RealWorld Evaluation: Working Under Budget, Time, Data, and Political Constraints - Softcover

Bamberger, Michael J.; Rugh, Jim; Mabry, Linda

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ISBN 10: 1412909465 ISBN 13: 9781412909464

Verlag: Sage Publications, Inc, 2006

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"I was quite impressed with how this book balanced the technical aspects with practical advice for managing budget, time and political constraints. The use of case study examples and checklists/worksheets helped to make the book much more “grounded in practice” compared to other texts. I like to think of myself as an experienced, well-read evaluator, but I must confess that I learned quite a lot from this book!"
(Scott Bayley 2006-12-14)

"The authors provide a useful checklist of questions that can be used to shape dialogue between commissioners of evaluation and evaluators when designing the evaluation, and developing a joint understanding of an agreement about what can and cannot be achieved by the evaluation and the trade-offs that will be involved." (Sue Funnell Evaluation Journal of Australasia 2008-09-19)

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RealWorld Evaluation addresses the challenges of conducting evaluations where there is not enough money, time, or data – but methodologically sound findings are still needed – and where politics makes the job of the evaluator harder. These all-too-common circumstances affect many evaluations in both developing and developed countries. The authors provides help to evaluation practitioners who design and conduct evaluations, to users of evaluation including agencies and policy-makers who request evaluations and use their results, and evaluation students learning how to apply evaluation theories and approaches in actual contexts.

Adapting a range of methods to real-world situations, RealWorld Evaluation draws on quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches. Design, methods, cultural sensitivity, validity, credibility, and reporting are among the many topics addressed in this book. Examples drawn from evaluations – in education, social services, microcredit, agriculture, water projects and other areas – in the US and in developing countries help show how adapting to different types of exigencies can succeed.

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• Verlag: Sage Publications, Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1412909465
• ISBN 13: 9781412909464
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 504