Practical Evaluation

by Michael Quinn Patton

Book Overview

Patton demonstrates that the main failing of most evaluations is a lack of practicality. They fail to be cheap, accurate, attuned to the differences between different programmes or to provide useful, realistic policy alternatives for decision-makers. Patton discusses the major stages of the evaulation process, describing evaluation design, measurement, analysis and reporting. Using his own field and workshop experiences, he provides a new vision of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803919042
• ISBN13: 9780803919044
• Release Date: December 1982
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.0" x 8.0"