LibGuides: PUB-5009: Public Program Evaluation: Week 4 Resources

Week 4 Resources

Data-Driven Policy Impact Evaluation: How Access to Microdata is Transforming Policy Design
Crato, N., & Paruolo, P. (2019). Data-driven policy impact evaluation: How access to microdata is transforming policy design (1st ed.).
This textbook chapter introduces a range of data that can be collected to support program evaluations and policy assessments.
Identifying Principles for the Design of Robust Impact Evaluation Frameworks for Nature-Based Solutions in Cities
Dumitru, A., Frantzeskaki, N., & Collier, M. (2020). Identifying principles for the design of robust impact evaluation frameworks for nature-based solutions in cities. Environmental Science & Policy, 112, 107–116.
This scholarly paper reviews the literature on evaluations of nature-based programs seeking to address urban problems and improve public health and wellness.
Evaluation Designs
Mertens, D. M., & Wilson, A. T. (2019). Evaluation designs. In Program evaluation theory and practice: A comprehensive guide (2nd ed., pp. 49-54; pp. 287-333). The Guilford Press.
Read chapter 9. This section's introduction and chapter describe research design alignment with evaluation planning.

Rossi, P. H., Lipsey, M. W., & Henry, G. T. (2019). Planning an evaluation. In Evaluation: A systematic approach (pp. 265-290). SAGE.

Chapter 11 of this book describes best practices in planning a program evaluation.

Access your Redshelf book in the Getting Started module of the course or click on Bookshelf in the top navigation bar of the course.

Family Resource Center Program Evaluation Report
2019 Family Resource Center Annual Report. 2019 FRC Annual Report_FINAL_9-10-20.pdf | Mass.gov. (2020).
This report provides an example of a program evaluation for family resource center programs in the state of Massachusetts.