Qualitative Evaluation
September 1999 | 240 pages | Sage UK
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Looking for a practical introduction to the strategies and methods of qualitative evaluation? Ian Shaw shows how evaluation practice can utilize qualitative approaches to gain an understanding that more traditional quantitative approaches may fail to do.

Three broad sections include discussions of: the foundations of evaluation and recent trends; evaluation and action programmes; and the practice of evaluation (including design, data collection and analysis). Exercises for each chapter show students how to apply the issues, approaches and methods illustrated.

Contents

Encountering Qualitative Evaluation

Encountering Qualitative Evaluation

Evaluation Theorists and Qualitative Evaluation

  • Persuasions and Persuaders

Evidence from Qualitative Evaluation

Evidence from Qualitative Evaluation

Values, Validity and the Uses of Evaluation

Values, Validity and the Uses of Evaluation

Evaluating Programmes and Policies

Evaluating Programmes and Policies

Practitioner Evaluation

Practitioner Evaluation

Decisions for Evaluation Design

Decisions for Evaluation Design

Evaluation in the Field

Evaluation in the Field

Analysis

  • Establishing Evaluative Claims

Description

Looking for a practical introduction to the strategies and methods of qualitative evaluation? Ian Shaw shows how evaluation practice can utilize qualitative approaches to gain an understanding that more traditional quantitative approaches may fail to do.

Three broad sections include discussions of: the foundations of evaluation and recent trends; evaluation and action programmes; and the practice of evaluation (including design, data collection and analysis). Exercises for each chapter show students how to apply the issues, approaches and methods illustrated.

Contents

Encountering Qualitative Evaluation

Encountering Qualitative Evaluation

Evaluation Theorists and Qualitative Evaluation

  • Persuasions and Persuaders

Evidence from Qualitative Evaluation

Evidence from Qualitative Evaluation

Values, Validity and the Uses of Evaluation

Values, Validity and the Uses of Evaluation

Evaluating Programmes and Policies

Evaluating Programmes and Policies

Practitioner Evaluation

Practitioner Evaluation

Decisions for Evaluation Design

Decisions for Evaluation Design

Evaluation in the Field

Evaluation in the Field

Analysis

  • Establishing Evaluative Claims
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Qualitative Evaluation


September 1999 | 240 pages | Sage UK

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Looking for a practical introduction to the strategies and methods of qualitative evaluation? Ian Shaw shows how evaluation practice can utilize qualitative approaches to gain an understanding that more traditional quantitative approaches may fail to do.

Three broad sections include discussions of: the foundations of evaluation and recent trends; evaluation and action programmes; and the practice of evaluation (including design, data collection and analysis). Exercises for each chapter show students how to apply the issues, approaches and methods illustrated.


Table Of Contents:

  • Encountering Qualitative Evaluation
  • Evaluation Theorists and Qualitative Evaluation
  • Persuasions and Persuaders
  • Evidence from Qualitative Evaluation
  • Values, Validity and the Uses of Evaluation
  • Evaluating Programmes and Policies
  • Practitioner Evaluation
  • Decisions for Evaluation Design
  • Evaluation in the Field
  • Analysis
  • Establishing Evaluative Claims

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`Ian Shaw has written an exceptional new book on the topic of qualitative evaluation... The outgrowth of this work is that both professional researchers and practicing clinicians will be able to use qualitative evaluation in ways they never dreamed of' - International Social Work `There are few up-to-date introductions to qualitative evaluation, and none that adopts the catholic approach to be found here. As a result, this book will take up an important position in the field' - British Educational Research Journal

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