Evaluating social programs and problems : visions for the new millennium /

Today's evaluators are being challenged to help design and evaluate social programs intended to prevent and ameliorate complex social problems in a variety of settings, including schools, communities, and not-for-profit and for-profit organizations. Drawing upon the knowledge and experience of...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology
Other Authors: Donaldson, Stewart I. (Stewart Ian), Scriven, Michael
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2003.
Series:Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology Series.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=79416
Table of Contents:
  • Part I INTRODUCTION
  • chapter 1 Diverse Visions for Evaluation in the New Millennium: Should We Integrate or Embrace Diversity?
  • part II VISIONS FOR EVALUATING SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND PROBLEMS
  • chapter 2 Evaluation in the New Millennium: The Transdisciplinary Vision
  • chapter 3 Improving Performance and Accountability: Responding to Emerging Management Challenges
  • chapter 4 Empowerment Evaluation Strikes a Responsive Cord
  • chapter 5 Fourth Generation Evaluation in the New Millennium
  • chapter 6 The Inclusive View of Evaluation: Visions for the New Millennium
  • chapter 7 Theory-Driven Program Evaluation in the New Millennium
  • part III REACTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE VISIONS
  • chapter 8 Theory-Driven Evaluation and Construct Validity
  • chapter 9 EVALUATING SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND PROBLEMS: A DISCUSSANT'S VIEW
  • chapter 10 Examining the Role of Cultural Competency in Program Evaluation: Visions for New Millennium Evaluators
  • chapter 11 Toward an Integrative View of the Theory and Practice of Program and Policy Evaluation.