Program evaluation theory and practice
Subtitle: a comprehensive guide
By: Donna M. Mertens and Amy T. Wilson
Contributors: Wilson, Amy T.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Guilford Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781462503155; 9781462503247
Subjects: Methodology; Social sciences; Evaluation research (Social action programs); Research
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The landscape of evaluation; title: Introduction to evaluation: defining terms and ethical considerations; title: Framing evaluation : paradigms, branches, and theories; title: Historical and contemporary evaluation paradigms, branches, theories, and approaches; title: The postpositivist paradigm and the methods branch; title: The pragmatic paradigm and the use branch; title: The constructivist paradigm and the values branch; title: The transformative paradigm and the social justice branch; title: Planning evaluations; title: Working with stakeholders: establishing the context and the evaluand; title: Evaluation purposes and questions; title: Evaluation designs; title: Data collection strategies and indicators; title: Stakeholders, participants, and sampling; title: Data analysis and interpretation; title: Implementation in evaluation; title: Communication and utilization of findings; title: Meta-evaluation and project management; title: Perennial and emerging issues in evaluation; title: Glossary.