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The Politics of Evaluation: Participation and Policy Implementation
David Taylor (Ed.)
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Description for The Politics of Evaluation: Participation and Policy Implementation
Paperback. This book sees evaluation as an inherently political activity, as much about forms of governance as scientific practice. Using a wide range of examples from neighbourhood renewal, health and social care and other aspects of social policy, it relates practical issues in evaluation design to their political contexts. Editor(s): Taylor, David; Balloch, Susan. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Evaluation has become a central tool in the development of contemporary social policy. Its widespread popularity is based on the need to provide evidence of the effectiveness of policies and programmes. This book sees evaluation as an inherently political activity, as much about forms of governance as scientific practice. Using a wide range of examples from neighbourhood renewal, health and social care and other aspects of social policy, it relates practical issues in evaluation design to their political contexts. With contributions from leading academics and evaluation practitioners, the book considers key issues in the politics of evaluation including: governance and ... Read more
Evaluation has become a central tool in the development of contemporary social policy. Its widespread popularity is based on the need to provide evidence of the effectiveness of policies and programmes. This book sees evaluation as an inherently political activity, as much about forms of governance as scientific practice. Using a wide range of examples from neighbourhood renewal, health and social care and other aspects of social policy, it relates practical issues in evaluation design to their political contexts. With contributions from leading academics and evaluation practitioners, the book considers key issues in the politics of evaluation including: governance and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861346056
SKU
V9781861346056
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About David Taylor (Ed.)
David Taylor is Head of the School of Applied Social Science at the University of Brighton. He is Editor of the collection Breaking down barriers: Reviewing partnership practice (HSPRC, 2001) and is a member of the Editorial Collective of the journal Critical Social Policy. Susan Balloch is Professor of Health and Social Care and Director of the Health and Social ... Read more
Reviews for The Politics of Evaluation: Participation and Policy Implementation
"I never thought I would find myself describing a book on evaluation as exciting, but this one is. I recommend it to anyone leading or evaluating projects." The British Journal of Healthcare Computing & Information Management " ... this collection provides a wide range of interesting cases of evaluations and evaluators trying to deal with the complexities of practice in ... Read more