Evidence-building and evaluation in government
The evidence-building mandate -- Assessing the quality of evidence -- Employing evaluative thinking -- Developing learning agendas for public organizations -- Building capacity to generate and supply evidence -- Building capacity to use evidence -- Sustaining momentum for evidence-building -- Capaci...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Los Angeles
Sage
2022
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| Schriftenreihe: | Evaluation in practice series
7 |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | The evidence-building mandate -- Assessing the quality of evidence -- Employing evaluative thinking -- Developing learning agendas for public organizations -- Building capacity to generate and supply evidence -- Building capacity to use evidence -- Sustaining momentum for evidence-building -- Capacity in government. "Public managers, contractors, and grantees conducting evaluations for government operate in a complex environment where policymakers and commissioners of evaluation expect different types of "evidence" and simultaneously employ different criteria in judging the quality of that evidence. This text provides a road map for evaluators doing business within or for government, and public managers who are expected to assess and use evidence generated by a large variety of evaluation approaches. The book provides checklists and how-to guidance to help students and other readers develop skills in important activities such as: assessing the quality of evidence claims; developing theories of change to guide the design and evaluation of programs and policies; developing learning agendas to bridge the gap between evidence producers and potential evidence users; and increasing the support of public leaders and executives in the generation and use of evidence to inform their decision-making. The authors include end-of-chapter exercises for readers to test their ability to apply the skills described"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | xx, 148 Seiten Diagramme |
| ISBN: | 9781071808726 978-1-0718-0872-6 |