With a focus on how to improve the effectiveness and cultural competence of clinical services and research, this volume synthesizes current knowledge on both the physical and psychological health of African Americans today. It is suitable for graduate students, practitioners, and researchers in clinical psychology, counseling, and public health.
Anticipating Surprise and Responding to the Inevitable
Unexpected events during an evaluation all too often send evaluators into crisis mode. This book provides a systematic framework for diagnosing, anticipating, accommodating, and reining in costs of evaluation 'surprises'.
Applying Complexity Concepts to Enhance Innovation and Use
Developmental evaluation (DE) offers a powerful approach to monitoring and supporting social innovations by working in partnership with program decision makers. In this book, eminent authority Michael Quinn Patton shows how to conduct evaluations within a DE framework.
Applying Complexity Concepts to Enhance Innovation and Use
Developmental evaluation (DE) offers a powerful approach to monitoring and supporting social innovations by working in partnership with program decision makers. In this book, eminent authority Michael Quinn Patton shows how to conduct evaluations within a DE framework.
Ideal for use in graduate courses or by practicing researchers and evaluators, the author puts the research problem at center stage, showing how mixed methods designs can fruitfully address different types of research questions.
Winner of the 2011 Special Career Award in Qualitative Inquiry from the International Congress for Qualitative Inquiry! This book provides invaluable guidance for thinking through and planning a qualitative study. Rather than offering recipes for specific techniques, master storyteller Robert Stake stimulates readers to discover "how things work" ......
Winner of the 2011 Special Career Award in Qualitative Inquiry from the International Congress for Qualitative Inquiry! This book provides invaluable guidance for thinking through and planning a qualitative study. Rather than offering recipes for specific techniques, master storyteller Robert Stake stimulates readers to discover "how things work" ......
Ideal for use in graduate courses or by practicing researchers and evaluators, the author puts the research problem at center stage, showing how mixed methods designs can fruitfully address different types of research questions.
Few behavioral or health science studies proceed seamlessly. This guide presents vignettes of obstacles on the bumpy road of research and offers feasible, easy-to-implement solutions.
