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The Realpolitik of Evaluation

Author : Markus Palenberg
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000202011
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Realpolitik of Evaluation written by Markus Palenberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-07 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Realpolitik of Evaluation shines a light on the divergent demands for evaluation. But what explains the "gap" between what those on the "demand" side expect in terms of evaluation results, and the "supply" of information provided by evaluators? Can anything be done to narrow this gap? What works and what does not work? Examining these questions from both the demand and the supply side, experts describe ten different global examples of the gap between demand and supply of evaluation information in different contexts. In an attempt to bridge that gap, they effectively reveal the biases behind supposedly sources of evaluation information and highlight the pros and cons of attempts to bridge the gap through the use of third parties, enhanced stakeholder involvement, and the incorporation of social science models to strengthen Theories of Change (ToC). The Realpolitik of Evaluation is an important book that poses questions at multiple levels of thinking. It will be of great interest to policymakers, program implementers, and project managers.

Evaluation in the Post-Truth World

Author : Mita Marra
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040019390
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Evaluation in the Post-Truth World written by Mita Marra and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-04-16 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evaluation in the Post-Truth World explores the relationship between the nature of evaluative knowledge, the increasing demand in decision-making for evaluation and other forms of research evidence, and the post-truth phenomena of antiscience sentiments combined with illiberal tendencies of the present day. Rather than offer a checklist on how to deal with post-truth, the experts found herein wish to raise awareness and reflection throughout policy circles on the factors that influence our assessment and policy-related work in such a challenging environment. Journeying alongside the editor and contributors, readers benefit from three guiding questions to help identify specific challenges but tools to deal with such challenges: How are policy problems conceptualized in the current political climate? What is the relationship between expertise and decision-making in today’s political circumstances? How complex has evaluation become as a social practice? Evaluation in the Post-Truth World will benefit evaluation practitioners at the program and project levels, as well as policy analysts and scholars interested in applications of evaluation in the public policy domain. Chapters 6, and 11 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.

Philosophy and Real Politics

Author : Raymond Geuss
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691258694
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book Philosophy and Real Politics written by Raymond Geuss and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2024-06-25 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A trenchant critique of established ideas in political philosophy and a provocative call for change Many contemporary political thinkers are gripped by the belief that their task is to develop an ideal theory of rights or justice for guiding and judging political actions. But in Philosophy and Real Politics, Raymond Geuss argues that philosophers should first try to understand why real political actors behave as they actually do. Far from being applied ethics, politics is a skill that allows people to survive and pursue their goals. To understand politics is to understand the powers, motives, and concepts that people have and that shape how they deal with the problems they face in their particular historical situations. Philosophy and Real Politics both outlines a historically oriented, realistic political philosophy and criticizes liberal political philosophies based on abstract conceptions of rights and justice.

Doing Realist Research

Author : Nick Emmel
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1526451719
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book Doing Realist Research written by Nick Emmel and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2018-06-18 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together leading theorists, researchers and policy makers with expertise in using realist methods, this book is a definitive guide to putting realist methodologies into practice. Not just an overview of the field, this book looks to extend current debates and apply realist methods to new and practical challenges in social research. Featuring practical, worked examples of how to turn theory into evidence, it empowers readers not just to understand realist methods, but to use them. It will help readers: - Negotiate the complexity of relational systems - Understand the importance and relevance of cumulative theory - Address concerns over data sources and quality - Be flexible and creative in realist approaches - Produce useful evidence for policy. Sophisticated and globally minded, this book is the perfect addition to the ongoing development and application of realist methods across evaluation, synthesis, and social research.

