the main research strategies and designs associated with the approach. It concludes with an indication of some noteworthy benefits and tangible limitations.Less
This chapter provides an introduction to the use of theory-driven approaches in the evaluation of public health programmes. It commences with some core ideas and principles, and then sets out the main research strategies and designs associated with the approach. It concludes with an indication of some noteworthy benefits and tangible limitations.
Kate E. Williams, Jan M. Nicholson, Vicky Abad, Louise Docherty, and Donna Berthelsen
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199580514
- eISBN:
- 9780191728730
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199580514.003.0006
- Subject:
- Psychology, Music Psychology, Developmental Psychology
Sing & Grow, established in 2001, is an early intervention music therapy programme for families with children from birth to three years of age, who are socially, economically, or physically ...
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Sing & Grow, established in 2001, is an early intervention music therapy programme for families with children from birth to three years of age, who are socially, economically, or physically disadvantaged. It aims to improve parenting skills and confidence, promote positive parent-child interactions, stimulate child development, and provide social networking opportunities. Since the early years of the programme, a number of evaluation approaches have been trialled and successes have been critical for obtaining significant funding for the expansion of the programme nationally in Australia. This chapter discusses some of the common challenges in programme evaluation and the lessons learned from undertaking evaluation regularly. The chapter includes three music therapists in Sing & Grow project management roles, and two academic researchers.Less
Sing & Grow, established in 2001, is an early intervention music therapy programme for families with children from birth to three years of age, who are socially, economically, or physically disadvantaged. It aims to improve parenting skills and confidence, promote positive parent-child interactions, stimulate child development, and provide social networking opportunities. Since the early years of the programme, a number of evaluation approaches have been trialled and successes have been critical for obtaining significant funding for the expansion of the programme nationally in Australia. This chapter discusses some of the common challenges in programme evaluation and the lessons learned from undertaking evaluation regularly. The chapter includes three music therapists in Sing & Grow project management roles, and two academic researchers.
Burt S. Barnow and Jeffrey Smith
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- May 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780226392493
- eISBN:
- 9780226392523
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226392523.003.0003
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Public and Welfare
This chapter considers means-tested employment and training programs in the United States. We focus in particular on large, means-tested federal programs, including the Job Training Partnership Act ...
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This chapter considers means-tested employment and training programs in the United States. We focus in particular on large, means-tested federal programs, including the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), its successor the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), that program’s recent replacement, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the long-running Job Corps program, and the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program. The first part of the chapter provides details on program history, organization, expenditures, eligibility rules, services, and participant characteristics. In the second part of the chapter, we discuss the applied econometric methods typically used to evaluate these programs, which in the United States means primarily social experiments and methods such as matching that rely on an assumption of “selection on observed variables.” The third part of the chapter reviews the literature evaluating these programs, highlighting both methodological and substantive lessons learned as well as open questions. The fourth part of the chapter considers what lessons the evaluation literature provides on program operation, especially how to best allocate particular services to particular participants. The final section concludes with the big picture lessons from this literature and discussion of promising directions for future research.Less
This chapter considers means-tested employment and training programs in the United States. We focus in particular on large, means-tested federal programs, including the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), its successor the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), that program’s recent replacement, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the long-running Job Corps program, and the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program. The first part of the chapter provides details on program history, organization, expenditures, eligibility rules, services, and participant characteristics. In the second part of the chapter, we discuss the applied econometric methods typically used to evaluate these programs, which in the United States means primarily social experiments and methods such as matching that rely on an assumption of “selection on observed variables.” The third part of the chapter reviews the literature evaluating these programs, highlighting both methodological and substantive lessons learned as well as open questions. The fourth part of the chapter considers what lessons the evaluation literature provides on program operation, especially how to best allocate particular services to particular participants. The final section concludes with the big picture lessons from this literature and discussion of promising directions for future research.
