Author Description
This Handbook Brings Together Evaluation Approaches Relevant Across The Program Life Cycle, Starting From Program Design, To Implementation, And Ultimately To The Scaling Up Of Successful Interventions. It Fills A Gap In Available Publications, Which Are Predominantly Focused On Impact Evaluations And Inadequately Grounded In Methods That Can Address Why Programs Succeed Or Fail As Well As Their Potential To Contribute To Broader And More Systemic Change. This Chapter Starts By Setting The Context And Describes Key Questions Relevant To Each Stage Of The Program Lifecycle. The Second Section Highlights Four Cross-cutting Consideration That Social Programs Today Must Confront Including: (1) Ensuring Culturally Responsive And Equitable Evaluations, (2) The Decolonization Of Evaluation Practices, (3) Adapting To The Covid-19 Pandemic And Other Global Health Crises, And (4) Understanding The Impact Of Climate Change On Social Programs. The Last Section Describes How This Handbook Can Be Used And Highlights Relevant Evaluation Topics And Case Studies Covered In Each Section Of The Handbook-- Provided By Publisher.
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THE THESIS
This handbook investigates the methodological gap in program evaluation by providing a comprehensive framework that spans the entire program life cycle from initial design to systemic scaling. Anu Rangarajan leverages extensive expertise in social science research to argue that evaluation must move beyond simple impact assessment to understand the causal mechanisms behind program success or failure. The text provides a structured approach for practitioners to integrate equity, cultural responsiveness, and adaptability into their operational models.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Methodologies for program design, implementation, and scaling strategies.
- Frameworks for culturally responsive and equitable evaluation practices.
- Analysis of contemporary challenges including global health crises and climate change impacts.
- Case studies illustrating the application of evaluation tools across diverse social sectors.
Scope Limits
- The text does not provide a singular, universal solution for all social programs, as it emphasizes context-specific adaptation.
- It does not focus on purely theoretical impact evaluation models, prioritizing practical implementation over abstract statistical theory.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts identify this work as a necessary resource for practitioners seeking to bridge the gap between academic evaluation theory and real-world program management. Readers frequently note the practical utility of the cross-cutting considerations, which address modern challenges often overlooked in traditional evaluation literature.
Page Count:
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Publication Date:
2022-01-01
Publisher:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
0190059699
ISBN-13:
9780190059699
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