Evaluation for the Real World: The Impact of Evidence in Policy Making

by Colin Palfrey, Paul Thomas, Ceri Phillips

Book Overview

Evaluation research findings should be a key element of the policy-making process, yet in reality they are often disregarded. This valuable book examines the development of evaluation and its impact on public policy by analysing evaluation frameworks and criteria which are available when evaluating public policies and services. It further examines the nature of evidence and its use and non-use by decision-makers and assesses the work of influential...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847429149
• ISBN13: 9781847429148
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.1"