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“The topic of evaluation in social work is covered well and accurately in this book. The author delivers important information about evaluations while keeping the content manageable for readers.”
— Carl F. Brun, Wright State University
SOCIAL WORK EVALUATION
Enhancing What We Do
James R. Dudley, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Evaluation is a necessary and important element of social work. The role of the evaluator is one that all social workers should undertake—through program evaluation or through evaluation of one’s individual practice—to ensure that practice methods attain the highest possible effectiveness. This book provides a comprehensive and readable approach to evaluation, emphasizing various small and mid-range formative evaluations that are often implemented at the local agency level. Social Work Evaluation: Enhancing What We Do can help all social workers improve their practice outcomes.
Features
- Distinguishes between program and practice evaluations
- Discusses qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods of evaluation
- Continually places evaluation within the context of social work programs, highlighting the applicability of research to social work
- Uses case examples from professional journals and books to illustrate concepts, issues, data, analysis, and findings
- Includes discussion questions at the end of each chapter that can be used for class discussions, quizzes, and tests
Contents
Part I |
Introduction |
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Evaluation and Social Work: A Logical Connection? |
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Part II |
Orientation to the Bigger Picture about Evaluations |
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The Context for an Evaluation |
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The Roles of Ethics in Evaluations |
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Commonly Used Evaluation Models |
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Part III |
The Planning or Input Stage |
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Focusing an Evaluation |
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The Planning Stage and Needs Assessments  |
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Crafting Goals and Objectives |
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The Implementation Stage |
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Implementation Stage: Improving How Programs and
Practice Work |
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The Outcome Stage |
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The Outcome Stage: Is the Intervention Effective? |
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| Part VI |
Final Steps in Completing an Evaluation |
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Using Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis in Evaluations |
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Writing the Report and Disseminating the Results |
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About the Author
James R. Dudley (MSW, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; PhD, Bryn Mawr College) is professor of social work at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte where he has served as chair of the social work department. Previously, he was a faculty member at Temple University. He has conducted numerous evaluations and other research studies and published several articles and books including Research Methods for Social Work.
2009, Paper, 314 Pages, 978-0-925065-72-8, Price: $44.95 |
