The landscape of evaluation
Introduction to evaluation: defining terms and ethical considerations
Framing evaluation : paradigms, branches, and theories
Historical and contemporary evaluation paradigms, branches, theories, and approaches
The postpositivist paradigm and the methods branch
The pragmatic paradigm and the use branch
The constructivist paradigm and the values branch
The transformative paradigm and the social justice branch
Planning evaluations
Working with stakeholders: establishing the context and the evaluand
Evaluation purposes and questions
Evaluation designs
Data collection strategies and indicators
Stakeholders, participants, and sampling
Data analysis and interpretation
Implementation in evaluation
Communication and utilization of findings
Meta-evaluation and project management
Perennial and emerging issues in evaluation
Glossary.
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Program evaluation theory and practice : a comprehensive guide by Donna M. Mertens. ISBN 9781462503155. Published by Guilford Press in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
