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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... impact . The presence or absence of advertisements for tobacco products may or may not be important . Age and availability might , perhaps , be crucial too . We're back to theory yet again . Without some theory which specifies the ...
... impact . The presence or absence of advertisements for tobacco products may or may not be important . Age and availability might , perhaps , be crucial too . We're back to theory yet again . Without some theory which specifies the ...
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... impact on which set of people . How do we actually put the principle into practice ? Give us an example . F.C .: I hope I can do better than that . I'm hoping that you can give me a few examples from what you know already . Let's start ...
... impact on which set of people . How do we actually put the principle into practice ? Give us an example . F.C .: I hope I can do better than that . I'm hoping that you can give me a few examples from what you know already . Let's start ...
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... impact on the pattern of intervention attempted , with commensurate effects on the nature of the impact which would be felt . As with all programs we thus begin to anticipate a series of within- program differences in the underlying ...
... impact on the pattern of intervention attempted , with commensurate effects on the nature of the impact which would be felt . As with all programs we thus begin to anticipate a series of within- program differences in the underlying ...
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Utilizing Stakeholders Knowledge | 153 |
Realizing the Potential | 200 |
The New Rules of Realistic Evaluation | 214 |
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