Evaluation

Evaluation: A Systematic Approach, 8th Edition, provides an introduction to the field of program evaluation. The textbook presents research activities applied to appraise the design, implementation, effectiveness, and efficiency of social programs.

The volume organizes evaluation domains into a coherent framework. This structure demonstrates how evaluation activities connect with one another, how evaluations contribute to improving social programs and their intended outcomes, and how projects operate within wider social and political contexts.

Relied on by professors, students, and practitioners across 40 years, the 2019 edition adds a practical chapter on planning an evaluation and features entirely new examples throughout to support coursework.