Evaluation for the 21st Century: A Handbook

Evaluation for the 21st Century features thoughtfully written introductions to each of the main sections that provide a context and synthesis of the various evaluators’ chapters. After reading this groundbreaking book, researchers and practitioners will be able to recognize these new developments in evaluation as they encounter them, place them in context, and incorporate them into their own evaluation professions and practices.

The book contains black-and-white illustrations.

Evaluation for the 21st Century features thoughtfully written introductions to each of the main sections that provide a context and synthesis of the various evaluators' chapters. After reading this groundbreaking book, researchers and practitioners will be able to recognize these new developments in evaluation as they encounter them, place them in context, and incorporate them into their own evaluation professions and practices.

Chelimsky, Eleanor ; Shadish, William R.

The contributors represent the specialties of auditing, sociology, public policy, methodology, and evaluation and analysis. Most come from auditing offices, government offices and universities in the U.S., Sweden, Denmark, China, the U.K., Finland, and Columbia. Institutions prominently represented include the U.S. General Accounting Office and the World Bank.