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Evaluation for the Real World
Colin Palfrey
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Description for Evaluation for the Real World
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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 academics in the USA and UK in the context of evaluation and policy making. The book emphasises the 'real world' of decision-makers in the public sector and recognises how political demands and ... Read more
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 academics in the USA and UK in the context of evaluation and policy making. The book emphasises the 'real world' of decision-makers in the public sector and recognises how political demands and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847429148
SKU
V9781847429148
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99-50
About Colin Palfrey
Colin Palfrey has worked in local government and taught in UK universities and abroad. He is currently Research Officer in the National Assembly for Wales. Paul Thomas is Honorary Research Fellow at Swansea University; he has worked in local government and several universities and has been undertaking evaluations for more than 30 years. Ceri Phillips is Professor of Health Economics ... Read more
Reviews for Evaluation for the Real World
"provides a careful, comprehensive and detailed history of the field...targeted at policy and public sector management students, academics and practioners" People, Place and Policy (2014) "In an era of resource constraint the case for improving the way public policy is evaluated gains weight. This wide-ranging book provides an in depth analysis of alternative approaches to evaluation that will be of ... Read more