Program Evaluation Theory and Practice

Third Edition
A Comprehensive Guide

Donna M. Mertens, Jori N. Hall, and Amy T. Wilson

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Preface

I. The Landscape of Evaluation

1. Introduction to Evaluation: Defining Terms and Ethical Considerations

2. History of Evaluation and Philosophical Frameworks

II. Evaluation Paradigms, Branches, Theories, and Approaches

3. The Postpositivist Paradigm and the Methods Branch

4. The Pragmatic Paradigm and the Use Branch

5. The Constructivist Paradigm and the Values Branch

6. The Transformative Paradigm and the Social Justice Branch

7. The Indigenous Paradigm and the Needs and Context Branch

III. Planning Evaluations

8. Working with Stakeholders: Establishing the Context and the Evaluand

9. Evaluation Purposes, Types, and Questions

10. Evaluation Designs

11. Data Collection Strategies and Indicators

12. Stakeholders, Participants, and Sampling

13. Data Analysis and Interpretation

IV. Implementation in Evaluation: Communication and Utilization of Findings, Management, Meta-Evaluation, and Challenges

14. Communication and Utilization of Findings

15. Meta-Evaluation and Project Management

16. Perennial and Emerging Challenges in Evaluation

Glossary

References

Author Index

Subject Index

About the Authors