Evaluation in the face of uncertainty anticipating surprise and responding to the inevitable
Unexpected events during an evaluation all too often send evaluators into crisis mode. This insightful book provides a systematic framework for diagnosing, anticipating, accommodating, and reining in costs of evaluation surprises. The result is evaluation that is better from a methodological point...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Guilford Press
c2010.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798322806719 |
| Summary: | Unexpected events during an evaluation all too often send evaluators into crisis mode. This insightful book provides a systematic framework for diagnosing, anticipating, accommodating, and reining in costs of evaluation surprises. The result is evaluation that is better from a methodological point of view, and more responsive to stakeholders. Jonathan A. Morell identifies the types of surprises that arise at different stages of a program's life cycle and that may affect different aspects of the evaluation, from stakeholder relationships to data quality, methodology, funding, deadlines |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781282725812 9786612725814 9781606238592 9781606238608 |
