Evaluation in today's world : respecting diversity, improving quality, and promoting usability /

This timely and comprehensive textbook covers theoretical and practical issues related to evaluation of programs, particularly social programs and projects, with an emphasis on viewing evaluation topics through a social justice, diversity and inclusive perspective. It provides students with an equal...

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Main Authors: Thomas, Veronica G. (Author), Campbell, Patricia B. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, [2021]
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Summary:This timely and comprehensive textbook covers theoretical and practical issues related to evaluation of programs, particularly social programs and projects, with an emphasis on viewing evaluation topics through a social justice, diversity and inclusive perspective. It provides students with an equal appreciation of both the art (for example engaging stakeholders, communicating across diverse settings, recruiting participants) and science (writing questions that matter, using credible designs, data analysis) of evaluation planning, implementation and dissemination. This textbook will help students recognize that all populations are diverse, and that high quality evaluations need to pay attention to the diversity of all populations being served.
Physical Description:xxvi, 553 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-542) and index.
ISBN:9781544348162
1544348169