ROSS C. BROWNSON, ELIZABETH A. BAKER, TERRY L. LEET, and KATHLEEN N. GILLESPIE
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- September 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195143768
- eISBN:
- 9780199865581
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195143768.003.0009
- Subject:
- Public Health and Epidemiology, Public Health, Epidemiology
Evaluation is an essential part of evidence-based programs and policies. It can 1) allow for midcourse corrections and changes, 2) help determine if the program or policy has been effective, and 3) ...
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Evaluation is an essential part of evidence-based programs and policies. It can 1) allow for midcourse corrections and changes, 2) help determine if the program or policy has been effective, and 3) provide information for planning the next program or policy. This chapter reviews some of the key issues to consider in conducting an evaluation and provides linkages to a diverse literature (within and outside public health) for those wishing to go beyond these basics.Less
Evaluation is an essential part of evidence-based programs and policies. It can 1) allow for midcourse corrections and changes, 2) help determine if the program or policy has been effective, and 3) provide information for planning the next program or policy. This chapter reviews some of the key issues to consider in conducting an evaluation and provides linkages to a diverse literature (within and outside public health) for those wishing to go beyond these basics.
Richard Hoefer
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- January 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199735198
- eISBN:
- 9780199918560
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199735198.003.0006
- Subject:
- Social Work, Research and Evaluation
This chapter devotes itself to describing and then applying quantitative methods to evaluate policy outcomes. This chapter provides an overview of quantitative methods, particularly from an ...
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This chapter devotes itself to describing and then applying quantitative methods to evaluate policy outcomes. This chapter provides an overview of quantitative methods, particularly from an evaluation perspective. We then use two examples of evaluations of aspects of the welfare reform law to apply our understanding of the strengths and limitations of this style of analysis. We discuss several aspects of quantitative methods, including secondary data analysis, survey research, standardized measures, design issues and inferential statistical analysis.Less
This chapter devotes itself to describing and then applying quantitative methods to evaluate policy outcomes. This chapter provides an overview of quantitative methods, particularly from an evaluation perspective. We then use two examples of evaluations of aspects of the welfare reform law to apply our understanding of the strengths and limitations of this style of analysis. We discuss several aspects of quantitative methods, including secondary data analysis, survey research, standardized measures, design issues and inferential statistical analysis.
Renée Stalmeijer, Diana Dolmans, Henk van Berkel, and Ineke Wolfhagen
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- September 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780199583447
- eISBN:
- 9780191594519
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199583447.003.0017
- Subject:
- Public Health and Epidemiology, Public Health
This chapter discusses quality assurance in problem-based learning (PBL). Topics covered include programme evaluation, measuring quality, judging quality, and improving quality. The development of ...
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This chapter discusses quality assurance in problem-based learning (PBL). Topics covered include programme evaluation, measuring quality, judging quality, and improving quality. The development of evaluation instruments is often taken lightly and regarded as ‘just putting some questions together’. The use of a theoretical framework as the basis for evaluation helps to establish the direction in which efforts to improve teaching should be headed. A theoretical framework therefore can stimulate continuous improvement of educational quality.Less
This chapter discusses quality assurance in problem-based learning (PBL). Topics covered include programme evaluation, measuring quality, judging quality, and improving quality. The development of evaluation instruments is often taken lightly and regarded as ‘just putting some questions together’. The use of a theoretical framework as the basis for evaluation helps to establish the direction in which efforts to improve teaching should be headed. A theoretical framework therefore can stimulate continuous improvement of educational quality.
Richard Hoefer
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- January 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199735198
- eISBN:
- 9780199918560
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199735198.003.0007
- Subject:
- Social Work, Research and Evaluation
This chapter combines qualitative and quantitative methods into what is called mixed methods research and presents information on this approach to policy research and program evaluation. We then use ...
