Evaluation Research: An Introduction to Principles, Methods and PracticeProviding students and practitioners with a comprehensive introduction to evaluation research, this book shows how social research methods and methodologies can be applied in a variety of evaluation contexts. The author: - illustrates the contribution both quantitative and qualitative methods can make to evaluation; - stresses the important part played by theory in the evaluation enterprise; - introduces some of the conceptual, methodological and practical problems encountered when undertaking this type of applied research, especially in the areas of criminal justice, health care and education. |
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activities Alan Clarke analysis approach to evaluation areas assessment audit causal clinical audit community service concept conducted context control group crime prevention data collection decision-making described effectiveness evaluation findings evaluation process evaluation research designs evaluation strategy evaluation study evaluator needs example experience focus formative evaluation gramme Guba and Lincoln health status identify impact implementation individuals inspection inspectors internal validity intervention interview involves issues medical audit methodological monitoring nature objective observed offenders OFSTED outcome measures paradigm participant observation participants participatory action research particular Patton Pawson and Tilley placebo possible post-test practice primary probation problems procedures produce programme evaluation programme staff programme theory QALY qualitative methods qualitative research quasi-experimental questionnaire questions random allocation random assignment recidivism reconviction rates research methods response role Rossi and Freeman schools stakeholder groups stakeholders strategy summative evaluation techniques treatment triangulation type of evaluation utilization validity Weiss