Outcome-based evaluation /

Outcome-based evaluation /

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Author / Creator:Schalock, Robert L.
Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Pub., c2001.
Description:xvi, 271 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Human services -- Evaluation -- Methodology.
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Human services -- Evaluation -- Methodology.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4402014
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ISBN:0306464586
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-262) and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • I. An Overview of Outcome-Based Evaluation
  • 1.. An Overview of Outcome-Based Evaluation and Its Application
  • Overview
  • Definition
  • Elements
  • Methodological Pluralism
  • Comparison with Other Types of Evaluation
  • Formative Feedback
  • Summary
  • Study Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • 2.. Program Evaluation
  • Overview
  • Use of Outcome Measures
  • A Multiple Measurement Approach to Accountability
  • Performance Assessment
  • Consumer Appraisal
  • Functional Assessment
  • Personal Appraisal
  • Evaluability
  • Program Evaluation Factors
  • Action Steps Involved in Using Desired Outcomes to Guide Organization Improvement
  • Step 1. Establish Baseline
  • Step 2. Determine Desired Outcomes
  • Step 3. Align Services with Desired Outcomes
  • The Utilization of Program Evaluation Data
  • Understanding the Organization's Personality
  • Being Aware of Key Success Factors
  • Summary
  • Study Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • 3.. Effectiveness Evaluation
  • Overview
  • Effectiveness Evaluation Model and Analysis Steps
  • Performance Goals (Anticipated Outcomes)
  • Purpose and Comparison Condition
  • Methodology
  • Data Collection and Analysis
  • Person and Organization-Referenced Outcomes
  • Example 1. Effectiveness of a Demonstration Program
  • Overview
  • Step 1. Performance Goals (Anticipated Outcomes)
  • Step 2. Purpose and Comparison Condition
  • Step 3. Methodology
  • Step 4. Data Collection and Analysis
  • Step 5. Outcomes
  • Critique
  • Example 2. Effectiveness of Consumer-Generated Survey Data
  • Overview
  • Step 1. Performance Goals (Anticipated Outcomes)
  • Step 2. Purpose and Comparison Condition
  • Step 3. Methodology
  • Step 4. Data Collection and Analysis
  • Step 5. Outcomes
  • Critique
  • Example 3. Influence of Participant Characteristics and Program Components
  • Overview
  • Step 1. Performance Goals (Anticipated Outcomes)
  • Step 2. Purpose and Comparison Condition
  • Step 3. Methodology
  • Step 4. Data Collection and Analysis
  • Step 5. Outcomes
  • Critique
  • Summary
  • Study Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • 4.. Impact Evaluation
  • Overview
  • Outcomes versus Impacts
  • Comparison Condition
  • Impact Evaluation Designs
  • Person as Own Comparison
  • Pre/Post Change Comparison
  • Longitudinal Status Comparison
  • Hypothetical Comparison Group
  • Matched Pairs (Cohorts)
  • Experimental/Control
  • Steps Involved in Impact Evaluation
  • Study 1. The Impact of Different Training Environments
  • Purpose/Questions Asked
  • Comparison Condition
  • Core Data Sets and Their Measurement
  • Results
  • Discussion of Results and Their Implications
  • Study 2. The Impact of Transitional Employment Programs
  • Purpose/Questions Asked
  • Comparison Condition
  • Core Data Sets and Their Measurement
  • Results
  • Discussion of Results and Their Implications
  • Summary
  • Study Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • 5.. Policy Evaluation
  • Overview
  • An Overview of Benefit-Cost Analysis
  • Policy Evaluation Model and Process Steps
  • Model
  • Data Sets
  • Process Steps
  • Example 1. Families and Disability
  • Example 2. Welfare-to-Work Paths and Barriers
  • Example 3. Implementation of the 1992 Vocational Rehabilitation Amendments
  • Guidelines
  • Summary
  • Study Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • II. Outcomes: Their Selection, Measurement, and Analysis
  • 6.. Selecting Outcomes
  • Overview
  • The Reform Movement
  • Accountability Dimension
  • Quality Dimension
  • Selection Criteria
  • Outcome Measures: Regular Education
  • Outcome Measures: Special Education
  • Outcome Measures: Health Care
  • Outcome Measures: Mental Health
  • Outcome Measures: Disabilities
  • Outcome Measures: Aging
  • Outcome Measures: Substance Abuse
  • Outcome Measures: Corrections
  • Generic Outcome Measures
  • Summary
  • Study Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • 7.. Measuring Outcomes
  • Overview
  • Psychometric Measurement Standards
  • Realiability
  • Validity
  • Standardization Group
  • Norms
  • Performance Assessment
  • Effectiveness
  • Efficiency
  • Consumer Appraisal
  • Satisfaction
  • Fidelity to the Model
  • Functional Assessment
  • Adaptive Behavior
  • Role Status
  • Personal Appraisal
  • The Concept of Quality of Life
  • The Assessment of Quality of Life
  • Summary
  • Study Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • 8.. Analyzing and Interpreting Outcomes
  • Overview
  • Input Variables: Recipient Characteristics
  • Age and Gender
  • Diagnosis or Verification
  • Adaptive Behavior Level
  • Role Status
  • Throughput Variables: Core Service Functions and Cost Estimates
  • Core Service Functions
  • Cost Estimates
  • Statistical Principles, Guidelines, and Analyses
  • Statistical Principles
  • Statistical Guidelines
  • Statistical Analyses
  • Interpreting External Influences on Outcomes
  • Clinical Significance
  • Threats to Internal Validity
  • Organization Variables
  • Attrition
  • Summary
  • Study Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • 9.. Future Scenarios
  • Overview
  • Increased Variability of the Service Deliver System
  • Balance between Performance Measurement and Value Assessment
  • Evaluation Theory: Embracing the Postmodernist Paradigm
  • Managing For Results
  • Outsourcing of Evaluation
  • Summary and Conclusion
  • Study Questions
  • Additional Readings
  • References
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index

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