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Author
Publisher
Sage Pub
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
Why do we have evaluation? Is evaluation a discipline? How much impact does evaluation have on government, education, or politics? Can social problems, such as poverty, be solved like engineering problems by the application of resources and intelligence? By exploring how evaluation has evolved as a discipline, science, and profession, House examines how evaluation impacts modern societies and the issues that this impact (social force) raises for evaluators....
Author
Publisher
The National Academies Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"The U.S. government supports programs to combat global HIV/AIDS through an initiative that is known as the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). This initiative was originally authorized in the U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 and focused on an emergency response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic to deliver lifesaving care and treatment in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with the highest burdens...
34) The manager's guide to program evaluation: planning, contracting, and managing for useful results
Author
Publisher
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Practitioner's Guide to Using Research for Evidence-Based Practice gives practical guidance on how to integrate research appraisal into evidence-based endeavors to ensure the best client care." "This book presents knowledge you need about various research designs and methods so that when engaging in the evidence-based practice (EBP) process you can: determine which interventions, programs, policies, and assessment tools are supported by the best...
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The psychological toll of war is vast, and the social costs of war's psychiatric casualties extend even further. Yet military mental health care suffers from extensive waiting lists, organizational scandals, spikes in veteran suicide, narcotic overprescription, shortages of mental health professionals, and inadequate treatment. The prevalence of conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder is often underestimated, and there remains entrenched...