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03060aam a2200421 i 4500 001 62A97650BEE311E3B118CA8BDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140408010112 008 130917s2013 enk b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2013022481 020 $a 1137012463 (hardback) 020 $a 9781137012463 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)842208387 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d BDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h ger 042 $a pcc 050 04 $a H62 $b .S76 2013 082 00 $a 001.4 $2 23 084 $a SOC027000 $a POL028000 $a POL040000 $a SOC024000 $a SOC027000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Stockmann, Reinhard. 245 10 $a Functions, methods and concepts in evaluation research / $c Reinhard Stockmann and Wolfgang Meyer ; translated by Gareth Bartley. 264 1 $a Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : $b Palgrave Macmillan, $c 2013. 300 $a viii, 341 pages ; $c 23 cm 546 $a Translated from German. 520 $a "Evaluation research has been subject to a tremendous boom in recent years advancing to become an important instrument for analysing the effectiveness of government programmes as well as reviewing the performance of and auditing both public and private sector organisations. The purpose of this book is to explore the advances that have taken place in evaluation research and to place these advances in their correct context thus providing a comprehensive and impelling overview of the subject. As well as exploring various concepts, theories and methods used in evaluation, this volume also presents the societal function of evaluation and the social processes associated with performing effective evaluations. By using examples from all over the world the books shows the typical way in which evaluations are processed and how they can be used in a variety of policy fields. It is a must-read for students and scholars with a background in evaluation as well as newcomers to the subject who will find this new contribution to the literature on the subject an invaluable tool"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 8 $a Machine generated contents note: -- 1. The Role of Evaluation in Society -- 2. Science-based Evaluation -- 3. Evaluation Approaches and their Fundamental Theoretical Principles -- 4. The Evaluation Process -- 5. Gathering and Assessing Information -- 6. The Evaluation Environment -- Literature. 650 0 $a Evaluation research (Social action programs) 650 0 $a Social sciences $x Methdology. $x Methdology. 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics. $2 bisacsh 700 1 $a Meyer, Wolfgang, $d 1959- 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191217020028.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=62A97650BEE311E3B118CA8BDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search