RealWorld evaluation : working under budget, time, data, and political constraints

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Author:

Bamberger, Michael.

ISBN:

9781412979627

Personal Author:

Bamberger, Michael.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, c2012.

Physical Description:

xxxix, 666 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Contents:

Pt. I. The Seven Steps of the RealWorld Evaluation Approach -- 1. Overview: RealWorld Evaluation and the Contexts in Which It Is Used -- 2. First Clarify the Purpose: Scoping the Evaluation -- 3. Not enough money: Addressing Budget Constraints -- 4. Not Enough Time: Addressing Scheduling and Other Time Constraints -- 5. Critical Information is Missing or Difficult to Collect: Addressing Data Constraints -- 6. Political Constraints -- 7. Strengthening the Evaluation Design and the Validity of the Conclusions -- 8. Making it Useful: Helping Clients and Other Stakeholders Utilize the Evaluation -- Pt. II. A Review of Evaluation Methods and Approaches and their Application in RealWorld Evaluation: For Those Who Would Like to Dig Deeper on Particular Evaluation Topics -- 9. Standards and Ethics -- 10. Applications of Program Theory in RealWorld Evaluation -- 11. Evaluation Designs -- 12. Quantitative Evaluation Methods -- 13. Qualitative Evaluation Methods -- 14. Mixed-Method Evaluation -- 15. Sampling Strategies and Sample Size Estimation for RealWorld Evaluation -- 16. Evaluating Complicated, Complex, Multicomponent Programs -- Pt. III. Organizing and Managing Evaluations and Strengthening Evaluation Capacity: For Readers Involved With the Funding and Management of Evaluations -- 17. Organizing and Managing the Evaluation Function -- 18. Strengthening Evaluation Capacity at the Agency and National Levels -- 19. Conclusions and Challenges for the Road Ahead.

Abstract:

"This book helps practicing evaluators design and conduct competent evaluation studies, while explicitly considering resource and data constraints. The book is organized around a seven-step model developed by the authors, and which has been tested and refined in workshops that cater to a broad spectrum of evaluation practitioners. Vignettes from practice and case studies, representing evaluations from a variety of geographic regions and sectors, demonstrate adaptive possibilities for small projects with budgets of a few thousand dollars, or timelines as brief as a few days, to large-scale, long-term evaluations with multi-million-dollar budgets. The text is specifically designed to incorporate quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method designs."--Publisher's website.

Subject Term:

Economic development projects -- Developing countries -- Evaluation.

Evaluation research (Social action programs) -- Developing countries.

Added Author:

Mabry, Linda.

Rugh, Jim.

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This book helps practicing evaluators design and conduct competent evaluation studies, while explicitly considering resource and data constraints. The book is organized around a seven-step model developed by the authors, and which has been tested and refined in workshops that cater to a broad spectrum of evaluation practitioners. Vignettes from practice and case studies, representing evaluations from a variety of geographic regions and sectors, demonstrate adaptive possibilities for small projects with budgets of a few thousand dollars, or timelines as brief as a few days, to large-scale, long-term evaluations with multi-million-dollar budgets. The text is specifically designed to incorporate quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method designs.