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Research Handbook on Program Evaluation
In the Research Handbook on Program Evaluation, an impressive range of authors take stock of the history and current standing of key issues and debates in the evaluation field. Examining current literature of program evaluation, the Research Handbook assesses the field''s status in a post-pandemic and social justice-oriented world, examining today’s theoretical and practical concerns and proposing how they might be resolved by future innovations.
This title contains one or more Open Access chapters.
This title contains one or more Open Access chapters.
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In the Research Handbook on Program Evaluation, an impressive range of authors take stock of the history and current standing of key issues and debates in the evaluation field. Building upon current literature of program evaluation, the Research Handbook assesses the field''s status in a post-pandemic and social justice-oriented world, examining today’s theoretical and practical concerns and proposing how they might be resolved by future innovations.
Featuring chapters from established thought leaders as well as emerging authors, the Research Handbook tracks theoretical issues in program evaluation and provides different approaches, trends and practices within this evolving field. Contributing authors discuss both obstacles and facilitators to evaluation alongside innovative tools from different disciplines to ensure evaluation-related work is more relevant, useful and effective. Chapters cover diverse contexts from the political realm to the nonprofit sector, and anticipate future challenges and directions for the field, for instance the need to promote equity, amplify intersectional identities and encourage democratic participation.
Transdisciplinary in its scope, this Research Handbook is a comprehensive reference point for program evaluation scholars. Its expansive nature means it will also appeal to practitioners, researchers and graduate students across a diverse range of disciplines, who wish to engage more deeply in theoretical debates in the field and learn about innovative approaches and methods.
Featuring chapters from established thought leaders as well as emerging authors, the Research Handbook tracks theoretical issues in program evaluation and provides different approaches, trends and practices within this evolving field. Contributing authors discuss both obstacles and facilitators to evaluation alongside innovative tools from different disciplines to ensure evaluation-related work is more relevant, useful and effective. Chapters cover diverse contexts from the political realm to the nonprofit sector, and anticipate future challenges and directions for the field, for instance the need to promote equity, amplify intersectional identities and encourage democratic participation.
Transdisciplinary in its scope, this Research Handbook is a comprehensive reference point for program evaluation scholars. Its expansive nature means it will also appeal to practitioners, researchers and graduate students across a diverse range of disciplines, who wish to engage more deeply in theoretical debates in the field and learn about innovative approaches and methods.
Critical Acclaim
‘This book deserves a place on the bookshelf of everyone engaged in evaluation- evaluators, evaluation managers, evaluation educators and evaluation researchers. It provides comprehensive and up to date coverage of key concepts and practices in evaluation, such as evaluation use, evaluative thinking, values in evaluation, using theories of change, mixed methods, experimental designs, engagement and participation. It also provides a useful introduction to applications, methods and concepts that might be less familiar such as principles-based evaluation, equitable evaluation, real-time evaluation, futures thinking and big data. The distinguishing feature of the book is the clear and thorough coverage of the issues, providing an overview of its key concepts, development over time and variations, as well as the personal insights from the experienced and informed authors of each chapter. Reading through each chapter feels like being in a masterclass on the topic.’
– Patricia Rogers, Founder of BetterEvaluation and former Professor of Public Sector Evaluation
– Patricia Rogers, Founder of BetterEvaluation and former Professor of Public Sector Evaluation
Contributors
Contributors include: Thomas Archibald, Cinthia Josette Arévalo, Ghazia Aslam, Brad Astbury, Justine Augeri, Cherie M. Avent, Tarek Azzam, Michael Bamberger, Derek Beach, Ayesha S. Boyce, Clinton T. Brass, Charmagne E. Campbell-Patton, Tessie Catsambas, Scott Chaplowe, Jill Anne Chouinard, Julia Coffman, J. Bradley Cousins, Peter Dahler-Larsen, Nynke de Witte, Jara Dean-Coffey, Laura P. Forsythe, Jori N. Hall, Nicholas Hart, Kevin Harris, Steven Henderson, Carolien Klein Haarhuis, Saurabh A. Lall, Jewlya Lynn, Melvin M. Mark, Sarah Mason, Steven W. Mumford, Kathryn E. Newcomer, Esther C. Nolton, Chat Oatley, Karol Olejniczak, Michael Quinn Patton, Laura R. Peck, Donna Rae Podems, Estelle Raimondo, Chera Reid, Rien Rouw, Kaushal Sapkota, Thomas A. Schwandt, Sarah E. Stachowiak, Eiko Hiraoka Strader, Elizabeth B. Taylor-Schiro – Biidabinikwe, Susanne Thiessen, Rose Thompson Coon, Odette van de Riet, Katri Vataja, Yvonne M. Watson, Louise Moana Were, Elizabeth Whitmore, Igor Widawski, Aaron E. Zazueta
