NCJ Number
15380
Editor(s)
P H ROSSI,
W WILLIAMS
Date Published
1972
Length
344 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF THE CONCEPTUAL, METHODOLOGICAL, POLITICAL, BUREAUCRATIC, AND ORGANIZATION PROBLEMS THAT HINDER THE EVALUATION OF SOCIAL PROGRAMS.
Abstract
THIS COLLECTION OF ESSAYS COVERS THE THREE MAIN TOPICS OF EVALUATIVE RESEARCH THEORY, PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF RESEARCH THEORY, AND ORGANIZING FOR LARGE-SCALE EVALUATIVE RESEARCH. SPECIFIC SOCIAL PROGRAMS ARE DISCUSSED IN ILLUSTRATING CERTAIN ESSAYS. IN AN OVERVIEW OF THIS COLLECTION, THE AUTHOR PROVIDES HIS DEFINITIONS OF SUCH KEY CONCEPTS AS 'POLICY ANALYSIS', 'EVALUATIVE RESEARCH', 'OUTCOME EVALUATIONS', AND FIELD EXPERIMENT'. BOTH AUTHOR AND SUBJECT INDEXES ARE PROVIDED.