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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... produce ' , to ' form ' , to ' constitute ' . Thus when we explain a regularity generatively , we are not coming up ... producing another ( model ( a ) ) is inadequate , they are not attempting to bring further ' intervening ' variables ...
... produce ' , to ' form ' , to ' constitute ' . Thus when we explain a regularity generatively , we are not coming up ... producing another ( model ( a ) ) is inadequate , they are not attempting to bring further ' intervening ' variables ...
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... produce change , which individuals , subgroups and locations might benefit most readily from the program , and which social and cultural resources are necessary to sustain the changes . The evaluation circuit then turns to observations ...
... produce change , which individuals , subgroups and locations might benefit most readily from the program , and which social and cultural resources are necessary to sustain the changes . The evaluation circuit then turns to observations ...
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... produce which outcomes . And that we need this theory to direct our research design and measurement efforts ? F.C .: That's right . What is useful in evaluation is the construction of what are called ' context - mechanism - outcome ...
... produce which outcomes . And that we need this theory to direct our research design and measurement efforts ? F.C .: That's right . What is useful in evaluation is the construction of what are called ' context - mechanism - outcome ...
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Utilizing Stakeholders Knowledge | 153 |
Realizing the Potential | 200 |
The New Rules of Realistic Evaluation | 214 |
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