Preface.

The Editors.

The Contributors.

Part One: Evaluation Planning and Design.

1. Planning and Designing Useful Evaluations (Kathryn E. Newcomer, Harry P. Hatry and Joseph S. Wholey).

2. Analyzing and Engaging Stakeholders (John M. Bryson and Michael Q. Patton).

3. Using Logic Models (John A. McLaughlin and Gretchen B. Jordan).

4. Exploratory Evaluation (Joseph S. Wholey).

5. Performance Measurement: Monitoring Program Outcomes (Theodore H. Poister).

6. Comparison Group Designs (Gary T. Henry).

7. Randomized Controlled Trials and Nonrandomized Designs (Carole T. Torgerson, David J. Torgerson and Celia A. Taylor).

8. Conducting Case Studies (Karin Martinson and Carolyn O'Brien).

9. Recruitment and Retention of Study Participants (Scott C Cook, Shara Godiwalla, Keeshawna Brooks, Christopher Powers and Priya John).

10. Designing, Managing, and Analyzing Multisite Evaluations (Debra J. Rog).

Part Two: Practical Data Collection Procedures.

11. Using Agency Records (Harry P. Hatry).

12. Using Surveys (Kathryn E. Newcomer and Timothy Triplett).

13. Using Trained Observer Ratings (Barbara J. Cohn Berman, Julie Brenman and Verna Vasquez).

14. Collecting Data in the Field (Demetra Smith Nightingale and Shelli B. Rossman).

15. Using the Internet (William C. Adams).

16. Conducting Semi-Structured Interviews (William C. Adams).

17. Focus Group Interviewing (Richard A. Krueger and Mary Anne Casey).

18. Using Stories in Evaluation (Richard A. Krueger).

Part Three: Data Analysis.

19. Qualitative Data Analysis (Patricia J. Rogers and Delwyn Goodrick).

20.Using Statistics in Evaluation (Kathryn E. Newcomer and Dylan Conger).

21. Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit Analysis (Stephanie Riegg Cellini and James Edwin Kee).

22. Meta-Analyses, Systematic Reviews, and Evaluation Syntheses (Robert F. Boruch and Anthony Petrosino).

Part Four: Use of Evaluation.

23. Pitfalls in Evaluation (Harry P. Hatry and Kathryn E. Newcomer).

24. Providing Recommendations, Suggestions, and Options for Improvement (George F. Grob).

25. Writing for Impact (George F. Grob).

26. Contracting for Evaluation Products and Services (James B. Bell).

27. Use of Evaluation in Government: The Politics of Evaluation (Joseph S. Wholey).

28. Evaluation Challenges, Issues, and Trends (Harry P. Hatry, Joseph S. Wholey and Kathryn E. Newcomer).

Name Index.

Subject Index.