LibGuides: PUB-5009: Public Program Evaluation: Week 8 Resources

Week 8 Resources

Kids Don’t Float...and Their Parents Don’t Either: Using a Family-Centered Approach in Alaska’s Kids Don’t Float Program
Bauer, M. E. E., Giles, A. R., Marianayagam, J., & Toth, K. M. (2020). Kids don’t float...and their parents don’t either: Using a family-centered approach in Alaska’s kids don’t float program. International Journal of Aquatic Research & Education, 12(4), 1–5.
Perennial and Emerging Issues in Evaluation
Mertens, D. M., & Wilson, A. T. (2019). Perennial and emerging issues in evaluation. In Program evaluation theory and practice: A comprehensive guide (2nd ed., pp. 523-541). The Guilford Press.
Chapter 15 considers the issues and trends that will impact program evaluation in the future.
The Social and Political Context of Evaluation
Rossi, P. H., Lipsey, M. W., & Henry, G. T. (2019). The social and political context of evaluation. In Evaluation: A systematic approach (pp. 291-315). SAGE.
Chapter 12 of this book discusses elements of the social context for program evaluation and considers the future impacts on the discipline.

The Social and Political Context of Evaluation

Rossi, P. H., Lipsey, M. W., & Henry, G. T. (2019). The social and political context of evaluation. In Evaluation: A systematic approach (pp. 291-315). SAGE.

Chapter 12 of this book discusses elements of the social context for program evaluation and considers the future impacts on the discipline.

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

Tedtalks: David R. Williams—How Racism Makes Us Sick

Films Media Group. (2017). Tedtalks: David R. Williams—how racism makes us sick. Films On Demand.

This video presents insights about the impacts of inequality on society, which will inform program evaluation in the future.