Success Stories as Hard Data: An Introduction to Results Mapping (Prevention in Practice Library)
Kibel, Barry M.
Increasingly, Programs Providing Social, Health, And Educational Services And Support Are Being Required To Prove Their Worth In Bottom Line Terms-- A Requirement Not Easily Met In Many Cases. This Practical Volume Presents The First Comprehensive Introduction To Results Mapping, An Innovative, Story-based Approach For Assessing The Worth Of Hard-to-evaluate Social, Health, And Education Programs Engaged In Transformational Work.--back Cover. Pt. I: Theory -- 1. A Different Kind Of Evaluation -- 2. Why Success Stories? -- 3. The Results Ladder -- 4. Terminology And Key Mapping Concepts -- 5. What The Mapped Data Show -- -- Pt. Ii: Practice -- 6. How To Score A Results Map -- 7. Examples Of Mapped Stories -- 8. Graphing Barry M. Kibel. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 177-178) And Index.
Social service--Evaluation, Social policy--Evaluation, Evaluation research (Social action programs), Results mapping, Program Evaluation, Health Services Research, HV11 .K53 1999, W 84.3 K46s 1999, 361
| Name in long format: | Success Stories as Hard Data: An Introduction to Results Mapping (Prevention in Practice Library) |
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| ISBN-10: | 0306460726 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780306460722 |
| Book pages: | 197 |
| Book language: | en |
| Edition: | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Dimensions: | Height: 9.25 Inches, Length: 6.1 Inches, Weight: 1.4109584768 Pounds, Width: 0.46 Inches |