Research Handbook on Program Evaluation

Author : Kathryn E. Newcomer
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 180392828X
Total Pages : 729 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (39 download)

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Book Synopsis Research Handbook on Program Evaluation by : Kathryn E. Newcomer

Download or read book Research Handbook on Program Evaluation written by Kathryn E. Newcomer and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2024-06-05 with total page 729 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Research Handbook on Program Evaluation, an impressive range of authors take stock of the history and current standing of key issues and debates in the evaluation field. Examining current literature of program evaluation, the Research Handbook assesses the field's status in a post-pandemic and social justice-oriented world, examining today’s theoretical and practical concerns and proposing how they might be resolved by future innovations. This title contains one or more Open Access chapters.

Evaluation and Governing in the 21st Century

Author : Deirdre Niamh Duffy
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137545135
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (375 download)

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Book Synopsis Evaluation and Governing in the 21st Century by : Deirdre Niamh Duffy

Download or read book Evaluation and Governing in the 21st Century written by Deirdre Niamh Duffy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-08-17 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book interrogates the role played by evaluation in 21st century governing. Using youth work in the UK as a case study, it challenges the narrative of evidence-based policy-making, arguing instead that evaluation research is used to discipline and control. At the same time, drawing on the work of Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze, this book argues that evaluation can be reclaimed and facilitate transformation. In bringing these theoretically rich discussions to bear on the domain of contemporary evaluation, the author provokes an alternative reading of the relationship between research and governing, emphasising how knowledge production has historically been manipulated by elites towards their own political ends. As the debate around elite’s use of research expands globally, this book is a nuanced interjection into both established evidence-based policy and emergent narratives of ‘post-truth’. Challenging and provocative, this innovative work will appeal to students and scholars of social and public policy, and governance and public management.

Long Term Perspectives in Evaluation

Author : Kim Forss
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000167933
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Long Term Perspectives in Evaluation written by Kim Forss and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long Term Perspectives in Evaluation is the first book to advocate the virtues of a long-term perspective for policy evaluation as well as to show how evaluations can take a longer time perspective than they usually do. To get there, it is necessary to understand the decision-making context of evaluations and study the obstacles and the resistance toward long-term perspectives – as knowledge of that will lay the ground for more effective advocacy. The book is divided into three parts: the first section examines different aspects of methodology and methods. In the next section, authors present case studies of long-term evaluations, examine their own experiences of such evaluations and discuss difficulties, challenges and lessons learned. Cases discussed include: education sector reforms in Sweden, local governance reforms in Denmark, policy interventions in Southern Italy and Brazil, and Paris Declaration Principles of aid effectiveness such as Swedish aid to Tanzania, Vietnam, Laos and Sri Lanka. Finally, the third section sees the authors turn to a set of contextual issues and concluding remarks. Bringing together a rich collection of insights and a renowned group of experts, Long Term Perspectives in Evaluation: Increasing Relevance and Utility, constitutes a significant landmark in the field.

The SAGE Handbook of Evaluation

Author : Ian Shaw
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1446207005
Total Pages : 631 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (462 download)

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Download or read book The SAGE Handbook of Evaluation written by Ian Shaw and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2006-07-10 with total page 631 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ′This handbook thoroughly covers all aspects of evaluation, yet isn′t too technical to understand. It offers everything an organization needs to know to get the most out of evaluation′ - Nonprofit World `The Handbook succeeds in capturing and presenting evaluation′s extensive knowledge base within a global context. In so doing it provides a useful, coherent and definitive benchmark on the field′s diverse and dynamic purposes, practices, theories, approaches, issues, and challenges for the 21st century. The Handbook is an essential reference and map for any serious evaluation practitioner, scholar and student anywhere in the world′ - Michael Quinn Patton, author of Utilization-Focused Evaluation `Readers of this volume will find a set of texts that provide an evocative overview of contemporary thinking in the world of evaluation. This is not a book of simple tips. It does justice to the complex realities of evaluation practice by bringing together some of the best practitioners in the world to reflect on its current state. It is theoretically sophisticated yet eminently readable, anchored in evaluation as it is undertaken in a variety of domains. It is the kind of book that startles a little and makes you think. I highly recommend it′ - Murray Saunders, University of Lancaster In this comprehensive handbook, an examination of the complexities of contemporary evaluation contributes to the ongoing dialogue that arises in professional efforts to evaluate people-related programs, policies and practices. The SAGE Handbook of Evaluation is a unique and authoritative resource consisting of 25 chapters covering a range of evaluation theories and techniques in a single, accessible volume. With contributions from world-leading figures in their fields overseen by an eminent international editorial board, this handbook is an extensive and user-friendly resource organised in four coherent sections: " Role and Purpose of Evaluation in Society; " Evaluation as a Social Practice; " The Practice of Evaluation; " Domains of Evaluation Practice. The Handbook of Evaluation is written for practicing evaluators, academics, advanced postgraduate students and evaluation clients and offers a definitive, benchmark statement on evaluation theory and practice for the first decades of the 21st century.

