Realistic EvaluationSAGE Publications, 1997 M06 23 - 235 páginas Realistic Evaluation shows how programme evaluation needs to be, and can be bettered. It presents a profound yet highly readable critique of current evaluation practice, and goes on to introduce a `manifesto' and `handbook' for a fresh approach. The main body of this book is devoted to the articulation of a new evaluation paradigm, which promises greater validity and utility from the findings of evaluation studies. The authors call this new approach `realistic evaluation'. The name reflects the paradigm's foundation in scientific realist philosophy, its commitment to the idea that programmes deal with real problems rather than mere social constructions, and its primary intention, which is to inform realistic developm |
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... car parks . More specifically , we wish to examine the problem of car park crime and attempts to reduce it through ... crime . There is nothing about educational programs which intrinsically reduces offender reconviction . So too , there ...
... car parks . More specifically , we wish to examine the problem of car park crime and attempts to reduce it through ... crime . There is nothing about educational programs which intrinsically reduces offender reconviction . So too , there ...
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... car crimes which can be com- pleted in a very short space of time may decline less than those which take more time , as offenders ... car crimes elsewhere , whatever crime reduction mechanisms may be fired Introducing Scientific Realism 79.
... car crimes which can be com- pleted in a very short space of time may decline less than those which take more time , as offenders ... car crimes elsewhere , whatever crime reduction mechanisms may be fired Introducing Scientific Realism 79.
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Ray Pawson, Nick Tilley. crimes elsewhere , whatever crime reduction mechanisms may be fired by CCTV in the specific context of a given car park . ( v ) The ' resources ' context . In an isolated car park with no security pres- ence and ...
Ray Pawson, Nick Tilley. crimes elsewhere , whatever crime reduction mechanisms may be fired by CCTV in the specific context of a given car park . ( v ) The ' resources ' context . In an isolated car park with no security pres- ence and ...
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Utilizing Stakeholders Knowledge | 153 |
Realizing the Potential | 200 |
The New Rules of Realistic Evaluation | 214 |
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