Davidson, E. Jane. <br/><br/>
Evaluation methodology basics :  the nuts and bolts of sound evaluation / 
E. Jane Davidson. 
 - Thousand Oaks, Calif. :  Sage Publications,  c2005. 
 - xvi, 263 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-252) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0761929290 (cloth : acid-free paper) 9780761929291 (cloth : acid-free paper) 0761929304 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 9780761929307 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004008544 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Evaluation research (Social action programs)<br/>Evaluation--Methodology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>H62  / .D254 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>001.4