The ABCs of Evaluation: Timeless Techniques for Program and Project Managers, 2nd Edition
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John Boulmetis is professor of adult education and director of the Center for Human Services, College of Human Sciences and Services, University of Rhode Island.

Phyllis Dutwin is president of Dutwin Associates, a training and development firm, and author of twelve books used in the adult education and training field, including English the Easy Way and Read to Work.

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Preface.

The Authors.

1. What Is Evaluation?

2. Why Evaluate?

3. Decision Making: Whom to Involve, How, and Why.

4. Starting Point: The Evaluator’s Program Description.

5. Choosing an Evaluation Model.

6. Data Sources.

7. Data Analysis.

8. Is It Evaluation or Is It Research?

9. Writing the Evaluation Report.

10. Evaluation as a Business.

Appendix A: More on Data Analysis.

Appendix B: Sample Evaluation Report.

Appendix C: Sample Evaluation Contract.

References.

Index.

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"I've been looking for this book for years! It is the definitive book on evaluation for adult education and human resource development practitioners."
--Carroll A. Londoner, professor and core-coordinator, The Adult Education and HRD Program, School of Education, Virginia Commonwealth University

"Will surely become each reader's foremost resource for instruction, guidance, and assurance during any foray into the intriguing and vital process of evaluation.”
--Beverly McMurtry Grissom, president, North Florida Community College, and past president, American Association for Adult and Continuing Education

"The ABCs of Evaluation provided me with my own personal evaluation professor, illustrating how to design, conduct, demystify, and understand the evaluation process."
--Marc Potish, senior coordinator for professional development, CREC Division of Staff Development, Technical Assistance and Brokering Services

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