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Title
Credibility, validity, and assumptions in program evaluation methodology [electronic resource] / Apollo M. Nkwake ; with a foreword by John Mayne.
ISBN
9783319190211 electronic book
3319190210 electronic book
9783319190204
Published
Cham : Springer, 2015.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxi, 166 pages) : illustrations
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-319-19021-1 doi
Call Number
AZ191
Dewey Decimal Classification
001.4
Summary
This book focuses on assumptions underlying methods choice in program evaluation. Credible program evaluation extends beyond the accuracy of research designs to include arguments justifying the appropriateness of methods. An important part of this justification is explaining the assumptions made about the validity of methods. This book provides a framework for understanding methodological assumptions, identifying the decisions made at each stage of the evaluation process, the major forms of validity affected by those decisions, and the preconditions for and assumptions about those validities. Though the selection of appropriate research methodology is not a new topic within social development research, previous publications suggest only advantages and disadvantages of using various methods and when to use them. This book goes beyond other publications to analyze the assumptions underlying actual methodological choices in evaluation studies and how these eventually influence evaluation quality. The analysis offered is supported by a collation of assumptions collected from a case study of 34 evaluations.℗ℓ Due to its in-depth analysis, strong theoretical basis, and practice examples, Credibility, Validity and Assumptions in Program Evaluation Methodology, is a must-have resource for researchers, students, university professors, and practitioners in program evaluation. Importantly, it provides tools for the application of appropriate research methods in program evaluation.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 18, 2015).
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Print version: 9783319190204
Chapter 1. Constituents of Evaluation Practice
Chapter 2. Credible Methodology
Chapter 3. Validity in Framing an Evaluation?s Purpose and Questions
Chapter 4. Validity in Evaluation Designs and Methods
Chapter 5. Validity in Measures and Data Collection
Chapter 6. Validity in Analysis, Interpretation, and Conclusions
Chapter 7. Validity in Evaluation Utilization
Chapter 8. Validity in Performance Measurement
Chapter 9. Evaluation of Methodological Assumptions: A Metaevaluation
Chapter 10. Conclusion. .