Briefly explain what a social program evaluation is. Make sure to address the separate issues of "what is program evaluation" in addition to "what is a social program." Program evaluation is the research methods that investiagates programs and design Program that will improve social conditions. Program evaluation to my understanding is the use of research methods, i.e surveys or observations that will help in evaluating where there are issues of effectiveness and or efficienty within the programs. Social program are programs that are organized and planned to keep working on the problem and improving the conditions.
b. Summarize the history of program evaluation as you pay special attention to the changing role of government in serving the needs of citizens since 1930. In your summary be sure to include the following: Social program and evaluation has developed greatly. We can look back to world war 1 and the public health system. A important time was around the 1930s health system. An early example of social program we can look at the from the assigned reading where the british captian was evaluating his saliors and noticed the deficient of vitamin c and studied both recieveing a special diet while other received their normal diet. The captain was basically evaluating the saliors and the problem and testing with an exiprement to see what works and what does not. a brief characterization of at least three influences that gave new impetus for social program evaluation (for example, the New Deal, growth after World War II, the Great Society and the War on Poverty, a conservative shift in politics which led to greater skepticism about costs versus benefits of social programs, etc.), I am going to look at the New Deal, * a brief characterization of the state of the field of social program evaluation research today. When it comes to today and social program evaluation research we can look at a few things. There are lacks of funds in to conduct some researches, this can be a major problem as well as not having proper qualifications Budgets can add constaints to programs therefor today affect evaluation of programs.

Application of social research methodology to the study of social behavior and social phenomena inherent to social programs | Evaluation of the “effectiveness” of social programs in relation to the need for the social program, program design, program implementation and service delivery, program impact or outcomes, and/or program efficiency. | Balancing the political and/or organizational context with needs for social scientific rigor in conducting evaluation research | Having the purpose of collecting information in order to engage in social action that improves social conditions | Multi-layered certifications and licensures within the field of evaluation research and program evaluation |

c. Identify and characterize the four defining characteristics of program evaluation as they are discussed in this chapter by Rossi and his colleagues. Application of social research methods