ISBN:
9781629580838
,
9781629580821
Language:
English
Pages:
219 S.
,
Ill.
DDC:
300.72
Keywords:
Social sciences Research
;
Evaluation
;
Evaluation Methodology
;
Anthropology Methodology
;
Educational evaluation
;
Anthropologie
;
Methodologie
Abstract:
"In an era of budgetary belt-tightening, policymakers must prove that their programs work or face drastic cuts in spending. This book, informed by the author's many years of practice in program evaluation and expertise as an anthropologist, discusses in plain prose the theory and methods of culturally-competent evaluation across a number of disciplines, such as health and education, for graduate and advanced undergraduate students and professionals. The book -guides readers through the process of evaluation in complex contexts created by cultural change, the movement of populations, economic forces and constantly emerging crises; -introduces rich ethnographic theory and methods developed by anthropologists to evaluators in other fields; -teaches anthropologists and other social scientists research techniques developed in such fields as business or public-policy evaluation; -provides a strategy for building evidence from both qualitative and quantitative sources to form conclusions that have scientific credibility"--
Abstract:
"In an era of budgetary belt-tightening, policy-makers must prove that their programs work or face drastic cuts in spending. This book, informed by the author's years of practice in program evaluation and expertise as an anthropologist, discusses in plain prose the theory and methods of culturally-competent evaluation across a number of disciplines, such as health and education. The book -guides readers through the process of evaluation in complex contexts created by cultural change, the movement of populations, economic forces and constantly emerging crises; -introduces rich ethnographic theory and methods developed by anthropologists to evaluators in other fields; -teaches anthropologists and other social scientists research techniques developed in such fields as business or public-policy evaluation; -provides a strategy for building evidence from both qualitative and quantitative sources to form conclusions that have scientific credibility; -offers a concise introduction to evaluation for graduate and advanced undergraduate students and to professionals interested in a culturally competent approach to complex evaluation problems. "--
Description / Table of Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Evaluation: An Orientation for Anthropologists Chapter 3: Anthropology: An Orientation for Evaluators Chapter 4: Putting Them Together: Evaluation Anthropology Chapter 5: Ethics, Clearances, and Ethical Decisions Chapter 6: Method in Evaluation Anthropology Chapter 7: Jobs and Career Planning Chapter 8: Future Pathways Appendix A: A Glossary of Terms Appendix B: The Business Side References Index About the Author.
Note:
Literaturverz. S. 209 - 214
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