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		Program Evaluation for Exercise Leaders Book (Copyright 1998, 168 pages) Price: $34.00 # HK-0-88011-709-5

Program Evaluation for Exercise Leaders is a valuable resource that guides exercise leaders step-by-step through evaluation in areas such as project planning and data collection, analysis, and interpretation. This manual presents concepts in non technical language and focuses on a practical application of evaluation techniques.

Special tools to assist you include the following:

• 9 scenarios that illustrate the usefulness of evaluation for different programs with diverse clientele
• a 12-step guide for conducting focus groups
• 17 worksheets and prototypes developed specifically for collecting and assessing data for exercise programs

Program Evaluation for Exercise Leaders begins by exploring the reasons program evaluation is critical. You'll learn to examine, streamline, and improve your record systems to collect the best available information. This resource also addresses the challenges exercise leaders face in attracting and retaining clients and tailoring services to meet needs and expectations.

Next, the book details various approaches to program evaluation including needs assessment, formative, implementation, process, outcome, and cost evaluation. This resource also provides practical guidelines to help you select the tools to obtain credible information and the approach best suited to your program's needs.

Finally, the book covers the mechanics of evaluation and helps you get started. Obtaining client consent, conducting focus groups, and managing information are just a few of the topics covered. Exercise practitioners also will learn how to interpret and document data as well as various methods of presenting the findings.

Program Evaluation for Exercise Leaders is a self-contained resource that clearly addresses every step of program evaluation. You'll acquire the necessary skills to conduct your own evaluations, and return to this resource time and again as you continuously fine-tune your program.

Anita Myers, PhD, is the Associate Chair of the Department of Health Studies and Gerontology at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario. She also is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario. She works closely with the Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging located at the University of Western Ontario in developing and evaluating leadership training and program delivery models.

Myers has also worked with rehabilitation specialists evaluating programs for injured workers and self-management programs for persons with chronic illness. She has directed program evaluations from the grassroots to the national level. Although specializing in exercise programming, she has also conducted broader evaluations of worksite health promotion programs. She has published numerous articles, including several outcome measures.

Myers currently serves on the editorial boards of the Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation and the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. She is also on the research advisory committee of the Active Living Coalition for Older Adults. She served as Chair of Professional Development and Vice President of the Canadian Evaluation Society between 1993 and 1997. In 1997, she received the Contribution to Evaluation in Canada award. She regularly teaches courses in program evaluation at the undergraduate and graduate levels and had delivered over 30 workshops and in-service training seminars on program evaluation to health professions, including exercise leaders and rehabilitation therapists.

• Tool Kit: Worksheet Finder
• Part I. Why Evaluate Exercise Programs?
  • Chapter 1. Making the Case for Evaluation
    • Getting to Know Your Stakeholders
    • Learning Through Scenarios
    • Demystifying Program Evaluation
    • Applying Research and Programming Guidelines
    • Summary
    • Working Exercises
  • Chapter 2. Tailoring Recruitment and Delivery Strategies
    • Targeting Exercise Services
    • Population Patterns and Projections
    • Challenges in Market Segmentation
    • Factors Influencing Program Adoption
    • Factors Influencing Program Adherence
    • Summary
    • Working Exercises
  • Chapter 3. Customizing Your Client-Information Systems
    • Head Counts
    • Aggregate User Rates
    • Client Profiles
    • Client-Satisfaction Surveys
    • Summary
    • Working Exercises
• Part II. Evaluation Planning
  • Chapter 4. Focusing Your Evaluation Activities
    • Needs Assessment
    • Formative Evaluation
    • Implementation Evaluation
    • Process Evaluation
    • Outcome Evaluation
    • Cost Analysis
    • Formulating Program Goals and Objectives
    • Developing a Program Logic Model
    • Summary
    • Working Exercises
  • Chapter 5. Selecting Your Evaluation Tools
    • Feasibility
    • Acceptability
    • Credibility
    • Existing Records
    • Observation
    • Questionnaires
    • Interviews
    • Focus Groups
    • Fitness and Performance Measures
    • Self-Report Scales
    • Pilot Testing
    • Recommended Strategies for Evaluation
    • Summary
    • Working Exercises
• Part III. Getting Started
  • Chapter 6. Collecting Basic Evaluation Information
    • Obtaining Participant Consent
    • Profiling Your Clientele
    • Tracking Participation Rates
    • Contacting and Assessing Absentees
    • Obtaining Client Feedback Through Focus Groups
    • Assessing Client Outcomes
    • Summary
  • Chapter 7. Interpreting and Using Evaluation Information
    • Managing Information
    • Data Coding and Entry
    • Analyzing Quantitative Data
    • Analyzing Qualitative Data
    • Reporting and Presenting Findings
    • Summary
• References
• Index

Resource for profit and non profit exercise and activity program leaders, fitness specialists, program directors, community recreation specialists, and senior exercise programs. Text for exercise, health, recreation, and therapeutic sciences.

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