Books and Reports – Federal Evaluators

American Evaluation Association. An Evaluation Roadmap for a More Effective Government. Revised September 2019. https://www.eval.org/Portals/0/Docs/AEA%20Evaluation%20Roadmap%202019%20Update%20FINAL.pdf

Bamberger, M., J. Rugh, and L. Mabry. RealWorld Evaluation: Working Under Budget, Time, Data, and Political Constraints, Second Edition. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, 2011.
See http://www.realworldevaluation.org/ for related materials.
Bickman, L. and D.J. Rog, eds. The SAGE Handbook of Applied Social Research Methods, 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, 2009.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health,” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) 48, no. RR-11 (1999). See http://www.cdc.gov/eval/framework/index.htm
Chinman, M., P. Imm, and A. Wandersman. Getting to Outcomes 2004: Promoting Accountability Through Methods and Tools for Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation. RAND Corporation Technical Report TR-101-CDC:2004. Available by web only at http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR101.html

Denzin, N. K., and Y. S. Lincoln, eds. The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research, 4th ed. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, 2011.

Fitzpatrick, J. L., J. R. Sanders, and B. R. Worthen. Program Evaluation: Alternative Approaches and Practical Guidelines, 4th ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2011.
Frechtling, J. The 2002 User-Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation, prepared for the National Science Foundation, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, Division of Research, Evaluation, and Communication. Washington, D.C.: National Science Foundation, January 2002. http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2002/nsf02057/start.htm.

Hatry, H. Performance Measurement: Getting Results, 2nd ed. Washington, D.C.: Urban Institute Press, 2007. http://webarchive.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=211405
Hatry, H., and E. Davies. A Guide to Data-Driven Performance Reviews. Washington, D.C.: IBM Center for the Business of Government, 2011. http://www.urban.org/research/publication/guide-data-driven-performance-reviews
Her Majesty’s Treasury. The Magenta Book: Guidance for Evaluation. London: April 2011. http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/data_magentabook_index.htm

International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions, Working Group on Program Evaluations. Program Evaluation for SAIs: A Primer. July 2010. http://program-evaluation.ccomptes.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=15&Itemid=4&lang=en

Lopez-Acevedo, G., P. Krause, and K. Mackay. Building Better Policies: The Nuts and Bolts of Monitoring and Evaluation Systems. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 2012. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/6015

Macoubrie, J. and C. Harrison. Human Services Research Dissemination: What Works? OPRE Report #2013-09, Washington, D.C.: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2013. http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/resource-library/search?topic[2885]=2885
Mark, M. M., G. T. Henry, and G. Julnes. Evaluation: An Integrated Framework for Understanding, Guiding, and Improving Policies and Programs. San Francisco, Calif.: Jossey-Bass, 2000.
Mathison, S., ed. Encyclopedia of Evaluation. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, 2005.

Newcomer, K. E., H. P. Hatry, and J. S. Wholey. Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation, 4th ed. San Francisco, Calif.: Jossey-Bass, 2015.

Patton, M. Q. Developmental Evaluation: Applying Complexity Concepts to Enhance Innovation and Use. New York: Guilford Press, 2011.
Patton, M. Q. Utilization-Focused Evaluation: The New Century Text, 4th ed. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, 2008.
Posavac, E. J. Program Evaluation: Methods and Case Studies, 8th ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 2011.

Rossi, P. H., M. W. Lipsey, and H. E. Freeman. Evaluation: A Systematic Approach, 7th ed. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, 2004.
Ruegg, R., and G. Jordan. Overview of Evaluation Methods for R&D Programs: A Directory of Evaluation Methods Relevant to Technology Development Programs. U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, March 2007. https://energy.gov/eere/analysis/program-evaluation-eere-resource-documents

Shadish, W.R., T.D. Cook, and D.T. Campbell, Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Generalized Causal Inference. Boston, Mass.: Houghton-Mifflin, 2002.
Shaw, I. F., J. C. Greene, and M. M. Mark. The SAGE Handbook of Evaluation. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, 2006.
Stufflebeam, D. L., and A. J. Shinkfield. Evaluation Theory, Models & Applications. San Francisco, Calif.: Jossey Bass, 2007.

Tashakkori, A., and C. Teddlie. SAGE Handbook of Mixed Methods in Social & Behavioral Research, 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, 2010.

United Nations Evaluation Group. Impact Evaluation in UN Agency Evaluation Systems: Guidance on Selection, Planning and Management. August 2013. http://www.uneval.org/document/detail/1434
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. The Program Manager’s Guide to Evaluation, Second Edition. Washington, D.C.: 2010. http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/research/project/the-program-managers-guide-to-evaluation

W. K. Kellogg Foundation. W. K. Kellogg Foundation Evaluation Handbook. Battle Creek, Mich.: updated January 2004. http://www.wkkf.org/knowledge-center/resources/2010/W-K-Kellogg-Foundation-Evaluation-Handbook.aspx.
Weiss, C. H. Evaluation, 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1998.

Yarbrough, D. B., L. M. Shulha, R. K. Hopson, and F. A. Caruthers. The Program Evaluation Standards: A Guide for Evaluators and Evaluation Users, 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, 2011. Produced under the oversight of the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation. http://www.jcsee.org/program-evaluation-standards