NCJ Number
18713
Editor(s)
W C SZE,
J G HOPPS
Date Published
1974
Length
224 pages
Annotation
A COLLECTION OF PAPERS ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL, POLITICAL, AND SOCIAL CONTEXT OF EVALUATION RESEARCH, ALTERNATIVE MODELS OF PROGRAM EVALUATION, AND CASE STUDIES ON PROGRAM EVALUATION, WITH A COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Abstract
MACROSCOPIC PROBLEMS, DEFINED AS THOSE PROBLEMS WHICH RELATE TO THE LARGER CONCEPTS IN WHICH EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY STUDIES ARE CONCEIVED, PLANNED, AND IMPLEMENTED ARE FIRST EXAMINED. THE NEED FOR TRANSFERABILITY OF EVALUATION FINDINGS TO THE LARGER SOCIAL CONTEXT, THE POLITICAL CONTEXT OF EVALUATION RESEARCH AND THE PRAGMATIC ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH IT IS PERFORMED, AND THE EFFECT OF BUREAUCRATIC STRUCTURES AND DECISIONS ON EVALUATION ARE DISCUSSED. COMMENTS ON VARIOUS METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN EVALUATION RESEARCH, AND PAPERS DEALING WITH THE PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES OF EVALUATION RESEARCHERS ARE PRESENTED AS WELL. A CRITICAL OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM EVALUATION AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY ON SOCIAL SERVICE, SOCIAL ACTION PROGRAMS, MENTAL HEALTH, AND HEALTH CARE ARE PROVIDED.