{"product_id":"practical-program-evaluations-gerald-andrews-emison-9780872893023","title":"Practical Program Evaluations","description":"\u003cp\u003eProgram evaluation requires attention to rationality, rigor, and careful methods. Yet precision and accuracy alone do not guarantee that program evaluations will be implemented. What prevents an evaluation from being thrown on a shelf to gather dust? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor Gerald Emison, a practitioner with more than 20 years experience, knows that the consumers of program evaluations operate in a decidedly practical and political arena where decision making is a very human and sometimes messy process. Getting students from ideas to outcomes means that knowing clients' needs and effectively communicating results are just as crucial as an evaluator's theoretical knowledge and statistical analysis. Emison wants to help students translate their mastery of methodology into useable program evaluations that are implemented and affect actual programs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShort and to-the-point, \u003cem\u003ePractical Program Evaluations\u003c\/em\u003e hones in on the applied side of program evaluation, with the goal of creating and presenting program evaluations that are used and improve public enterprises. A handy supplement to core texts, Emison offers honest advice, emphasizing practices that focus on the client, content, control and communication of program evaluations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerald Andrews Emison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0872893022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780872893023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CQ Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.04w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2007 pg. 186","brand":"Gerald Andrews Emison","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926706716927,"sku":"9780872893023","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_1c6b1d01-1ff3-4f2e-a885-dcace7711150.jpg?v=1681084557","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/practical-program-evaluations-gerald-andrews-emison-9780872893023","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}