TY - BOOK AU - Mertens,Donna M. AU - Wilson,Amy T. ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Program evaluation theory and practice: a comprehensive guide AV - H62 .M42317 2012eb U1 - 361.2072 23 PY - 2012/// CY - New York, N.Y. PB - Guilford Press KW - Evaluation research (Social action programs) KW - Social sciences KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - 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 UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10539287 ER -