| Description |
1 online resource (x, 219 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology Series |
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Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology Series
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| Contents |
Part I INTRODUCTION -- chapter 1 Diverse Visions for Evaluation in the New Millennium: Should We Integrate or Embrace Diversity? -- part II VISIONS FOR EVALUATING SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND PROBLEMS -- chapter 2 Evaluation in the New Millennium: The Transdisciplinary Vision -- chapter 3 Improving Performance and Accountability: Responding to Emerging Management Challenges -- chapter 4 Empowerment Evaluation Strikes a Responsive Cord -- chapter 5 Fourth Generation Evaluation in the New Millennium -- chapter 6 The Inclusive View of Evaluation: Visions for the New Millennium -- chapter 7 Theory-Driven Program Evaluation in the New Millennium -- part III REACTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE VISIONS -- chapter 8 Theory-Driven Evaluation and Construct Validity -- chapter 9 EVALUATING SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND PROBLEMS: A DISCUSSANT'S VIEW -- chapter 10 Examining the Role of Cultural Competency in Program Evaluation: Visions for New Millennium Evaluators -- chapter 11 Toward an Integrative View of the Theory and Practice of Program and Policy Evaluation |
| Summary |
Today's evaluators are being challenged to help design and evaluate social programs intended to prevent and ameliorate complex social problems in a variety of settings, including schools, communities, and not-for-profit and for-profit organizations. Drawing upon the knowledge and experience of world-renowned evaluators, the goal of this new book is to provide the most up-to-date theorizing about how to practice evaluation in the new millennium. It features specific examples of evaluations of social programs and problems, including the strengths and weaknesses of the most popular and promising |
| Notes |
Proceedings of a symposium held Feb. 24, 2001 |
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"The Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology"--Cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Social service -- Evaluation -- Congresses
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Evaluation research (Social action programs) -- Congresses
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Services.
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Evaluation research (Social action programs)
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Social service -- Evaluation
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Conference papers and proceedings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Donaldson, Stewart I. (Stewart Ian)
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Scriven, Michael
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| LC no. |
2002728328 |
| ISBN |
1410606554 |
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9781410606556 |
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9780805841855 |
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0805841857 |
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9781135636326 |
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113563632X |
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9781135636272 |
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1135636273 |
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9781135636319 |
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1135636311 |
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1282326503 |
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9781282326507 |
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9786612326509 |
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6612326506 |
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