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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... crime generating processes within some areas of public housing ( 1993 , p . vi ) : 1 Levels of security and degrees of defensibility of space create varying but modifiable degrees of opportunity for crime . Thus , crime may be reduced ...
... crime generating processes within some areas of public housing ( 1993 , p . vi ) : 1 Levels of security and degrees of defensibility of space create varying but modifiable degrees of opportunity for crime . Thus , crime may be reduced ...
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... crime rates Low level of interagency co - operation in attempt- ing to reduce crime ; responsibility assigned to the police only Reasonable interagency trust Willingness of local authority to work with national government department Crime ...
... crime rates Low level of interagency co - operation in attempt- ing to reduce crime ; responsibility assigned to the police only Reasonable interagency trust Willingness of local authority to work with national government department Crime ...
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... Crime Reduction Conference , Paris . Spelman , W. ( 1995 ) ' Once bitten , then what ? Cross - sectional and time ... Crime Prevention Unit Paper 38 , London : Home Office . Tilley , N. ( 1993a ) Understanding Car Parks , Crime and CCTV ...
... Crime Reduction Conference , Paris . Spelman , W. ( 1995 ) ' Once bitten , then what ? Cross - sectional and time ... Crime Prevention Unit Paper 38 , London : Home Office . Tilley , N. ( 1993a ) Understanding Car Parks , Crime and CCTV ...
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Utilizing Stakeholders Knowledge | 153 |
Realizing the Potential | 200 |
The New Rules of Realistic Evaluation | 214 |
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