PERn4208 Evaluation research

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2024

The course is not taught in Autumn 2024

Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Ondřej Hora, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Pavel Horák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Miroslav Suchanec, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Ondřej Hora, Ph.D.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites
Introduction to the Methodology of Social Studies, Statistical Analysis
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course aims to introduce students to the merits and relevance of evaluation research as a social science that serves to evaluate various aspects of programs in social policy and human resource development. Three main domains are covered. The first domain aims to the evaluation research definition and its key characteristics. The second domain concerns choosing an appropriate approach to evaluation, based on the evaluation criteria, the purpose and contents of social programs and context of the situation. The third domain introduces students to evaluation procedures, including practical aspects of evaluation in the concrete approaches.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to: • understand the merits of evaluation • formulate reasoned decisions about apropriate research aproach and methodology. • conduct selected analytical approaches in the evaluation
Syllabus
  • Contents of the course:
  • Introduction to evaluation
  • Introduction to the theory of evaluation
  • Theoretically driven evaluation: logic model and program theory.
  • Needs assessment and ex-ante evaluation.
  • Process evaluation: theory and approaches
  • Process evaluation – methodology, fieldwork, and implementation aspects
  • Program monitoring
  • Impact evaluation I. (contra factual approach)
  • Impact evaluation II (mixed strategy)
  • Seminar I.
  • Seminar II.
  • Seminar III.
Literature
    required literature
  • ROSSI, Peter H. and Mark W. LIPSEY. Evaluation : a systematic approach. Edited by Howard E. Freeman. 7th ed. Thousand Oaks: Sage, 2004, x, 470. ISBN 0761908943. info
  • CHEN, Huey-tsyh. Theory-driven evaluations. Newbury Park, Calif.: Sage Publications, 1990, 326 p. ISBN 0803958994. info
  • CHEN, Huey T. Practical program evaluation : theory-driven evaluation and the integrated evaluation perspective. Second edition. Los Angeles: Sage, 2015, xix, 443. ISBN 9781412992305. info
  • CRONBACH, Lee J. and Karen SHAPIRO. Designing evaluations of educational and social programs. First edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass publishers, 1982, xxiv, 374. ISBN 0875895255. info
  • WORTHEN, Blaine R., James R. SANDERS and Jody L. FITZPATRICK. Program evaluation : alternative approaches and practical guidelines. 3rd ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2004, xv, 555. ISBN 0321077067. info
  • PATTON, Michael Quinn. Utilization-focused evaluation. 4th ed. Los Angeles etc.: Sage, 2008, xx, 667. ISBN 9781412958615. info
  • PATTON, Michael Quinn. Qualitative research & evaluation methods : integrating theory and practice. Fourth edition. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE, 2015, xxi, 806. ISBN 9781412972123. info
  • SAUNDERS, Ruth P. Implementation monitoring & process evaluation. Los Angeles: Sage, 2016, xx, 323. ISBN 9781483308098. info
  • Wholey J.S. Improving Performance and Accountability. In. Donaldson S., Scriven M. Evaluating Social Programs and Problems
  • HORA, Ondřej, Miroslav SUCHANEC and Martin ŽIŽLAVSKÝ. Evaluační výzkum (Evaluation Research). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 112 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6886-5. info
  • Ragin, C. C. 1987. The Comparative Method: Moving Beyond Qualitative and Quantitative Strategies. University of California Press.
    recommended literature
  • • Rubin, A. 2008. Critically Appraising Qualitative Studies. In: Practicioners Guide to Using Research for Evidence Based Practice. Hoboken: Wiley and sons. 204-218.
  • Hatry, H. 1999, What types of information should be tracked? In: Hatry, H. 1999. Performance Measurement: Getting Result. Washington, DC: Urban Institute Press.
  • Rihoux, B. a Ragin, C. Configurational comparative methods: qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) and related techniques. Thousand Oaks: Sage, c2009. Applied social research methods series. ISBN 978-1-4129-4235-5.
  • Suchanec, M. Využití Booleho přístupu v komparativní analýze: příklad srovnání 27 zemí EU z hlediska zaměstnanosti žen. Fórum sociální politiky, Praha: VÚPSV v.v.i., 2011, roč. 5, č. 4, s. 17-19. ISSN 1802-5854
  • GRINNELL, Richard M., Peter GABOR and Yvonne A. UNRAU. Program evaluation for social workers : foundations of evidence-based programs. 8th edition. New York: Oxford university press, 2019, xi, 451. ISBN 9780190916510. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, individual and group projects, homeworks, formative feedback during seminars, presentation of projects.
Assessment methods
Final written exam (test), three seminar works, and feedback including assesment on those works.
Language of instruction
Czech
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