Informing federal policies on evaluation methodology
Subtitle: building the evidence base for method choice in government sponsored evaluation
By: George Julnes, Debra J. Rog, editors
Contributors: American Evaluation Association
Series: New directions for evaluation -- no. 113
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2007
Place of publication: San Francisco, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 154
Subjects: Evaluation research (Social action programs); Evaluation; Policy sciences; Social policy
Other titles: Building the evidence base for method choice in government sponsored evaluation
Notes: "A publication of Jossey-Bass and the American Evaluation Association"--Cover.

"Spring 2007."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Factors influencing the choice of methods in federal evaluation practice  -- Eleanor Chelimsky; title: Looking at the evidence : what variations in practice might indicate  -- Lois-ellin Datta; title: Encouraging the flight of error : ethical standards, evidence standards, and randomized trials  -- Robert Boruch; title: Adding new dimensions to case study evaluations : the case of evaluating comprehensive reforms  -- Robert K. Yin, Darnella Davis; title: Methods for evidence-based practice : quantitative synthesis of single-subject designs  -- William R. Shadish, David M. Rindskopf; title: Method choice : five discussant commentaries  -- Jennifer C. Greene ... [et al.]; title: Pragmatic support for policies on methodology -- George Julnes, Debra J. Rog.