International Handbook of Educational Evaluation

Author : T. Kellaghan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401003092
Total Pages : 1050 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (1 download)

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Book Synopsis International Handbook of Educational Evaluation by : T. Kellaghan

Download or read book International Handbook of Educational Evaluation written by T. Kellaghan and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 1050 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Kellaghan Educational Research Centre, St. Patrick's College, Dublin, Ireland Daniel L. Stufflebeam The Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University, Ml, USA Lori A. Wingate The Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University, Ml, USA Educational evaluation encompasses a wide array of activities, including student assessment, measurement, testing, program evaluation, school personnel evalua tion, school accreditation, and curriculum evaluation. It occurs at all levels of education systems, from the individual student evaluations carried out by class room teachers, to evaluations of schools and districts, to district-wide program evaluations, to national assessments, to cross-national comparisons of student achievement. As in any area of scholarship and practice, the field is constantly evolving, as a result of advances in theory, methodology, and technology; increasing globalization; emerging needs and pressures; and cross-fertilization from other disciplines. The beginning of a new century would seem an appropriate time to provide a portrait of the current state of the theory and practice of educational evaluation across the globe. It is the purpose of this handbook to attempt to do this, to sketch the international landscape of educational evaluation - its conceptual izations, practice, methodology, and background, and the functions it serves. The book's 43 chapters, grouped in 10 sections, provide detailed accounts of major components of the educational evaluation enterprise. Together, they provide a panoramic view of an evolving field.

Obsessive Measurement Disorder or Pragmatic Bureaucracy?

Author : Susanna Alexius
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1801173745
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Obsessive Measurement Disorder or Pragmatic Bureaucracy? written by Susanna Alexius and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2024-02-29 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. Obsessive Measurement Disorder or Pragmatic Bureaucracy?Coping with Uncertainty in Development Aid Relations examines issues in performance measurement and monitoring in the context of the complex field of development aid.

Encyclopedia of Evaluation

Author : Sandra Mathison
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761926092
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Evaluation written by Sandra Mathison and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2005 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'Encyclopedia of Evaluation' recognises the growth of evaluation around the world & highlights all the major contributions to the field. There are over 400 entries organised alphabetically.

International Perspectives in Values-Based Mental Health Practice

Author : Drozdstoy Stoyanov
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030478521
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)

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Book Synopsis International Perspectives in Values-Based Mental Health Practice by : Drozdstoy Stoyanov

Download or read book International Perspectives in Values-Based Mental Health Practice written by Drozdstoy Stoyanov and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-12-11 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book offers essential information on values-based practice (VBP): the clinical skills involved, teamwork and person-centered care, links between values and evidence, and the importance of partnerships in shared decision-making. Different cultures have different values; for example, partnership in decision-making looks very different, from the highly individualized perspective of European and North American cultures to the collective and family-oriented perspectives common in South East Asia. In turn, African cultures offer yet another perspective, one that falls between these two extremes (called batho pele). The book will benefit everyone concerned with the practical challenges of delivering mental health services. Accordingly, all contributions are developed on the basis of case vignettes, and cover a range of situations in which values underlie tensions or uncertainties regarding how to proceed in clinical practice. Examples include the patient’s autonomy and best interest, the physician’s commitment to establishing high standards of clinical governance, clinical versus community best interest, institutional versus clinical interests, patients insisting on medically unsound but legal treatments etc. Thus far, VBP publications have mainly dealt with clinical scenarios involving individual values (of clinicians and patients). Our objective with this book is to develop a model of VBP that is culturally much broader in scope. As such, it offers a vital resource for mental health stakeholders in an increasingly inter-connected world. It also offers opportunities for cross-learning in values-based practice between cultures with very different clinical care traditions.

