Credible and Actionable Evidence: The Foundation for Rigorous and Influential Evaluations

ISBN-13: 9781483306254 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 352 str.

Stewart I. Donaldson; Christina (Tina) a. (Ann) Christie; Melvin (Mel) M. (Michael) Mark

Opis

Placing into perspective the meaning of evidence for evaluation professionals and applied researchers, the contributors to this book--a veritable "who's who" in evaluation--provide observations about the diversity and changing nature of credible evidence. The editors include lessons from their own applied research and evaluation and suggest ways in which practitioners might address the key issues and challenges of collecting credible evidence. The Second Edition offers updated thoughts on each chapter's topic, as well as two new chapters that address assessing credibility and implications on policy analysis. The Second Edition covers experimental and nonexperimental methods, provides summaries of strengths and weaknesses across varied approaches, contains diverse definitions of evidence, and includes a full chapter covering major themes and the practical implications for how to best gather evidence in contemporary evaluation and evidence-based practice.