Synopsis
A significant report on a critical topic, this classic volume of the New Directions for Evaluation series is now in print and available again. The author presents thirty-one provocative propositions challenging traditional ideas about the nature and practice of program evaluation. In the process, he explores ways to improve popular evaluation models and approaches and to creatively address intermediate and advanced evaluation issues. While challenging well-held beliefs and developing new and innovative approaches to program evaluation, the author also aims to provide a substantial introduction to the most analytical and comprehensive of the various accepted methods. This is the 58th issue of the Jossey-Bass quarterly"series"New Directions for Evaluation.
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About the Author
MICHAEL SCRIVEN was the first president of what is now the American Evaluation Association and founding editor of its journal, which is now Evaluation Practice. His current appointments include consulting professor at Stanford University's Graduate School of Education, adjunct professor of philosophy at Western Michigan University, professor at the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, and senior AERA fellow at the National Science Foundation.
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The author presents thirty-one provocative propositions challenging traditional ideas about the nature and practice of program evaluation. In the process, he explores ways to improve popular evaluation models and approaches and to creatively address intermediate and advanced evaluation issues. While challenging well-held beliefs and developing new and innovative approaches to program evaluation, the author also aims to provide a substantial introduction to the most analytical and comprehensive of the various accepted methods. This is the 58th issue of New Directions for Evaluation. For more information on this series, please see the Journals and Periodicals page.
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The author presents thirty-one provocative propositions challenging traditional ideas about the nature and practice of program evaluation. In the process, he explores ways to improve popular evaluation models and approaches and to creatively address intermediate and advanced evaluation issues. While challenging well-held beliefs and developing new and innovative approaches to program evaluation, the author also aims to provide a substantial introduction to the most analytical and comprehensive of the various accepted methods. This is the 58th issue of New Directions for Evaluation. For more information on this series, please see the Journals and Periodicals page.
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Hard-Won Lessons in Program Evaluation (New Directions for Program Evaluation #58)
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