Staff Development Library Research Resources

Program Evaluation Kit

Contains 9 books written to guide and assist practitioners in planning and managing evaluations. It is designed to answer the hundreds of conceivable questions that a practicing evaluator might ask. Its practical, field-tested, step-by-step guides, offer detailed advice, clear definitions and useful procedures explained in non-technical language. Each of the following books in the kit can be used independently.

  • Herman, L.J., Morris, L.L. & Fitz-Gibbon, C. T. (1987). Evaluator’s Handbook. California: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • Stecher, B.M. & Davis, W.A. (1987). How to Focus an Evaluation. California: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • Fitz-Gibbon, C. T. & Morris, L. L. (1987). How to Design a Program Evaluation. California: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • King, J. A., Morris, L. L. & Fitz-Gibbon, C. T. (1987). How to Assess Program Implementation. California: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • Patton, M. Q. (1987). How to Use Qualitative Methods in Evaluation. California: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • Henerson, M. E., Morris, L. L. & Fitz-Gibbon, C. T. (1987). How to Measure Attitudes. California: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • Morris, L. L., Fitz-Gibbon, C. T. & Lindheim, E. (1987). How to Measure Performance and Use Tests. California: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • Fitz-Gibbon, C. T. & Morris, L. L. (1987). How to Analyze Data. California: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • Morris, L. L., Fitz-Gibbon, C. T. & Freeman, M.E. (1987). How to Communicate Evaluation Findings. California: Sage Publications, Inc.

The Survey Kit

Contains 10 books that guide practitioners to prepare and conduct surveys and to help them become better users of survey results. The primary goal of this resource is to enable users to prepare surveys and collect data that are accurate and useful for primarily practical purposes. These practical purposes overlap with the objectives of scientific research and so survey researchers will find the Kit useful.

  • Fink, A., (2003). The Survey Handbook. California: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • Fink, A., (2003). How to Ask Survey Questions. California: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • Bourque, L. B. & Fielder, E. P., (2003). How to Conduct Self-Administered and Mail Surveys. California: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • Bourque, L. B. & Fielder, E. P., (2003). How to Conduct Telephone Surveys. California: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • Oishi, S. M., (2003). How to Conduct In-Person Interviews for Surveys. California: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • Fink, A., (2003). How to Design Survey Studies. California: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • Fink, A., (2003). How to Sample in Surveys. California: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • Litwin, M. S., (2003). How to Assess and Interpret Survey Psychometrics. California: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • Fink, A., (2003). How to Manage, Analyze, and Interpret Survey Data. California: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • Fink, A., (2003). How to Report on Surveys. California: Sage Publications, Inc.

Other Resources

  • Creswell, J. W. (1998). Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • Denzin, N. K., & Lincoln, Y.S. (2000). The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research Third Edition. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • Maxwell, J. A. (2004). Qualitative Research Design. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • Patton, M. Q. (1990). Qualitative Evaluation and Research Methods. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • Project Maine Families. (1992). Focus Groups: An Effective Marketing Research Tool for Social Services Agencies.
  • Strauss, A. C. (1997). Grounded Theory in Practice. Newbury Park: CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • Yin, R. K. (2003). Case Study Research Design and Methods. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.