{"product_id":"evaluation-9780787948023","title":"Evaluation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is one of the most coherent and comprehensive theories ofevaluation yet formulated and one that makes a most valuablecontribution. The authors are pioneering in important newdirections.\u003cbr\u003e --Ernest R. House, author of Professional Evaluation and Evaluatingwith Validity\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book is the best I''ve ever read detailing a practical theoryof evaluation. It is comprehensive, beautifully written, and makessense of the evaluation enterprise. It does so by emphasizing themajor function of evaluation as sense-making about policies andprograms.\u003cbr\u003e --Thomas D. Cook, professor, sociology, psychology, education, andpublic policy, Northwestern University\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Programs that serve the needs of the public continually facechanges brought by social, political, and economic forces. Tosurvive these changes, organizations must evaluate their programswisely and realistically. This book offers a new approach toevaluation, one that will encourage all kinds of organizations andagencies to imp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is a text thoroughly worth the attention of anyone interested in the field of evaluation.\" (\u003ci\u003eCharityChannel.com\u003c\/i\u003e, August 4, 2003)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Brief Overview of the Evaluation Enterprise.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Framework for Describing and Planning Evaluations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Social Betterment.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Realist Foundations for Sensemaking Through Evaluation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Aligning Betterment, Purposes, Modes of Inquiry, and Methods forSensemaking in a Realist World.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Evaluation Planning for Sensemaking in a Real(ist) World.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Methods for Description.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Classification.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Methods for Causal Analysis.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Values Inquiry.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Evaluation as Assisted Sensemaking: A Reprise.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405034168663,"sku":"9780787948023","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780787948023.jpg?v=1730488444","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/evaluation-9780787948023","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}