Schwandt, Thomas A., <br/><br/>
Evaluation foundations revisited :  cultivating a life of the mind for practice / 
Thomas A. Schwandt. 
 - Stanford, California :  Stanford Business Books, an imprint of Stanford University Press,  (c)2015. 
 - 1 online resource 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Variability in evaluation practice --  Evaluation theory and practice --  Values and valuing --  Reasoning, evidence, and argument --  Politics and policymaking --  Use --  Professionalism and professionalization. 
<br/><br/> Evaluation examines policies and programs across every arena of human endeavor, from efforts to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS to programs that drive national science policy. Relying on a vast array of methods, from qualitative interviewing to econometrics, it is a ""transdiscipline, "" as opposed to a formal area of academic study. Accounting for these challenges, Evaluation Foundations Revisited offers an introduction for those seeking to better understand Evaluation as a professional field. While the acquisition of methods and methodologies to meet the needs of certain projects is important, th. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780804795722 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Evaluation.<br/>Valuation.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>AZ191  / .E935 2015