Thinking about Program Evaluation

Description:

Through the use of specific examples to illustrate evaluation research goals and methods, this book provides readers with an overview of the science and politics of evaluation research. The Second Edition includes coverage of meta-analysis, selection models and instrumental variables. In addition, the authors have expanded their sections of the analysis of data, evaluation when the units of analysis are entire organizations or political jurisdictions, and comparisons between evaluation research and other fields.

subjects: Evaluation research (Social action programs),  Utilization,  Pert (network analysis),  Educational evaluation,  Program Evaluation,  Evaluation Studies as Topic