RealWorld evaluation : working under budget, time, data, and political constraints / Michael Bamberger, Jim Rugh, Linda Mabry.
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TextPublication details: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2012. Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxxix, 666 p. : ill. ; PBK 26 cmISBN: 9781412979627 Subject(s): Evaluation research (Social action programs) -- Developing countries | Economic development projects -- Developing countries -- EvaluationDDC classification: 001.4 BAM Summary: This book addresses the challenges of conducting program evaluations in real-world contexts where evaluators and their clients face budget and time constraints and where critical data may be missing. The book is organized around a seven-step model developed by the authors, which has been tested and refined in workshops and in practice. Vignettes and case studies--representing evaluations from a variety of geographic regions and sectors--demonstrate adaptive possibilities for small projects with budgets of a few thousand dollars to large-scale, long-term evaluations of complex programs. The text incorporates quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method designs, and this Second Edition reflects important developments in the field since the publication of the First Edition. -- publisher's web
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
This book addresses the challenges of conducting program evaluations in real-world contexts where evaluators and their clients face budget and time constraints and where critical data may be missing. The book is organized around a seven-step model developed by the authors, which has been tested and refined in workshops and in practice. Vignettes and case studies--representing evaluations from a variety of geographic regions and sectors--demonstrate adaptive possibilities for small projects with budgets of a few thousand dollars to large-scale, long-term evaluations of complex programs. The text incorporates quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method designs, and this Second Edition reflects important developments in the field since the publication of the First Edition. -- publisher's web
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