Social psychology and evaluation
This compelling work brings together leading social psychologists and evaluators to explore the intersection of these two fields and how their theory, practices, and research findings can enhance each other. An ideal professional reference or student text, the book examines how social psychological...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Guilford Press
c2011.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798192806719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface; Contents; I. Background, History, and Overview; Editors' Introductory Comments to Chapter 1; 1. The Past, the Present, and Possible Futures of Social Psychology and Evaluation; Social Psychology, and Evaluation, Defined; A Brief and Selective History; The Present; Alternative Futures for the Social Psychology- Evaluation Intersection; Appendix 1.1. Overview of Selected Methods and Concepts; Notes; References; Editors' Concluding Comments to Chapter 1; II. Social Psychological Theories as Global Guides to Program Design and Program Evaluation
- Editors' Introductory Comments to Chapter 22. The Social and Policy Impact of Social Cognitive Theory; Health Promotion Systems Founded on Self- Regulation Principles; Macrosocial Applications Addressing Urgent Global Problems; Sociocognitive Model for Effecting Societywide Changes; Elements of Enabling Serials; Global Applications; Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Editors' Concluding Comments to Chapter 2; Editors' Introductory Comments to Chapter 3; 3. Behavioral Interventions: Design and Evaluation Guided by the Theory of Planned Behavior; The Theory of Planned Behavior
- The Cognitive Foundation of BehaviorConstructing a Standard TPB Questionnaire; Understanding Prevailing Behavior Patterns; Background Factors; Behavioral Interventions; Targeting an Intervention; Deliberation versus Implementation; Intervention Strategies; Evaluating Effectiveness of Behavioral Interventions; Summary and Conclusions; Notes; Recommended Readings; References; Editors' Concluding Comments to Chapter 3; Editors' Introductory Comments to Chapter 4; 4. Using Program Theory to Link Social Psychology and Program Evaluation
- A Personal Voyage from Social Psychology, to Evaluation, and Back to Social Psychological TheoryBasic Psychological Research and the Real World; The Change Model; The Action Model; The Evaluation; Summary; Acknowledgment; Recommended Readings; References; Editors' Concluding Comments to Chapter 4; Editors' Introductory Comments to Chapter 5; 5. Theory- Driven Evaluation Science and Applied Social Psychology: Exploring the Intersection; Contemporary Evaluation Practice; Evaluation Theory; Theory- Driven Evaluation Science; Applied Social Psychology
- A Sobering Example: D.A.R.E., an Idea That Deserved to Be Right but Wasn'tUsing Program Theory- Driven Evaluation Science to Advance Applied Social Psychology; Using Methods of Social Psychology to Improve Theory- Driven Evaluation Science; Concluding Comment; References; Editors' Concluding Comments to Chapter 5; III. Implications of Social Psychological Theory and Research for Meeting the Challenges of Evaluation Practice; Editors' Introductory Comments to Chapter 6; 6. Planning the Future and Assessing the Past: Temporal Biases and Debiasing in Program Evaluation
- Temporal Biases and Program Evaluation
