02816nam 2200601Ia 450 991046023280332120200520144314.01-282-72581-597866127258141-60623-859-01-60623-860-4(CKB)2670000000041557(EBL)570365(OCoLC)657681714(SSID)ssj0000417278(PQKBManifestationID)12123723(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000417278(PQKBWorkID)10361283(PQKB)11775110(MiAaPQ)EBC570365(Au-PeEL)EBL570365(CaPaEBR)ebr10406872(CaONFJC)MIL272581(EXLCZ)99267000000004155720100521d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEvaluation in the face of uncertainty[electronic resource] anticipating surprise and responding to the inevitable /[edited by] Jonathan A. MorellNew York, NY Guilford Pressc20101 online resource (320 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-60623-857-4 1-60623-858-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Matter; Contents; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Case 1; Case 2; Case 3; Case 4; Case 5; Case 6; Case 7; Case 8; Case 9; Case 10; Case 11; Case 12; Case 13; Case 14; Case 15; Case 16; Case 17; Case 18; References; Index; About the Author; Contributors Unexpected events during an evaluation all too often send evaluators into crisis mode. This insightful book provides a systematic framework for diagnosing, anticipating, accommodating, and reining in costs of evaluation surprises. The result is evaluation that is better from a methodological point of view, and more responsive to stakeholders. Jonathan A. Morell identifies the types of surprises that arise at different stages of a program's life cycle and that may affect different aspects of the evaluation, from stakeholder relationships to data quality, methodology, funding, deadlinesEvaluation research (Social action programs)Social serviceEvaluationElectronic books.Evaluation research (Social action programs)Social serviceEvaluation.001.4Morell Jonathan A.1946-990390MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460232803321Evaluation in the face of uncertainty2265754UNINA