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Assignment -
Read the following section: "Social Work Research: Planning a Program Evaluation"
Discussion: Use of Group Designs in Program Evaluation
Group programs are common in social work. Just as with other types of programs, social workers must understand the options available to them and know how to select the appropriate research design.
For this Discussion, you evaluate group research design methods that can be used for an outcome evaluation of a foster parent training program. You also generate criteria to be measured in the program.
To prepare for this Discussion, review the "Social Work Research: Planning a Program Evaluation" case study in this week's resources, Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen S. (Eds.). (2014b). Social work case studies: Concentration year and the section of "Basic Guide to Outcomes-Based Evaluation for Nonprofit Organizations with Very Limited Resources", titled "Overview of Methods to Collect Information."
Assignment: Designing a Plan for Outcome Evaluation
Social workers can apply knowledge and skills learned from conducting one type of evaluation to others. Moreover, evaluations themselves can inform and com'plement each other throughout the life of a program. This week, you apply all that you have learned about program evaluation throughout this course to aid you in program evaluation.
To prepare for this Assignment, review "Basic Guide to Program Evaluation (Including Outcomes Evaluation)" from this week's resources, Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen S. (Eds.). (2014b). Social work case studies: Concentration year. Then, select a program that you would like to evaluate. You should build on work that you have done in previous assignments, but be sure to self-cite any written work that you have already submitted. Complete as many areas of the "Contents of an Evaluation Plan" as possible, leaving out items that assume you have already collected and analyzed the data.
Submit a 4- to 5-page paper that outlines a plan for a program evaluation focused on outcomes. Be specific and elaborate. Include the following information:
The purpose of the evaluation, including specific questions to be answered.
The outcomes to be evaluated.
The indicators or instruments to be used to measure those outcomes, including the strengths and limitations of those measures to be used to evaluate the outcomes.
A rationale for selecting among the six group research designs.
The methods for collecting, organizing and analyzing data.
Required Readings - Dudley, J. R. (2014). Social work evaluation: Enhancing what we do. (2nd ed.) Chicago, IL: Lyceum Books.
Chapters 9, "Is the Intervention Effective?" (pp. 213-250)
Chapter 10, "Analyzing Evaluation Data" (pp. 255-275)
McNamara, C. (2006a). Contents of an evaluation plan. In Basic guide to program evaluation (including outcomes evaluation).
McNamara, C. (2006b). Reasons for priority on implementing outcomes-based evaluation.In Basic guide to outcomes-based evaluation for nonprofit organizations with very limited resources.
Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen S. (Eds.). (2014b). Social work case studies: Concentration year. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].
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