02304nam a2200349 a 4500 ebr10539287 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 111103s2012 nyua sb 001 0 eng d 2011042703 9781462503155 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781462503247 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781462503254 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)780445874 H62 .M42317 2012eb 361.2072 23 Mertens, Donna M. Program evaluation theory and practice [electronic resource] : a comprehensive guide / Donna M. Mertens, Amy T. Wilson. New York, N.Y. : Guilford Press, c2012. xvii, 621 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Evaluation research (Social action programs) Social sciences Research Methodology. Electronic books. local Wilson, Amy T. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10539287 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 135778 135778