Beschreibung:
Program Evaluation in Social Research presents a plan for developing evaluation into a form of applied social research that is methodologically sound, relevant to the problems of society, and built on a technological (as opposed to a scientific) model. Evaluation as applied, relevant social research and as social technology is described, along with its validity and usefulness.
TablesPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Evaluation as Applied, Relevant Social Research2. Evaluation Types3. Validity of Evaluation4. Usefulness of Evaluation5. Evaluation as Social Technology6. Implementation of Evaluation: Dynamics of Conflict and Suggestions for Change7. Powerful Evaluation: Consequences for the Organization of Social Research8. Evaluation in an Innovating SocietyBibliographyName IndexSubject IndexAbout the Author