Policy Evaluation in the Era of COVID-19

Author : Pearl Eliadis
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000862615
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Policy Evaluation in the Era of COVID-19 written by Pearl Eliadis and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-04-07 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did evaluation meet the challenges of the COVID-19 crisis? How were evaluation practices, architectures, and values affected? Policy Evaluation in the Era of COVID-19 is the first to offer a broad canvas that explores government responses and ideas to tackle the challenges that evaluation practice faces in preparing for the next global crisis. Practitioners and established academic experts in the field of policy evaluation present a sophisticated synthesis of institutional, national, and disciplinary perspectives, with insights drawn from developments in Australia, Canada and the UK, as well as the UN. Contributors examine the impacts of evaluation on socioeconomic recovery planning, government innovations in pivoting internal operations to address the crisis, and the role of parliamentary and audit institutions during the pandemic. Chapters also example the Sustainable Development Goals, and the inadequacy of human rights-based approaches in evaluation, while examining the imperative proposed by some authors that it is time that we take seriously the call for substantial transformation. Written in a clear and accessible style, Policy Evaluation in the Era of COVID-19 offers a much-needed insight on the role evaluation played during this unique and critical juncture in history.

Evaluation and Aid Effectiveness No 2 - Evaluating Country Programmes Vienna Workshop, 1999

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264033823
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Evaluation and Aid Effectiveness No 2 - Evaluating Country Programmes Vienna Workshop, 1999 written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2001-12-10 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evaluation is a key tool in improving the quality and effectiveness of development co-operation. The Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Working Party in Aid Evaluation is the only international forum where bilateral and multilateral evaluation ...

21st Century Global Health Diplomacy

Author : Thomas E Novotny
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814522066
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (145 download)

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Download or read book 21st Century Global Health Diplomacy written by Thomas E Novotny and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2013-06-13 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global health diplomacy begins with a recognition that the most effective international health interventions are carried out with sensitivity to historical, political, social, economic, and cultural differences. It focuses on the interplay of globalization, economic interdependence, social justice, and the enlightened self-interests of nations. Global health diplomacy can help sustain peace and economic stability in a globalized world, but the skills necessary for this endeavour are not taught in standard health sciences curricula or in Foreign Service academies. However, they bear directly on the success of international health cooperation, be it from the global north to the global south or south-to-south cooperation. Global health diplomacy can be a critical pathway to assure good global governance and improved international relations among the great powers and between these powers and the developing world. It can be a mechanism to avert conflict and to augment health, peace, solidarity, economic progress, and multinational cooperation.

Human Factors In Air Traffic Control

Author : V. D. Hopkin
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351440179
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Human Factors In Air Traffic Control written by V. D. Hopkin and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text discusses the skills and abilities that air-traffic controllers need. Its approach is international as air-traffic control practices throughout the world have to be mutually compatible and agreed.

Understanding Educational Research

Author : David Scott
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134789998
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Educational Research written by David Scott and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-08-26 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores educational research in terms of the relationship between epistemology, methodology and practice. Divided into two sections, the first examines the frameworks which underpin the methods educational researchers use. The second looks at a broad spectrum of approaches, including feminist approaches, action research, ethnography and biographical research. The issues covered are central to all within the research community including students undertaking research degrees or research methodology courses.