Program evaluation theory and practice :
Mertens, Donna M.
Program evaluation theory and practice : a comprehensive guide / Donna M. Mertens, Amy T. Wilson. - 1st ed. - New York, NY : Guilford Press, c2012. - 619 p. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The landscape of evaluation -- Introduction to evaluation: defining terms and ethical considerations -- Framing evaluation : paradigms, branches, and theories -- Historical and contemporary evaluation paradigms, branches, theories, and approaches -- The postpositivist paradigm and the methods branch -- The pragmatic paradigm and the use branch -- The constructivist paradigm and the values branch -- The transformative paradigm and the social justice branch -- Planning evaluations -- Working with stakeholders: establishing the context and the evaluand -- Evaluation purposes and questions -- Evaluation designs -- Data collection strategies and indicators -- Stakeholders, participants, and sampling -- Data analysis and interpretation -- Implementation in evaluation -- Communication and utilization of findings -- Meta-evaluation and project management -- Perennial and emerging issues in evaluation -- Glossary.
9781462503247 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9781462503155 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2011042703
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Social sciences--Research--Methodology.
H62 / .M42317 2012
361.2072
Program evaluation theory and practice : a comprehensive guide / Donna M. Mertens, Amy T. Wilson. - 1st ed. - New York, NY : Guilford Press, c2012. - 619 p. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The landscape of evaluation -- Introduction to evaluation: defining terms and ethical considerations -- Framing evaluation : paradigms, branches, and theories -- Historical and contemporary evaluation paradigms, branches, theories, and approaches -- The postpositivist paradigm and the methods branch -- The pragmatic paradigm and the use branch -- The constructivist paradigm and the values branch -- The transformative paradigm and the social justice branch -- Planning evaluations -- Working with stakeholders: establishing the context and the evaluand -- Evaluation purposes and questions -- Evaluation designs -- Data collection strategies and indicators -- Stakeholders, participants, and sampling -- Data analysis and interpretation -- Implementation in evaluation -- Communication and utilization of findings -- Meta-evaluation and project management -- Perennial and emerging issues in evaluation -- Glossary.
9781462503247 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9781462503155 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2011042703
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Social sciences--Research--Methodology.
H62 / .M42317 2012
361.2072