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Social Research Methods and Program Evaluation
Resources Basic guides These have very plain and clear descriptions of what evaluation is. Useful to introduce people to evaluation. Organizations Methods - books, manuals, guides to research methods and evaluation Approaches to evaluation , evaluator competencies, politics of evaluation and logic models. Survey methods Sites specifically about sampling Methods - Qualitative Policy Analysis Research about research methods Journals, individual papers, conferences, etc. General methods, and links that don't fit elsewhere Links to links Sites like this one, that link to resources for evaluation and research methods. Gao books on survey design, statistics, content analysis, other methods topics. Statistics, design Data Issues. Quality, usability, etc... I'm working on this one. Free software for statistics, and a few office suite packages Presenting results, statistical data and preparing research reports subject areas you need to know social psychology, organizations, other Free Statistical Tools on the Web brief review of free statistical resources. Insights insights about evaluation from various people. only a few so far. Training on line training courses. Videos about program evaluation or research methods. This includes recorded webinars. |
Featured sites What is program evaluation: A set of beginners guides to Program Evaluation and Social Research Methods http://gsociology.icaap.org/methods/BasicguidesHandouts.html EvalPartners http://www.mymande.org/evalpartners an "international evaluation partnership to strengthen Civil Society's evaluation capacities" Genuine Evaluation http://genuineevaluation.com/ Patricia J Rogers and E Jane Davidson blog about real, genuine, authentic, practical evaluation Statistics Without Borders http://community.amstat.org/statisticswithoutborders/home/ free statistical assistance on international health issues, from American Statistical Association. Better Evaluation http://betterevaluation.org/ International collaborative to improve evaluation. MicroSiris http://www.microsiris.com/ Free statistical software World of Statistics http://www.worldofstatistics.org/ Other sites of interest Feed the hungry at http://www.thehungersite.com More click to donate here http://gsociology.icaap.org/other.htm |
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Resources for Methods in Evaluation and Social Research, Evaluation Portal: Link Collection, WWW Virtual Library: Evaluation, , |
American Evaluation Association: Online resources list, CDC Evaluation Working Group resources, |