Program evaluation theory and practice : a comprehensive guide /
By: Mertens, Donna M
Title By: Wilson, Amy T
Material type: BookPublisher: New York, NY : Guilford Press, c2012.Edition: 1st ed.Description: xvii, 621 p. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9781462503247Subject(s): Evaluation research (Social action programs) | Social sciences -- Research -- MethodologyDDC classification: 361.2072 Online resources: Location MapItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 361.2072 ME PR (Browse shelf) | Available | T0049474 |
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361.1019 AR PS Psychology and social problems | 361.10973 LO TH Thinking about social problems : | 361.2 PO US Using media for social innovation | 361.2072 ME PR Program evaluation theory and practice : | 361.250687 SU PP Supply chain management for humanitarians : | 361.26 QU ES The quest for security : | 361.3 HO SO Social work : |
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.