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This chapter combines qualitative and quantitative methods into what is called mixed methods research and presents information on this approach to policy research and program evaluation. We then use two examples of evaluations of aspects of the welfare reform law to apply our understanding of the strengths and limitations of this style of analysis.Less
This chapter combines qualitative and quantitative methods into what is called mixed methods research and presents information on this approach to policy research and program evaluation. We then use two examples of evaluations of aspects of the welfare reform law to apply our understanding of the strengths and limitations of this style of analysis.
Phyllis Solomon, Mary M. Cavanaugh, and Jeffrey Draine
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- May 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195333190
- eISBN:
- 9780199864317
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195333190.003.0001
- Subject:
- Social Work, Research and Evaluation
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are considered the gold standard of scientific evidence when determining the effectiveness of policy and practice interventions. In order to understand the basis ...
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Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are considered the gold standard of scientific evidence when determining the effectiveness of policy and practice interventions. In order to understand the basis for the importance and utility of RCTs to community-based psychosocial interventions, Chapter 1 outlines the following: 1) establishes a definition of RCTs within the context of real-world service delivery systems, 2) distinguishes RCTs from program evaluations and from quasi-experimental and pre-experimental designs, 3) discusses the significance of RCTs to evidence-based practice, and 4) provides an overview of the following chapters, which offer practical guidance in designing, planning, and conducting RCTs for social work practice, using case examples to illustrate the material presented. In addition, Chapter 1 defines the term “community-based psychosocial interventions” as reflecting the grounding of interventions in impacting the social context of the individual, as well as the inherent change within the individual.Less
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are considered the gold standard of scientific evidence when determining the effectiveness of policy and practice interventions. In order to understand the basis for the importance and utility of RCTs to community-based psychosocial interventions, Chapter 1 outlines the following: 1) establishes a definition of RCTs within the context of real-world service delivery systems, 2) distinguishes RCTs from program evaluations and from quasi-experimental and pre-experimental designs, 3) discusses the significance of RCTs to evidence-based practice, and 4) provides an overview of the following chapters, which offer practical guidance in designing, planning, and conducting RCTs for social work practice, using case examples to illustrate the material presented. In addition, Chapter 1 defines the term “community-based psychosocial interventions” as reflecting the grounding of interventions in impacting the social context of the individual, as well as the inherent change within the individual.
Bruce A. Thyer
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780195387384
- eISBN:
- 9780199932085
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195387384.001.0001
- Subject:
- Social Work, Research and Evaluation
Quasi-experimental research designs are the most widely used research approach employed to evaluate the outcomes of social work programs and policies. This new volume describes the logic, design, and ...
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Quasi-experimental research designs are the most widely used research approach employed to evaluate the outcomes of social work programs and policies. This new volume describes the logic, design, and conduct of the range of such designs, encompassing pre-experiments, quasi-experiments making use of a control or comparison group, and time-series designs. An introductory chapter describes the valuable role these types of studies have played in social work, going back to the 1930s, and continuing to the present. Subsequent chapters describe the major features of individual quasi-experimental designs, the types of questions they are capable of answering, and their strengths and limitations. Each discussion of these designs presented in the abstract is subsequently illustrated with descriptions of real examples of their use as published in the social work literature and related fields. By linking the discussion of quasi-experimental designs in the abstract to actual applications to evaluate the outcomes of social services, the usefulness and vitality of these research methods comes alive to the reader. While this volume could be used as a research textbook, it will also have great value to practitioners seeking a greater conceptual understanding of the quasi-experimental studies they frequently read about in the social work literature. Human service professionals planning to undertake a program evaluation of their own agency's services will find this book of immense help in understanding the steps and actions needed to adopt a quasi-experimental strategy. It is usually the case that ethical and pragmatic considerations preclude the use of randomly assigning social work clients to experimental and comparative treatment conditions, and in such instances, the practicality of employing a quasi-experimental method becomes an excellent alternative.Less
Quasi-experimental research designs are the most widely used research approach employed to evaluate the outcomes of social work programs and policies. This new volume describes the logic, design, and conduct of the range of such designs, encompassing pre-experiments, quasi-experiments making use of a control or comparison group, and time-series designs. An introductory chapter describes the valuable role these types of studies have played in social work, going back to the 1930s, and continuing to the present. Subsequent chapters describe the major features of individual quasi-experimental designs, the types of questions they are capable of answering, and their strengths and limitations. Each discussion of these designs presented in the abstract is subsequently illustrated with descriptions of real examples of their use as published in the social work literature and related fields. By linking the discussion of quasi-experimental designs in the abstract to actual applications to evaluate the outcomes of social services, the usefulness and vitality of these research methods comes alive to the reader. While this volume could be used as a research textbook, it will also have great value to practitioners seeking a greater conceptual understanding of the quasi-experimental studies they frequently read about in the social work literature. Human service professionals planning to undertake a program evaluation of their own agency's services will find this book of immense help in understanding the steps and actions needed to adopt a quasi-experimental strategy. It is usually the case that ethical and pragmatic considerations preclude the use of randomly assigning social work clients to experimental and comparative treatment conditions, and in such instances, the practicality of employing a quasi-experimental method becomes an excellent alternative.
