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FROM CVR TO CVR: Evaluating and Reviewing Children’s Books

An invaluable resource for professionals who wish to write book evaluations—and for all serious fans of children’s literature! This revised edition of From Cover to Cover offers a fresh, up-to-date look at some of the best examples of children’s literature and also includes practical advice on how to write clearly articulated, […]

The Prospective Spouse Checklist: Evaluating Your Potential Partner

The institution of marriage is under quiet, but relentless, attack. Divorce now destroys 50 percent of marriages. Isabelle and Robert Fox, seek to help men and women make more intelligent selections of their spouses. The Prospective Spouse Checklist provides couples on the marriage path with solid, common sense tips and […]

Evaluating Public and Community Health Programs

A practical introduction to participatory program evaluation Evaluating Public and Community Health Programs provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of evaluation, with a participatory model that brings stakeholders together for the good of the program. Linking community assessment, program implementation, and program evaluation, this book emphasizes practical, […]

Definition: A practical guide to constructing and evaluating definitions of terms

Definitions matter. They determine who can get married, when the organs of a “dead” person can be harvested for transplants, what counts as a planet, the unemployment rate, and more. Definition proposes criteria and guidelines for constructing and evaluating definitions, with reference to the definer’s basic purpose (reporting, stipulating, or […]