Evaluation Resource Links

The Canadian Evaluation Society
www.evaluationcanada.ca
 
The American Evaluation Society
www.eval.org
 
The Evaluation Center at the Western Michigan University
www.wmich.edu/evalctr
 
Basic Guide to Program Evaluation (Written by Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD)
www.managementhelp.org/evaluatn/fnl_eval.htm
 
United Way - Outcome Measurement Resource Network
www.national.unitedway.org/outcomes/library
 
Harvard Family Research Project - The Evaluation Exchange (evaluation periodical)
www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/eval.html
 
TOTAL Non Profit Resources
www.tnpr.ca

The World Wide Evaluation Information Gateway
www.policy-evaluation.org

Books on Evaluation

Anderson, S.G. & Ball, S. (1978). The profession and practice of program evaluation. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Chelimsky, Eleanor & Shadish, William R (Eds.) (1997). Evaluation for the 21st century: A handbook. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Cook, D. C. & Campbell, D. T. (1979). Quasi-experimentation: Design and analysis issues for field settings. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Guba, Egon G. & Lincoln, Yvonna S. (1989). Fourth generation evaluation. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Love, A. (1995). Evaluation methods sourcebook II. Toronto, ON: Canadian Evaluation Society

Love, A. (1991). Evaluation methods sourcebook I. Toronto, ON: Canadian Evaluation Society

Ottawa-Carleton Health Department (1997). Program evaluation tool kit.

Owen, John M. & Rogers, Patricia (1999). Program evaluation: Forms and approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Patton, Michael Quinn (1997). Utilization-focused evaluation: The new century text (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Rossi, Peter H., Freeman, Howard E., & Lipsey, Mark W. (1999). Evaluation: A systematic approach (6th ed). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Scriven, Michael (1991). Evaluation thesaurus. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Shadish, William R., Jr., Cook, Thomas D., & Leviton, Laura C. (1991). Foundations of program evaluation: Theories of practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

United Way of America (1996). Measuring program outcomes: A practical approach. Alexandria, VA: United Way of America.

Weiss, Carol H. (1998). Evaluation (2nd ed). Prentice-Hall.

Wholey, Joseph S., Hatry, Harry P., & Newcomer, Kathryn E. (Eds.) (1994). Handbook of practical program evaluation. Jossey-Bass.

Worthen, Blaine R. (1996). Program evaluation : Alternative approaches and practical guidelines. Addison-Wesley.