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To prepare for this Discussion, identify a program within an agency with which you are familiar, which could benefit from process evaluation and outcome evaluation. You do not need to identify the agency in your post. Also, review the different evaluation models highlighted in this week’s resources (needs assessment, program monitoring, client satisfaction study, outcome evaluation, or cost benefit study). Post a brief summary of the program that you selected. Recommend a program evaluation model that would answer a question relevant to the program. Explain the potential benefits of the program evaluation that you proposed (both process and outcome). Identify 2–3 concerns that stakeholders might have about your proposed evaluation and how you would address those concerns. Then explain 2–3 concerns that stakeholders may have about your proposed program evaluation and how you would address those concerns. References: Dudley, J. R. (2014). Social work evaluation: Enhancing what we do. (2nd ed.) Chicago, IL: Lyceum Books. Logan, T. K., & Royse, D. (2010). Program evaluation studies. In B Thyer (Ed.), The handbook of social work research methods (2nd ed., pp. 221-240). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage ...

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Evaluators need to have a realistic understanding of the context of evaluations, the political uses of evaluations, and the conditions under which information from evaluations are used to advance stakeholder, agency, and sponsor interests. For this Discussion, consider various public programs and evaluations from this course and your professional experience. Post an explanation of why public programs appear to survive despite having been deemed ineffective. Be sure to address all of the following: Explain reasons for why a program like D.A.R.E. might be different or considered less effective from other public programs. Extend the analogy to least two other federal programs where critics have maintained that few, if any, work. Explain how evaluations, particularly those mandated by legislatures and the executive, should be used. McDavid, J. C., Huse, I., & Hawthorn, L. R. L. (2013). Program evaluation and performance measurement: An introduction to practice (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Chapter 10, “Using Performance Measurement for Accountability and Performance Improvement” (pp. 375–410) Chapter 11, “Program Evaluation and Program Management” (pp. 411–437) Birkeland, S., Murphy-Graham, E., & Weiss, C. (2005). Good reasons for ignoring good evaluation: The case of the drug abuse resistance education (D.A.R.E.) program. Evaluation and Program Planning, 28 , 247–256. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. McDavid, J. C., & Huse, I. (2011). Legislator uses of public performance reports: Findings from a five-year study. American Journal of Evaluation, 33 (1), 1–19. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. Vanlandingham, G. R. (2010). Escaping the dusty shelf: Legislative evaluation offices’ efforts to promote utilization. American Journal of Evaluation, 32 (1), 85–97. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. Muhlhausen, D. B. (2011). Evaluating federal social programs: Finding out what works and what does not. Retrieved from http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2011/07/evaluating-federal-social-programs-finding-out-what-works-and-what-does-not ...

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The field of program evaluation presents a diversity of images and claims about the nature and role of evaluation that confounds any attempt to construct a coher- ent account of its methods or confidently identify important new developments. We take the view that the overarching goal of the program evaluation enterprise is to contribute to the improvement of social conditions by providing scientifically credible information and balanced judgment to legitimate social agents about the effectiveness of interventions intended to produce social benefits. Because of its centrality in this perspective, this review focuses on outcome evaluation, that is, the assessment of the effects of interventions upon the populations they are intended to benefit. The coverage of this topic is concentrated on literature published within the last decade with particular attention to the period subsequent to the related reviews by Cook and Shadish (1994) on social experiments and Sechrest & Figueredo (1993) on program evaluation. The word ‘evaluation’ has become increasingly used in the language of community, health and social services and programs. The growth of talk and practice of evaluation in these fields has often been promoted and encouraged by funders and commissioners of services and programs. Following the interest of funders, has been a growth in the study and practice of evaluation by community, health and social service practitioners and academics. When we consider why this move in evaluative thinking and practice has occurred, we can assume the position of the funder and simply answer, ‘...because we want to know if this program or service works’. Practitioners, specialists and academics in these fields have been called upon by governments and philanthropists to aid the development of effective evaluation. Over time, they have led their own thinking and practice independently. Evaluation in its simplest form is about understanding the effect and impact of a program, service, or indeed a whole organization. Evaluation as a practice is not so simple however, largely because in order to assess impact, we need to be very clear at the beginning what effect or difference we are trying to achieve. The literature review begins with an overview of qualitative and quantitative research methods, followed by a description of key forms of evaluation. Health promotion evaluation and advocacy and policy evaluation will then be explored as two specific domains. These domains are not evaluation methodologies, but forms of evaluation that present unique requirements for effective community development evaluation. Following this discussion, the review will explore eight key evaluation methodologies: appreciative enquiry, empowerment evaluation, social capital, social return on investment, outcomes based evaluation, performance dashboards and scorecards and developmental evaluation. Each of these sections will include specific methods, the values base of each methodo ...

