Although the general conceptual basis appeared far earlier, theory-driven evaluation came
to prominence only a few decades ago with the appearance of Chen's 1990 book Theory …

The proportion of intervention studies in occupational epidemiology has been growing
rapidly in recent years. This is a positive trend, which makes it necessary to discuss a …

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 …

In times of rising expectations and decreasing resources for the public sector, performance
management is high on the agenda. Increasingly, the value of the performance …

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 …

There is an impressive amount of literature on theory-driven evaluation published in the past
few decades. The literature devoted to this topic includes four volumes of New Directions for …

Early in 2005, Phil Harris, Executive Director of the Association of Educational
Communications and Technology, approached Mike Spector and asked if he would like to …

This paper develops a path model of professional development (PD) to explore the
relationship between teacher PD and teacher careers and retention. A focussed literature …

Practical Program Evaluation: Assessing and Improving Planning, Implementation, and
Effectiveness introduces students to the real world of evaluation, focusing on issues that …

RealWorld Evaluation: Working Under Budget, Time, Data, and Political Constraints
addresses the challenges of conducting program evaluations in real-world contexts where …