{"product_id":"9780387928210","title":"Communimetrics: A Communication Theory of Measurement in Human Service Settings","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCommunimetrics: A Communication Theory of Measurement in Human Service Settings\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eLyons, John S.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeasurement in human services means one thing: how well the effort serves clients. But the data doesn’t exist in a vacuum and must be communicated clearly between provider and client, provider and management, and across systems. During the past decade, innovative communimetric measures have helped more than 50,000 professionals worldwide in health care, justice, and business settings deliver findings that enhance communication on all sides. Now, the theory and methods behind this fast-paced innovation are available in this informative volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCommunimetrics\u003c\/em\u003e presents information in an accessible style, and its model of measurement as communication bolsters transparency and ease of interpretation without sacrificing validity or reliability. It conveys a deep appreciation for the unique position of service delivery systems at the intersection between science and management (and between quality and quantity), and shows readers how to create measures that can be used immediately to translate findings into practical action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis must-have volume offers readers the tools for understanding—and applying—this cutting-edge innovation by providing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe theoretical base for communimetrics.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractical illustrations comparing communimetrics with traditional methods. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuidelines for designing communimetric measures and evaluating their reliability and validity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed examples of three widely used communimetric measures—the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS), the INTERMED, and the Entrepreneurial League System Assessment as well as detailed explanations for how they are used and why they work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApplications used in a range of settings, including children’s services, adult mental health, services for the aging, and business and organizational development.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCommunimetrics\u003c\/em\u003e provides a wealth of real-world usesto a wide professional audience, including program evaluators, quality management professionals, enterprise managers, teachers of field research methods, and professionals involved in measurement and management design. It also makes an exceptionally useful text for program evaluation courses. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2009-07-15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780387928210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-0-387-92822-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 224\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47391301238924,"sku":"9780387928210","price":80.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780387928210.jpg?v=1775763724","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780387928210","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}