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My project idea is developing a grant that will assist with disruptive/unruly high school students. Once this proposal is developed and funded it will assist schools and their teachers with methods that will allow them to be more in control of their classrooms which will ultimately promote effectiveness and a higher graduation rate. Better classroom management techniques will be more appealing to stakeholders and other organizations because it will make education in the public school system more marketable when compared to private schools. Assignment 2: Final Project: Writing the Grant Part 2: Methodology and Evaluation Plans The methodology section is one of the core components of the grant. This section is concerned with addressing the question: “How will you carry out the project?” (Gitlin & Lyons, 2014, p. 92). For example, if your proposal is for a nonprofit-related project, you might identify the population served or indicate who will receive services. Depending on the grant type, you may also include the research sample and associated inclusion criteria. A research proposal may also include the research design strategy, assumptions, validity, reliability, statistical analysis, timeline, and evaluation plans. Finally, in this section you may address human resources requirements and materials or supplies needed to complete the project. In recent years, evaluation plans have become increasingly important to prospective funders. Competition for grants is intense, and funders must feel confident that money will be well spent and that projects can be appropriately evaluated. This is an important consideration for the grant seeker as well. Your organization will also want to be assured that the time and effort put into a project proves that the objectives are met and if not, why. For this Assignment: Review the Final Project Guidelines provided in this module’s Learning Resources. Carefully review your Gitlin & Lyons text, the University of Wisconsin-Extension resource, and the Community Tool Box resource as well as other Learning Resources that focus on methodology and evaluation. You may also find additional online information from reputable grant-related organizations, such as Foundation Center and individual private funders. Remember that this content must demonstrate that it addresses funder interests as well as the grantee perspective. In 3–5 pages, provide your Methodology and Evaluation Plans. In developing the methodology for your project, keep these thoughts in mind: A project should undertake only activities that will move it toward the objectives. If any activities are not necessary for reaching the objectives, do not include them in the proposal. The methodology includes the day-to-day, week-to-week, and/or month-to-month activities that will be carried out during the project period. The Methodology includes: Program description Research design Human subjects (sample) Study validity and reliability Assumpti ...

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Discussion: Social Work Competence The term competence connotes a level of preparedness for addressing issues and maintaining a high standard of practice with clients. Competent social workers have completed adequate preparations for licensure, and they are appropriately credentialed. They adhere to ethical practices by maintaining professional boundaries and honoring commitments to confidentiality. How might you demonstrate your competence as a social worker? How can you recognize competence in other social workers? For this Discussion, review this week’s Readings. Think about elements in the articles that denote competence. Post a description of at least two criteria that define competence in social work. Give an example of each criterion of competence and justify your selection. References Social Work Policy Institute. (2010).Evidence-based practice. Retrieved from: http://www.socialworkpolicy.org/research/evidence-based-practice-2.html [removed]Singer, J. B. (Host). (2011, March 9). The process of evidence-based practice: An interview with Danielle E. Parish, Ph.D. [Audio podcast]. In Social Work Podcast. Retrieved from http://socialworkpodcast.com/2011/03/process-of-evidence-based-practice.html [removed]Spratt, T. (2011). Families with multiple problems: Some challenges in identifying and providing services to those experiencing adversities across the life course. Journal of Social Work, 11 (4), 343–357. .

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Assignment: Developing a Program Evaluation To ensure the success of a program evaluation, a social worker must generate a specific detailed plan. That plan should describe the goal of the evaluation, the information needed, and the methods and analysis to be used. In addition, the plan should identify and address the concerns of stakeholders. A social worker should present information about the plan in a manner that the stakeholders can understand. This will help the social worker receive the support necessary for a successful evaluation. To prepare for this Assignment, identify a program evaluation you would like to conduct for a program with which you are familiar. Consider the details of the evaluation, including the purpose, specific questions to address, and type of information to collect. Then, consider the stakeholders that would be involved in approving that evaluation. Review the resources for samples of program evaluations. By Day 7 Submit the following: A 1-page stakeholder analysis that identifies the stakeholders, their role in the agency and any concerns that they might have about the proposed program evaluation A 2- to 3-page draft of the program evaluation plan to submit to the stakeholders that: Identifies the purpose of the evaluation Describes the questions that will be addressed and the type of information that will be collected Addresses the concerns of the stakeholders that you identified in your Stakeholder Analysis .

