Conducting Evaluations

  1. What is Evaluation?
  2. Designing an Evaluation
  3. Collecting Evaluation Data
  4. Analyzing and Interpreting Evaluation Data
  5. Analyzing and Interpreting Evaluation Data

1.  What is Evaluation?

  • Berk, Richard A. and Rossi, Peter H. (1998). Thinking About Program Evaluation. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Chelimsky, Eleanor and Shadish, William R. (1997). Evaluation for the 21st Century: A Handbook. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Preskill, Hallie and Torres, Rosalie T. (1998). Evaluative Inquiry for Learning in Organizations. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Reisman, Jane and Mockler, Richard. (1994). A Field Guide to Outcome-Based Program Evaluation. Seattle, Organizational Research Services, Inc., Clegg and Associates, Inc.
  • Shadish, William R. Jr., Cook, Thomas D. and Leviton, Laura C. (1991). Foundations of Program Evaluation: Theories of Practice. Newbury Park, Sage Publications.
  • Scriven, Michael. (1991). Evaluation Thesaurus. (Fourth edition.) Newbury Park, Sage Publications.

2.  Designing an Evaluation 

  • Bernard, H. Russell (1999). Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Fitz-Gibbon, C. T. and Morris, L.L. (1987). How to Design a Program Evaluation. Newbury Park, Sage Publications.
  • Freeman, Howard E., Rossi, Peter H., and Sandefur, Gary D. (1989). Workbook for Evaluation. (Fourth edition.) Newbury Park, Sage Publications.
  • Hedrick, Terry E., Bickman, Leonard, and Rog, Debra J. (1993). Applied Research Design. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Herman, Joan L., Morris, L.L., and Fitz-Gibbon, C.T. (1987). Evaluator’s Handbook. (Second edition.) Newbury Park, Sage Publications.
  • Herman, Joan L., Morris, L.L., and Fitz-Gibbon, C.T. (1987). Program Evaluation Kit. (Nine volumes covering each of the section subjects presented here.) (Second Edition.) Newbury Park, Sage Publications.
  • Light, Richard J., Singer, Judith D., and Willett, John B. (1990). By Design: Planning Research on Higher Education. Cambridge, Harvard University.
  • Love, Arnold J. (1991). Internal Evaluation. Newbury Park, Sage Publications.
  • Marshall, Catherine and Rossman, Gretchen B. (1999). Designing Qualitative Research. (Third edition.) Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Maxwell, Joseph A. (1996). Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Miller, Delbert C. (1991). Handbook of Research Design and Social Measurement. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Morgan, Chris and O’Reilly, Meg. (2000). Assessing Open and Distance Learners. United Kingdom, Kogan Page Publishers.
  • Rossi, Peter H., Freeman, Howard E., and Lipsey, Mark W. (1999). Evaluation: A Systematic Approach. (Sixth edition.) Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Sonnichsen, Richard C. (2000). High Impact Internal Evaluation: A Practitioner’s Guide to Evaluating and Consulting Inside Organizations. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Stecher, Brian M. and Davis, W. Alan. (1987). How to Focus an Evaluation. Newbury Park, Sage Publications.

3.  Collecting Evaluation Data

  • Denzin, Norman K. and Lincoln, Yvonna S. (2000). Handbook of Qualitative Research. (Second edition.) Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Fink, Arlene. (1995). The Survey Kit. (Nine booklets on survey design, measurement, and reporting.) Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Henry, Gary T. (1990). Practical Sampling. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Jorgensen, Danny L. (1989). Participant Observation. Newbury Park, Sage Publications. 
  • Kelley, D. Lynn. (1999). Measurement Made Accessible. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Krippendoff, Klaus. (1980). Content Analysis. Newbury Park, Sage Publications.
  • Krueger, Richard A. and Casey, Mary Anne. (2000). Focus Groups: A Practical Guide For Applied Research. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Lavrokas, Paul J. (1993). Telephone Survey Methods: Sampling, Selection and Supervision. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Mann, Chris and Stewart, Fiona. (2000). Internet Communication and Qualitative Research: A Handbook for Researching Online. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Morgan, Daniel L. and Krueger, Richard A. (1998). The Focus Group Kit. (Six booklets on planning, moderating, analyzing, and using focus groups and their results.) Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Morris, L.L., Fitz-Gibbon, C.T. and Lindheim, Elaine. (1987). How to Measure Performance and Use Tests. Newbury Park, Sage Publications.
  • Schuman, Howard and Presser, Stanley. (1996). Questions and Answers in Attitude Surveys. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Shaw, Ian. (1999). Qualitative Evaluation. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Stake, Robert E. (1995). The Art of Case Study Research. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Tashakkori, Abbas and Teddlie, Charles. (1998). Mixed Methodology: Combining Qualitative And Quantitative Approaches. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Vogt, Paul W. (1998). Dictionary of Statistics and Methodology: A Non-Technical Guide. (Second edition.) Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Yin, Robert K. (1994). Case Study Research: Design and Methods. Newbury Park, Sage Publications.

4.  Analyzing and Interpreting Evaluation Data

  • Caffey, Amanda and Atkinson, Paul. (1996). Making Sense of Qualitative Data. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Campbell, Donald T. and Russo, M. Jean. Social Measurement. (2000). Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Finkelstein, Martin J., Frances, Carol, Jewitt, Frank I. and Scholz, Bernard W., editors. (2000). Dollars, Distance, and Online Education: The New Economies of College Teaching and Learning. Series on Higher Education. The American Council on Education, Oryz Press.
  • Fitz-Gibbon, C.T. (1987). How to Analyze Data. Newbury Park, Sage Publications.
  • Gahan, Celia and Hannibal, Mike. (1998). Doing Qualitative Research Using QSR Nud*ist. Scolari, Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications Software.
  • Jaeger, R.M. (1990). Statistics: A Spectator Sport. Newbury Park, Sage Publications.
  • Levin, Henry M. and McEwan, Patrick J. (2001). Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. (Second edition.) Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Miles, Matthew B. and Huberman, A. Michael. (1994). Qualitative Data Analysis. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Mohr, Lawrence B. Impact Analysis for Program Evaluation. (1996). Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Newton, Rae R. Your Statistical Consultant: Answers to Your Data Analysis Questions. (1999). Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • QSR N5 NUD*IST Vivo Software for Qualitative Analysis. (2000 revision for Mac or PC.) Scolari, Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications Software.
  • Wolcott, Harry T. (1994). Transforming Qualitative Data: Description, Analysis, and Interpretation. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.

5.  Reporting and Using Evaluation Results

  • Alkin, Marvin C., et. Al. (1985). Handbook for Evaluation Decision Makers. Newbury Park, Sage Publications.
  • Fielding, Nigel G. (1998). Computer Analysis and Qualitative Research. New Technologies for Social Research Series, Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Morris, L.L., and Fitz-Gibbon, C.T. (1987). How to Present an Evaluation Report. Newbury Park, Sage Publications.
  • Morris, L.L., Fitz-Gibbon, C.T., and Freeman, Marie E. (1987). How to Communicate Evaluation Findings. Newbury Park, Sage Publications.
  • Patton, M.Q. (1996). Utilization Focused Evaluation. (Third edition.) Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Richards, Lyn. (1999). Using NVIVO in Qualitative Research. Scolari, Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.
  • Torres, Rosalie, Preskill, Hallie and Piontek, Mary. (1996). Evaluation Strategies for Communicating and Reporting. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications.