A Practitioner Handbook on Evaluation / 
edited by Reinhard Stockmann ; translated by Gareth Bartley. 
 - x, 379 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 344-373). 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction: What do we Need Evaluation For? / Reinhard Stockmann -- 2. An Introduction to Evaluation / Reinhard Stockmann -- 3. Competing and Complementary Approaches to Evaluation / Reinhard Stockmann -- 4. Organizational Aspects of Evaluations / Stefan Silvestrini -- 5. Evaluation Designs / Wolfgang Meyer -- 6. The Social Context of Evaluation / Tasso Brandt -- 7. Measuring: Indicators -- Scales -- Indices -- Interpretations / Wolfgang Meyer -- 8. Data Collection: Surveys -- Observations -- Non-reactive Procedures / Wolfgang Meyer -- 9. An Introduction to Data Management and Data Analysis / Peter Maats and Pascal Klären -- 10. Reporting / Vera Hennefeld and Ralph Meiers. 
<br/><br/> This comprehensive handbook serves as a reference manual providing answers to virtually every conceivable question that can arise during the planning and implementation process of an evaluation. Offers a basic introduction to the foundations and benefits of this type of investigation, as well as a comparison of different evaluation approaches. Also provides an in-depth methodological framework for data measurement, data collection and data management with a description of the reporting process. 
<br/><br/><br/>Translated from the German. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781849800426 1849800421 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Centrum für Evaluation.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Evaluation research (Social action programs)<br/>Evaluation--Methodology.<br/>Evaluation--Methodology.<br/>Evaluation research (Social action programs)<br/>Evaluation.<br/>Praxis.<br/>Handlungsorientierung.<br/>Balanced Scorecard.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>361.007  / PRA