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Social workers often identify client problems that suggest the need for a new or more focused service. Rather than bemoaning the lack of resources, many social workers consider creating new services in the future. They might next imagine what an appropriate service or program would look like. This week, you generate a needs assessment plan for a program that meets an unmet need of your choice. To prepare for this Discussion, review the examples of needs assessments presented in both of the readings. Consider the elements of a needs assessment plan that you must include in your own plan. Assignment Post a needs assessment plan for a potential program of your choice that meets a currently unmet need. Describe the unmet need and how current information supports your position that a needs assessment is warranted. Identify the sources of information that you might use when conducting a needs assessment, including potential informants. Explain who among these potential informants would be valuable resources and why. Identify steps for obtaining credible, unbiased information. Be sure to cite course resources or other resources, such as those in the Walden Library, related to both the program idea and to approaches to needs assessments. Resource Dudley, J. R. (2014). Social work evaluation: Enhancing what we do . (2nd ed.) Chicago, IL: Lyceum Books. (For review) Chapter 6, “Needs Assessment” (pp. 107–142) Chapter 7, “Crafting Goals and Objectives” (pp. 144–164) Also see attached resources .

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Assignment: Capstone Project Part I: The Fundamentals The fundamentals of a strategic plan include the core values, mission, and vision which represent the organizational identification (ID). Your Assignment this week requires you to develop the organizational ID for your chosen Capstone Project agency, organization, or community. To prepare: Review Final Project: Developing a Strategic Plan –Part 1: The Fundamentals media in the Weekly Resources. To prepare for this Assignment, review your Discussion 2 post from Week 1. Research the core values, mission, and vision of your selected agency, organization, or community. In addition, consider the key stakeholders involved with the agency, both internally and externally, including other professions. Consider whether this agency addresses or supports the mental health and welfare or human rights of individuals. By Day 7 The Assignment (3–4 pages): For this Assignment, perform the following: Identify and describe the core values of the agency. Discuss the degree to which those core values are aligned with advocacy, leadership, or social change. State how those core values contribute to the well-being of individuals, groups, societies, or international communities. Identify and describe the mission of the agency, organization, or community. Evaluate whether the mission statement is aligned with the core values of the agency, organization, etc. Describe whether the mission statement promotes advocacy, leadership, or social change. Discuss whether the mission statement provides evidence of how the agency/organization contributes to the well-being of individuals, groups, societies, or international communities. Identify and describe the vision of the agency. Evaluate whether the vision is aligned with the core values of the agency, organization, etc. Describe whether the vision promotes advocacy, leadership, or social change. Discuss whether the vision provides evidence of how the agency/organization contributes to the well-being of individuals, groups, societies, or international communities. Identify and describe key stakeholders involved with the agency. Discuss whether each stakeholder is internal or external to the agency/organization. Describe the role each stakeholder has in the organization (i.e., leadership, management, staff, recipient of services, etc.). Discuss how each stakeholder can be an essential element for gathering information to develop the strategic plan. Support your Application Assignment, citing all resources in APA style, including those in the Learning Resources. Submission and Grading Information ...

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Data collection requires evaluators to consider a wide and diverse variety of data sources. These include both primary and secondary data sources. Data collection can significantly impact your evaluation project. Evaluators sometimes overlook problems where secondary data is involved and overlook the fact that data for comparison purposes can affect validity. The types of data in the Learning Resources are not meant to be exhaustive but are the most common types in program evaluation. To prepare for this Discussion, choose one of the cases provided, review the specified Learning Resources, and complete the corresponding prompts. Case 1 Steven Levitt, the author of Freakonomics, is exemplary in his ability to make data tell “stories.” Students of public administration and organizational behavior are familiar with the famous Hawthorne effect. Levitt and List’s (2009) reanalysis of the original Hawthorne study (which uses incomplete, archived, and secondary data) shows how management programs that were developed to increase worker productivity can be evaluated or reevaluated, even though the experiments were conducted almost a century ago. Post by Day 3 a description of at least two data collection problems that the reanalysis of Levitt and List might bring to the Hawthorne effect. Respond by Day 5 to two colleagues and explain whether the problems have to do with design or data collection. What other data collection problems could, in your view, also be important? Explain. Case 2 Barbara Geddes (1990) points out the pitfalls of selecting cases, units, or observations purely on the basis of the dependent variable. Post a brief explanation of the relevance of Barbara Geddes’ argument for program evaluation. Then, explain when a scenario of choosing cases solely on the dependent variable might be permissible. Provide a rationale for your explanations. •Langbein, L. (2012). Public program evaluation: A statistical guide (2nd ed.). Armonk, NY: ME Sharpe. ◦Chapter 7, “Designing Useful Surveys for Evaluation” (pp. 209–238) •McDavid, J. C., Huse, I., & Hawthorn, L. R. L. (2013). Program evaluation and performance measurement: An introduction to practice (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ◦Chapter 4, “Measurement for Program Evaluation and Performance Monitoring” (pp. 145–185) •Geddes, B. (1990). How the cases you choose affect the answers you get: Selection bias in comparative politics. Political Analysis, 2(1), 131–150. Retrieved from http://www.uky.edu/~clthyn2/PS671/Geddes_1990PA.pdf •Levitt, S., & List, J. (2009). Was there really a Hawthorne effect at the Hawthorne plant? An analysis of the original illumination experiments. Retrieved from http://www.nber.org/papers/w15016.pdf •Urban Institute. (2014). Outcome indicators project. Retrieved from http://www.urban.org/center/cnp/projects/outcomeindicators.cfm •Bamberger, M. (2010). Reconstructuring baseline data for impact evaluation and results measurement. Re.

