We examine the challenges of governance facing organizations that pursue a social mission
through the use of market mechanisms. These hybrid organizations, often referred to as …

This Guide reviews theories of science that have influenced the development of common
educational evaluation models. Educators can be more confident when choosing an …

The evaluation of policy strategies to tackle wicked policy problems inevitably involves a
paradox of trying to judge solutions for problems that have no solutions and for which …

This chapter presents an introduction to design-based implementation research (DBIR). We
describe the need for DBIR as a research approach that challenges educational researchers …

The Second Edition of Practical Program Evaluation shows readers how to systematically
identify stakeholders' needs in order to select the evaluation options best suited to meet …

This article describes elements of an approach to research and development called design-
based implementation research. The approach represents an expansion of design research …

There is growing interest in the concept of ''mechanism''across many areas of the social
sciences. In the field of program and policy evaluation, a number of scholars have also …

To fulfill external accountability expectations social impact measurement has become an
important practice for social enterprises. Yet, the ambiguity around social impact and its …

Since Peter H. Rossi, Mark W. Lipsey, and Howard E. Freeman first published Evaluation: A
Systematic Approach, more than 90,000 readers have considered it the premier text on how …

Updated to align with the American Psychological Association and the National Council of
Accreditation of Teacher Education accreditation requirements. Focused on increasing the …