Program Evaluation: Forms and Approaches
- ISBN-10
- 1446275671
- ISBN-13
- 9781446275672
- Series
- Program Evaluation
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 312
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-07-18
- Publisher
- SAGE
- Authors
- John M Owen, Patricia Rogers
Description
This book offers a straightforward, practical introduction to evaluation for beginners and practitioners. It shows how to identify appropriate forms and approaches, using an original framework. The authors examine the role of evaluation in program development, and offer techniques for involving stakeholders in the planning process and for disseminating the evaluation findings. They use references to recent research and international examples.
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