Social Work

This edition includes the fundamental tools that are needed in order for social workers to fully appreciate and understand how case- and program-level evaluations will help them to increase their effectiveness as contemporary data-driven practitioners.

The Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation provides tools for managers and evaluators to address questions about the performance of public and nonprofit programs. Integrating authoritative, high-level information with practicality and readability, this guide provides tools and processes to analyze a program's operations and outcomes.

Effective Implementation in Practice: Integrating Public Policy and Management presents an instrumental approach to implementation analysis. Case studies enable readers to identify key intervention points, become more strategic, and improve outcomes.

Collecting Qualitative Data: A Field Manual for Applied Research provides a step-by-step guide to collecting and managing qualitative data.

Editor Hilary Bradbury has developed the third edition to take an international approach to the topic of action research. This volume is a resource for scholars and professionals engaged in social and political inquiry, organizational research and education.