Readings
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Most of the course readings are contained in
the following books that can be purchased at local book stores or through
vendors on the internet: |
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| Rossi, Peter H., Mark W. Lipsey, and Howard E. Freeman. 2004.
Evaluation: A Systematic Approach. Seventh Edition. Thousand Oaks,
CA: Sage. ISBN 0761908943 |
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Wholey, Joseph S., Harry P. Hatry, and Kathryn E. Newcomer (eds.).
2010. Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation.
Third
Edition. San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons
Inc.. ISBN 9780470522479 |
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Reserve Readings
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The following readings are on reserve in the
library and supplement the course texts. |
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Reserve #1 |
W. K. Kellogg Foundation. 2004. Logic
Model Development Guide. Battle Creek, MI: W. K. Kellog Foundation. (Download
by Clicking Here) |
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Reserve #2 |
Susan T. Ennett, Nancy S. Tobler,
Christopher L.Ringwalt, and Robert L. Flewelling. 1994. How Effective is
Drug Abuse Resistance Education? A Meta-Analysis of Project DARE Outcome
Evaluations. American Journal of Public Health 84 (no. 9, September):
1394 - 1401 (Available
Electronically Through the library) |
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Reserve #3 |
Mark T. Imperial. 2004.
Collaboration and Performance Measurement: Lessons from Three Watershed
Governance Efforts. Washington, D.C.: Center for the Business of
Government. (Download
a copy) |
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Reserve #4 |
Robert
D. Behn, “Why Measure Performance? Different Purposes Require Different
Measures,” Public Administration Review 63 (No. 5, September/October,
2003), pp. 586 – 606. (Available
electronically through the library) |
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Reserve #5 |
General Accounting Office (GAO). 2009.
Program Evaluation: A Variety of Rigorous Methods Can Help Identify
Effective Interventions. GAO-10-30. November. (Download
a copy) |
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Reserve #6 |
General Accounting Office (GAO). 2009.
Human Subject Research: Undercover Tests Show the Institutional Review
Board System is Vulnerable to Unethical Manipulation. GAO-09-448T.
March. (Download
a copy) |
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Reserve #7 |
U.S. Department of Education. 2009.
Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis
and Review of Online Learning Studies. Washington, DC: Office of
Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, U.S. Department of Education.
(Download a copy) |
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Reserve #8 |
Combs, James G. 2010. "Big Samples and
Small Effects: Lets Not Trade Relevance and Rigor for Power". Academy of
Management Journal 53 (no. 1): 9 - 13. (Download
a Copy) |
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Reserve #9 |
West, Steven L. & Keri K. O'Neal. 2004.
"Project D.A.R.E. Outcome Effectiveness Revisited." American Journal of
Public Health 94 (no. 6): 1027 - 1029. (Download
a Copy) |
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Reserve #10 |
Birkeland, Sarah, erin Murphy-Graham,
and Carol Weiss. 2005. "Good reasons for ignoring good evaluation: The case
of the drug abuse resistance education (D.A.R.E.) program." Evaluation
and Program Planning 28: 247 - 256. (Download
a Copy) |
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Reserve #11 |
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