Educators want to know why university enrollment by Blacks is decreasing. Psychologists at a drug rehabilitation center want to know how kids decide what drugs to use, and how they decide to switch from soft to hard drugs. Sociologists in a Women ...

Some in the social sciences argue that the same logic applies to both qualitative and quantitative methods. In A Tale of Two Cultures, Gary Goertz and James Mahoney demonstrate that these two paradigms constitute different cultures, each ...

One of the major problems with aid is that we cannot be sure of its impact. Does aid work or not? This book examines the economic impact of aid. But not in the sense that it questions the relevance of this objective, or tries to measure whether ...

This book offers a straightforward, practical introduction to evaluation for beginners and practitioners. It shows how to identify appropriate forms and approaches, using an original framework. The authors examine the role of evaluation in ...

Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo is essential reading for anyone thinking of using their computer to help analyze qualitative data. With 15 years of experience in computer-assisted analysis of qualitative and mixed-mode data, Pat Bazeley is ...

Authors Ray Pawson and Nick Tilley show how program evaluation needs to be and can be bettered. The authors present a profound and highly readable critique of current evaluation practice introducing a manifesto- and handbook-fresh approach. This ...

There are increasing demands on governments and organisations around the world to be more responsive to the demands of internal and external stakeholders for good governance, accountability and transparency, greater development effectiveness, and ...

ContentsAcknowledgements1. The Big Picture2. How to Use this Guide3. Guided Self-Assessment4. Preparing Exercises5. Planning a Workshop6. Preparing for Fieldwork7. Working with Facilitators8. Analysis and Documentation9. Self-Assessment ...

Why evaluate? Are information projects difficult do evaluate? (measure, attribute causes, measure change?) Information projects and evaluation projects. Getting ready (mobilizing political support, building consensus, analyzing risk, developing ...

An account of the author's experience living with slum dwellers who are the beneficiaries of World Bank projects in La Paz, Bolivia, and Guayaquil, Ecuador, this book discusses the extension of this experience to rural and urban projects in ...

There has been a dramatic shift in the policy debate regarding poverty reduction strategies for developing countries; the focus has moved from why the poor should be included in policy formulation to an explanation of the ways in which this can ...

Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and other set-theoretic methods distinguish themselves from other approaches to the study of social phenomena by using sets and the search for set relations. In virtually all social science fields ...

This book focuses on the evaluation of information projects, products and services from a learning perspective. It looks at evaluation within the context of the overall project cycle, from project planning and implementation to monitoring ...