The SAGE Handbook of Evaluation

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''This handbook thoroughly covers all aspects of evaluation, yet isn''t too technical to understand. It offers everything an organization needs to know to get the most out of evaluation'' - <b><i>Nonprofit World</p><p></b></i></p><p>`The <b>Handbook</b> succeeds in capturing and presenting evaluation''s extensive knowledge base within a global context. In so doing it provides a useful, coherent and definitive benchmark on the field''s diverse and dynamic purposes, practices, theories, approaches, issues, and challenges for the 21st century. The <b>Handbook</b> is an essential reference and map for any serious evaluation practitioner, scholar and student anywhere in the world'' - <b><i>Michael Quinn Patton, author of</b> Utilization-Focused Evaluation</p><p></i></p><p>`Readers of this volume will find a set of texts that provide an evocative overview of contemporary thinking in the world of evaluation. This is not a book of simple tips. It does justice to the complex realities of evalua