The Politics of Program Evaluation

by Dennis J. Palumbo

Book Overview

Evaluation and politics are related in a number of ways. While programme evaluators have traditionally tried to be neutral, objective and scientific in their assessment of programmes, the results of evaluation are inherently political -- and are used by politicians, programme administrators, special interest groups and other stakeholders for political purposes. The contributors argue that since evaluation cannot be divorced from its political context,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803927371
• ISBN13: 9780803927377
• Release Date: December 1987
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.