Mark T. Buntaine
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- June 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780190467456
- eISBN:
- 9780190467470
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190467456.003.0007
- Subject:
- Political Science, International Relations and Politics, Environmental Politics
Strategic planning offers a natural setting to respond to information about performance. This chapter assesses whether the results in multiyear country program evaluations at the multilateral ...
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Strategic planning offers a natural setting to respond to information about performance. This chapter assesses whether the results in multiyear country program evaluations at the multilateral development banks promote selectivity in the allocation of environmental projects. In particular, country assistance strategies bring together information from these evaluations and a setting where donor countries have significant influence over future decisions about allocation. Because country program evaluations appeal to a high-level audience, integrate into decision-making about lending, and decrease the costs of searching for information about performance, many staff and managers expect them to impact future lending decisions. Despite these expectations, an analysis of lending provides little evidence that the recommendations in country program evaluations influence future decisions, except for projects with significant local benefits. These results confirm that the most important obstacle to selectivity is finding a party with influence over lending decisions, incentives to be selective, and the information to act on those incentives.Less
Strategic planning offers a natural setting to respond to information about performance. This chapter assesses whether the results in multiyear country program evaluations at the multilateral development banks promote selectivity in the allocation of environmental projects. In particular, country assistance strategies bring together information from these evaluations and a setting where donor countries have significant influence over future decisions about allocation. Because country program evaluations appeal to a high-level audience, integrate into decision-making about lending, and decrease the costs of searching for information about performance, many staff and managers expect them to impact future lending decisions. Despite these expectations, an analysis of lending provides little evidence that the recommendations in country program evaluations influence future decisions, except for projects with significant local benefits. These results confirm that the most important obstacle to selectivity is finding a party with influence over lending decisions, incentives to be selective, and the information to act on those incentives.
Richard Hoefer
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- January 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199735198
- eISBN:
- 9780199918560
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199735198.003.0001
- Subject:
- Social Work, Research and Evaluation
This chapter briefly provides information relating to the structure of the entire book, presents information relating to models of social policy creation, defines important terms, discusses what ...
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This chapter briefly provides information relating to the structure of the entire book, presents information relating to models of social policy creation, defines important terms, discusses what social policy evaluation is, indicates how social policy creation and evaluation interact, and, in general, prepares the reader for what is to follow.Less
This chapter briefly provides information relating to the structure of the entire book, presents information relating to models of social policy creation, defines important terms, discusses what social policy evaluation is, indicates how social policy creation and evaluation interact, and, in general, prepares the reader for what is to follow.
Richard Hoefer
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- January 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199735198
- eISBN:
- 9780199918560
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199735198.003.0005
- Subject:
- Social Work, Research and Evaluation
Once policies have been selected and implemented, social policy analysis can yield to social policy evaluation, that is, determining what happened as a result of the policy. This chapter introduces ...
