Evaluation methodology basics : the nuts and bolts of sound evaluation / E. Jane Davidson.
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TextPublisher: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2005Description: xvi, 263 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0761929290 (cloth : acid-free paper); 9780761929291 (cloth : acid-free paper); 0761929304 (pbk. : acid-free paper); 9780761929307 (pbk. : acid-free paper)Subject(s): Evaluation research (Social action programs) | Evaluation -- MethodologyDDC classification: 001.4 LOC classification: H62 | .D254 2005Online resources: Table of contents only | Publisher description | Contributor biographical information | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-252) and index.
What is evaluation? -- Defining the purpose of the evaluation -- Identifying evaluative criteria -- Organizing the criteria and identifying potential sources of evidence -- Dealing with the causation issue -- "Values" in evaluation -- Determining importance -- The merit determination step -- Synthesis methodology -- Putting it all together -- Meta-evaluation.
"Evaluation Methodology Basics is an ideal text for students of evaluation and students in programs that have evaluation course requirements, such as education, health, sociology, psychology, and many others throughout the social sciences. It will also be essential reading for practitioners who find themselves thrown into evaluation roles without the benefit of specialized evaluation training."--Jacket.
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