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Page 1 of 7 Program Evaluation © 2013 Argosy University Overview of RAs RA 1: Human Service Needs Assessment Report Over the past two decades, the terms "accountability" and "program evaluation" have become the focus within the human services arena. Due to budgetary constraints and decrease in availability of public funding, the competition for scarce resources has increased. This increased competition has subjected human services agencies to an intense examination where requests for resources are scrutinized carefully. The first step to conducting a program evaluation is to conduct a needs assessment to determine and justify the reason for carrying out the evaluation of a particular program. A need can be defined as the gap between what is and what should be and can be experienced by an individual, a group, or an entire community. Tasks: Using at least 3–5 scholarly resources from the professional literature, research human service needs assessment. The literature may include the Argosy University online library resources, relevant textbooks, peer-reviewed journal articles, and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, .org, or .gov). Create a 7- to 9-page report in a Microsoft Word document, including the following: Identify a program at a social agency or other human services program to which you have access and provide a description of the organizational context including the mission and objectives of the program and why an evaluation is being considered. Conduct a needs assessment using concepts presented previously to confirm and explain the scope of the problem, the perceived versus actual gap in service, the affected population, whether the need is changing, and in what manner the need may be changing. Identify possible resources to meet the perceived needs. Discuss what existing resources can be used, what additional information would be needed, and what sources for obtaining data you would use. Identify the stakeholders who need to be included in the assessment and subsequent evaluation. Analyze the interpersonal, political, and ethical considerations of interacting with decision makers and stakeholders who may have conflicting priorities and determine strategies for reconciling those priorities. Submission Details: Save your report as M3_A2_Lastname_Firstname.doc. Include a title and reference page and apply APA standards to the citation of sources, including use of in-text citations and full references. By Module 3, Day 7, post your report to the M3 Assignment 2 RA 1 Dropbox. RA 1 is worth 200 points and will be graded according to the following rubric. Page 2 of 7 Program Evaluation © 2013 Argosy University 2 Overview of RAs Assignment Components Proficiency Score Identify a program at.

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To ensure the success of a program evaluation, a social worker must generate a specific detailed plan. That plan should describe the goal of the evaluation, the information needed, and the methods and analysis to be used. In addition, the plan should identify and address the concerns of stakeholders. A social worker should present information about the plan in a manner that the stakeholders can understand. This will help the social worker receive the support necessary for a successful evaluation. To prepare for this Assignment, identify a program evaluation you would like to conduct for a program with which you are familiar. Consider the details of the evaluation, including the purpose, specific questions to address, and type of information to collect. Then, consider the stakeholders that would be involved in approving that evaluation. Review the resources for samples of program evaluations. Submit the following: A 1-page stakeholder analysis that identifies the stakeholders, their role in the agency and any concerns that they might have about the proposed program evaluation A 2- to 3-page draft of the program evaluation plan to submit to the stakeholders that: Identifies the purpose of the evaluation Describes the questions that will be addressed and the type of information that will be collected Addresses the concerns of the stakeholders that you identified in your Stakeholder Analysis ...

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A stakeholder is "any person, community, or organization with a vested interest in a program; e.g., decision makers, partners, clients." (McKenzie, 2017, page 11) Stakeholders are more than just people who participate in the program; they are decision makers, implementers, partners, and other people who impact or are impacted by the program. In this Discussion, you will analyze different examples of health programs that have been evaluated and published. You will identify the stakeholders for the example programs and determine which purposes of evaluation apply. To prepare for this Discussion: Review the CDC’s Framework for Program Evaluation. Reflect on the steps and standards related to engaging stakeholders. Review the six purposes of evaluation in the McKenzie, Neiger, and Thackeray text. Think about which purposes apply to the example public health programs and why they are important. Review the Week 1 Health Program Articles (in the Learning Resources) and select one health program to address. Imagine who the stakeholders might be for your selected program. If the abstract does not list stakeholders specifically, you can suggest who might have been involved. Think about potential stakeholder expectations and how those expectations may influence the purposes of program evaluation. Review the Course Project Guidelines (in the Learning Resources). With these thoughts in mind: By Day 4 Post a comprehensive response to the following: Indicate which of the Health Program Articles you chose (see the Learning Resources). List the stakeholders within each of the following roles: Those involved in program operations Those served or affected by the program The primary users of the evaluation results Explain what different stakeholders may expect from the evaluation. Explain which of the six purposes of evaluation apply to the published program that you selected. Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources. Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings. .

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