Experimental Evaluation Design for Program Improvement

List of Boxes, Figures, and Tables
Volume Editors' Introduction
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 ? Introduction
The State of the Field
The Ethics of Experimentation
What This Book Covers
Questions and Exercises
Resources for Additional Learning
Chapter 2 ? Conceptual Framework: From Program Logic Model to Evaluation Logic Model
Program Logic Model
Evaluation Logic Model
Conclusion
Questions and Exercises
Resources for Additional Learning
Chapter 3 ? The Basic Experimental Design Defined
Random Assignment Explained
The Basic (Two-Armed) Experimental Design
To Have a Control Group or Not to Have A Control Group?
Questions and Exercises
Resources for Additional Learning
Chapter 4 ? Variants of the Experimental Design
Multi-Armed Designs
Factorial Designs
Multistage Designs
Staggered Introduction Designs
Blended Designs
Aligning Evaluation Design Options With Program Characteristics and Research Questions
Conclusion
Questions and Exercises
Chapter 5 ? Practical Considerations and Conclusion
Some Practical Considerations
Road Testing
Principles for Conducting High-Quality Evaluation
Questions and Exercises
Resources for Additional Learning
Appendix ? Doing the Math and Other Technical Considerations
Estimating Treatment Impacts
How to Interpret Results
Handling Treatment Group No-Shows and Control Group Crossovers
Subgroup Analyses
Conclusion
Questions and Exercises
Resources for Additional Learning
References
Glossary
Index