Mertens, Donna M. <br/><br/>
Program evaluation theory and practice  a comprehensive guide /  [electronic resource] : 
Donna M. Mertens, Amy T. Wilson. 
 - New York, N.Y. :  Guilford Press,  c2012. 
 - xvii, 621 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2011. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Evaluation research (Social action programs)<br/>Social sciences--Research--Methodology.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>H62  / .M42317 2012eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>361.2072