Download or read book BUNDLE: Läubli Loud: Enhancing Evaluation Use + McDavid: Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement 2e written by Marlène Läubli Loud and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 2013-05-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buy Together and Save Marlène Läubli Loud, John Mayne, Enhancing Evaluation Use: Insights from Internal Evaluation Units Enhancing Evaluation Use: Insights from Internal Evaluation Units concentrates on evaluations carried out by and/or on behalf of governmental and non-governmental organizations. Its aim is to help organizations become more focused on using evaluation to improve policies, strategies, programming and delivery of public and communal services. Existing theories of how this should be done are compared with the practical experiences of a range of national and international, government and non-governmental agencies. The book is written from the insider’s perspective on what helps or hinders making evaluations more relevant and useful to organizations and their needs. James C. McDavid, Irene Huse, Laura R. L. Hawthorn, Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement: An Introduction to Practice, Second Edition Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement: An Introduction to Practice, Second Edition offers an accessible, practical introduction to program evaluation and performance measurement for public and non-profit organizations, and has been extensively updated since the first edition. Using examples, it covers topics in a detailed fashion, making it a useful guide for students as well as practitioners who are participating in program evaluations or constructing and implementing performance measurement systems. Authors James C. McDavid, Irene Huse, and Laura R. L. Hawthorn guide readers through conducting quantitative and qualitative program evaluations, needs assessments, cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analyses, as well as constructing, implementing and using performance measurement systems. The importance of professional judgment is highlighted throughout the book as an intrinsic feature of evaluation practice. Need help finding the bundle that will best meet your course goals? Contact your Sales Representative.