An innovative approach to program evaluation that takes readers behind the scenes of real evaluations and the decisions the evaluators made.

" "This book is appropriate for a wide range of courses, including Introduction to Evaluation Research, Research Methods, Evaluation Practice, Program Evaluation, Program Development and Evaluation, and evaluation courses in Social Work, ...

This is the 123rd volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly thematic journal New Directions for Evaluation, an official publication of the American Evaluation Association.

"This is one of the most coherent and comprehensive theories ofevaluation yet formulated and one that makes a most valuablecontribution.

Exploring the influence and application of Campbellian validity typology in the theory and practice of outcome evaluation, this volume addresses the strengths and weaknesses of this often controversial evaluation method and presents new ...