Evaluation : a systematic approach / Peter H. Rossi, Howard E. Freeman, Mark W. Lipsey.

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [1999], ©1999.

x, 500 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

6th ed.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 451-475) and index.

Programs, policies, and evaluation -- Tailoring evaluations -- Identifying issues and formulating questions -- Needs assessment -- Expressing and assessing program theory -- Assessing program process and performance -- Strategies for impact assessment -- Randomized designs for impact assessment -- Quasi-experimental impact assessments -- Assessment of full-coverage programs -- Measuring efficiency -- The social context of evaluation.