Realist evaluation in practice : health and social work / / Mansoor A.F. Kazi

• Autore: Kazi Mansoor A. F
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, 2003; London ; ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : Sage Publications, , 2003
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 180 p.) : ill
• Disciplina: 361.006
• Soggetto topico: Social case work - Evaluation; Social case work - Methodology; Social case work - Research
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-175) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - Contemporary Perspectives in Practice Evaluation; Chapter 3 - The Realist Evaluation Paradigm for Practice; Chapter 4 - An Example of Qualitative Research Methods in Realist Evaluation; Chapter 5 - Quantitative Methods: Evaluation of Family Centres; Chapter 6 - A Realist Evaluation of Practice: The NSPCC's Shield Project and Intensive Analysis; Chapter 7 - The Shield Project: Extensive Analysis in Realist Evaluation ; Chapter 8 - Patterns of What Works, For Whom and in What ContextsChapter 9 - The Contribution of Realist Evaluation for Practice; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This title outlines the new, emerging realist paradigm in evaluation research & applies it to practice in human services. The author contributes to the development of this paradigm in practice & provides examples of realist evaluations.
• Titolo autorizzato: Realist evaluation in practice
• ISBN: 1-84920-976-6; 1-4462-3067-8; 1-280-37045-9; 9786610370450; 1-4129-3257-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910965418703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II