Everyday evaluation on the run / / Yoland Wadsworth

• Autore: Wadsworth Yoland
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016
• Edizione: 3rd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (237 p.)
• Disciplina: 001.4
• Soggetto topico: Evaluation research (Social action programs); Organizational effectiveness - Evaluation
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: First published 2011 by Left Coast Press, Inc.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword to the First Edition; Guide to Contents; List of Guides, Diagrams and Tables; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to this Edition; Acknowledgements; Preamble: Who and what this book is for; 1. Introduction: What is Evaluation?; 2. A Conceptual Framework: The Evaluative Research Cycle; 3. Two Approaches to Evaluation: Open Inquiry and Audit Review; 4. Doing Evaluation: Developing a Culture of Evaluation; 5. The Evaluation Industry's Toolbox: Models and Techniques; Some Reading: Further Useful Reading
• Sommario/riassunto: Evaluating programs has become a fixture in the human service sector. In many cases, program staff are asked to conduct the evaluation without any training on how to properly do it. This widely used introduction to evaluation is intended for non-specialists who need to do evaluation as part of a busy workload. The book offers a practical overview of the main approaches to evaluation, strategies for involving stakeholders, and the evaluation industry's toolbox of models and techniques. The author emphasizes the core principles and concepts of evaluation, and provides extensive examples. Th
• Titolo autorizzato: Everyday evaluation on the run
• ISBN: 1-315-42884-9; 1-315-42885-7; 1-61132-105-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457585103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II