NCJ Number
19857
Date Published
1975
Length
161 pages
Annotation
REVIEWS THE LITERATURE ON EVALUATION AND PRESENTS A FRAMEWORK FOR PRACTICE WHICH INCLUDES TOPICS SUCH AS A TYPOLOGY FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, THE CONTEXT OF THE EVALUATION PLAN, AND INPUT TO THE EVALUATION PLAN.
Abstract
FOLLOWING A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE WHICH COMMENTS ON WHY EVALUATION IS DONE, TYPES OF EVALUATIVE RESEARCH, AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND FIELD PROBLEMS, THE AUTHOR DEALS WITH A FRAMEWORK FOR PRACTICE. THE FIRST CHAPTER IN THIS SECTION DEFINES EVALUATION, DISCUSSES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, AND COMMENTS ON THE USE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH AND THEORIES OF SOCIAL CHANGE. CHAPTER TWO PRESENTS A TYPOLOGY FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS TO WHICH THE CLASSIFICATION SCHEME HAS BEEN APPLIED. CHAPTER THREE PRESENTS A PLAN FOR EVALUATION AND DISCUSSES THE CONTEXT OF THE EVALUATION PLAN, INPUT TO EVALUATION PLAN, AND TOTAL OUTCOME. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED IN CHAPTER FOUR. A 15-PAGE BIBLIOGRAPHY IS INCLUDED.