TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mertens,Donna M.
AU  - Wilson,Amy T.
TI  - Program evaluation theory and practice: a comprehensive guide 
SN  - 9781462503247 (hbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - H62 .M42317 2012
U1  - 361.2072 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Guilford Press
KW  - Evaluation research (Social action programs)
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Research
KW  - Methodology
N1  - 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
ER  -