PROGRAM EVALUATION IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR - A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

• NCJ Number: 36906
• Author(s): G SCHLACTER; D BELLI
• Editor(s): M VANCE
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 26 pages
• Corporate Author: Council of Planning Librarians
• Sale Source: Council of Planning Librarians; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Bibliography
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

LISTING OF 266 BOOKS, JOURNAL ARTICLES, REPORTS, DOCUMENTS, AND DISSERTATIONS ISSUED IN ENGLISH SINCE 1960 ON THE SCOPE, METHODOLOGY, APPLICATION, POLITIZATION, AND LIMITATIONS OF PROGRAM EVALUATION IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR.

Abstract

THE BIBLIOGRAPHY IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR MAIN SECTIONS. THE FIRST PART IDENTIFIES SOURCES WHICH SUMMARIZE APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH TECHNIQUES, THUS PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF THE EVALUATION RESEARCH PROCESS. THE SECOND SECTION CONTAINS READINGS WHICH FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON PROGRAM EVALUATION; THESE READINGS ARE GROUPED BY TOPIC: THE TECHNIQUE OF EVALUATION RESEARCH, ITS METHODOLOGICAL DESIGN, UTILIZATION OF RESULTS, POLITICAL ASPECTS, AND PROBLEMS/LIMITATIONS. THE THIRD SECTION OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHY LISTS MATERIALS WHICH DESCRIBE THE USE OF EVALUATION RESEARCH IN SOCIAL ACTION AND OTHER PUBLIC SECTOR PROGRAMS. PART FOUR IDENTIFIES SOURCES WHICH CONCENTRATE ON THE CHARACTERISTICS AND ACTIVITIES OF INDIVIDUAL EVALUATORS IN THE RESEARCH PROCESS. IF AN ITEM DEALS EXTENSIVELY WITH MORE THAN ONE SUBJECT, IT IS LISTED IN ALL APPROPRIATE SECTIONS OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHY. EACH ITEM IS ARRANGED BY AUTHOR AND CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: TITLE, PLACE OR JOURNAL, PUBLISHER, DATE, AND PAGES.