Social Work Evaluation: Enhancing What We Do

James R. Dudley

ISBN 10: 0925065722 / ISBN 13: 9780925065728

Published by Lyceum Books, 2009

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Synopsis:

Accountability to stakeholders is essential for programme funding and policy development. It is increasingly the responsibility of all professionals to provide evidence supporting the relevance and effectiveness of their programmes and individual practices. Social Work Evaluation is a straightforward guide to conducting evaluations during the planning, implementation, and outcome stages of programmes and practices. Dudley has developed a seven step process for evaluations using qualitative, quantitative, and mixed research methods. This comprehensive book offers students the knowledge and skills to play a more accountable role in the future of their profession.

Features:

• New chapter! Reviews a published evaluation report to illustrate the importance of the consumer role in reading and utilising evaluation studies
• New content on how evaluations can generate and promote evidence as a central goal
• Expanded content on using the logic model as a framework for evaluations
• Expanded content on evaluation during the implementation stage
• Covers both practice and programme evaluations
• Discusses qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods of evaluation
• Case examples, discussion questions, exercises, charts, and graphs designed to appeal to students with a range of learning styles
• Instructor's manual with sample syllabi, assignments, PowerPoints, a CSWE core competency fulfilment guide, and text banks

About the Author: James R. Dudley (MSW, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; PhD, Bryn Mawr College) is professor emeritus at the University of North Carolina, USA at Charlotte Department of Social Work, where he served as chair for seven years. Dudley has conducted many programme and practice evaluations that have widely varied in topic, purpose, and methodology. He has published multiple articles and books on research and evaluation over the course of his career.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Social Work Evaluation: Enhancing What We Do
Publisher: Lyceum Books
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket