Description
Book SynopsisAn essential resource for students, this bestselling textbook includes the latest research findings and contains more tools, frameworks and international examples of best practice to aid practitioners to more effectively evaluate partnerships.
Trade Review"This book is of great value for practical professionals working with other agencies....well written." International Journal for Integrated Care, Vol 8, 2008.
"provides a sound foundation for consideration of how to untangle the complex web of factors involved in the evaluation of outcomes and partnership working" Medical History
"This volume offers a lifeline for those grappling with the complexities of partnership working and its consequences. Strongly informed by the available evidence, it provides a refreshingly sober and accessible appraisal of different types of outcomes and the range of evaluative approaches through which they can be captured." Alison Petch, Director, Research in Practice for Adults
“A welcome revised edition of a book that is apt and timely in the current policy climate. The authors' critical edge will be helpful to evaluators but also policy-makers, practitioners and managers.” Jill Manthorpe, King's College London
Table of ContentsIntroduction; What are evaluation and outcomes and why does they matter?; What does research tell us?; Hot topics and emerging issues; Useful frameworks and concepts; Recommendations for policy and practice.
