Designing and Managing Programs: An Effectiveness-Based Approach Book

List of Tables and Figures Preface Part I. Assessing Current Practices
1. Contemporary Issues in Social Service Program Planning and Administration Part II. Problem Analysis/Needs Assessment
2. The Contribution of Theory to Program Planning
3. Understanding Social Problems
4. Needs Assessment: Theoretical Considerations
5. Needs Assessment: Approaches to Measurement Part III. Planning, Designing, and Tracking the Intervention
6. Selecting the Appropriate Intervention Strategy
7. Setting Goals and Objectives
8. Designing Effective Programs
9. Using Management Information Part IV. Calculating the Value and Cost of the Intervention
10. Performance Measurement, Monitoring, and Program Evaluation
11. Impact Program Evaluation and Hypothesis Testing
12. Budgeting for Financial Control, Management, and Planning
13. Developing Line-Item, Functional, and Program Budgeting Systems Afterword: Implementing Effectiveness-Based Program Planning: Practical Implications Author Index Subject Index About the Authors