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Once policies have been selected and implemented, social policy analysis can yield to social policy evaluation, that is, determining what happened as a result of the policy. This chapter introduces students to qualitative evaluation methods in a social policy context. Basic methods are illustrated from qualitative evaluations of TANF outcomes. This chapter briefly defines qualitative research, describes some of the key qualitative methods used by policy researchers to study the effects of policy, and identifies data collection techniques employed in qualitative policy research. It also discusses the advantages and criticisms of these methods and provides examples of their use in understanding the effects of welfare reform in the United States.Less
Once policies have been selected and implemented, social policy analysis can yield to social policy evaluation, that is, determining what happened as a result of the policy. This chapter introduces students to qualitative evaluation methods in a social policy context. Basic methods are illustrated from qualitative evaluations of TANF outcomes. This chapter briefly defines qualitative research, describes some of the key qualitative methods used by policy researchers to study the effects of policy, and identifies data collection techniques employed in qualitative policy research. It also discusses the advantages and criticisms of these methods and provides examples of their use in understanding the effects of welfare reform in the United States.
Richard Hoefer
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- January 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199735198
- eISBN:
- 9780199918560
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199735198.003.0008
- Subject:
- Social Work, Research and Evaluation
This chapter reviews three models of policy creation, the historical model, the politics and power model, and the rational actor model. It provides and overview of qualitative, quantitative and mixed ...
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This chapter reviews three models of policy creation, the historical model, the politics and power model, and the rational actor model. It provides and overview of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods program evaluation methods. It also discusses the political nature of program evaluation and how the end of the policy process (evaluation) ties back to the beginning of the policy process (policy creation).Less
This chapter reviews three models of policy creation, the historical model, the politics and power model, and the rational actor model. It provides and overview of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods program evaluation methods. It also discusses the political nature of program evaluation and how the end of the policy process (evaluation) ties back to the beginning of the policy process (policy creation).
Yolande Coombes
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- September 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780199569298
- eISBN:
- 9780191594427
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199569298.003.0014
- Subject:
- Public Health and Epidemiology, Public Health
In its simplest terms, feedback is defined as the information about the result of an experiment or the modification of a process by its result. Thus, it might be said that evaluation is feedback. ...
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In its simplest terms, feedback is defined as the information about the result of an experiment or the modification of a process by its result. Thus, it might be said that evaluation is feedback. This chapter looks at the importance of disseminating research and evaluation results back to all participants in a project and focuses on the benefits of feedback to stakeholder participants from an ethical viewpoint, and to promote more effective implementation. It analyses the motivational effects of evaluation data being fed back to project implementers illustrated through a case study of feedback to antenatal care providers in Malawi.Less
In its simplest terms, feedback is defined as the information about the result of an experiment or the modification of a process by its result. Thus, it might be said that evaluation is feedback. This chapter looks at the importance of disseminating research and evaluation results back to all participants in a project and focuses on the benefits of feedback to stakeholder participants from an ethical viewpoint, and to promote more effective implementation. It analyses the motivational effects of evaluation data being fed back to project implementers illustrated through a case study of feedback to antenatal care providers in Malawi.
Albert N. Link and John T. Scott
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- May 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199729685
- eISBN:
- 9780199894697
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199729685.003.0010
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Public and Welfare
This concluding chapter emphasizes the importance of economic theory as a guiding criterion for program evaluation. Caveats about economic-based evaluations are offered. Finally, an argument is ...
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This concluding chapter emphasizes the importance of economic theory as a guiding criterion for program evaluation. Caveats about economic-based evaluations are offered. Finally, an argument is proffered that program evaluations are important for informed policy debate.Less
This concluding chapter emphasizes the importance of economic theory as a guiding criterion for program evaluation. Caveats about economic-based evaluations are offered. Finally, an argument is proffered that program evaluations are important for informed policy debate.
