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A practical guide to social service evaluation.


092506582X

A practical guide to social service evaluation.

Brun, Carl F.

Lyceum Lyceum, gymnasium near ancient Athens
Lyceum (līsē`əm), gymnasium near ancient Athens. There Aristotle taught; hence the extension of the term lyceum to Aristotle's school of philosophers, the Peripatetics.
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2005

229 pages

$44.95

Paperback

HV40

Brun (social work, Wright State U.) explains how research, theory and practice work together in evaluating the efficiency, effectiveness and empathy of social service agencies and institutions through reflective and procedural journal activities. Using an evaluation decision-making model throughout, Brun analyzes the scope and purpose of evaluation, the process of negotiating with stakeholders Stakeholders

All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government.
 as part of the politics of evaluation, the process of combining values, theory and data, and coming full circle by creating the final report. Brun includes the Code of Ethics Code of Ethics can refer to:
  • Ethical code, a code of professional responsibility, noting what behaviors are "ethical".
  • Code of Ethics (band), a 90's Christian New Wave/Pop band
 approved by the National Association of Social Workers The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world, with 150,000 members. The NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional  for evaluations and research in his appendices.

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