Includes bibliographical references (pages 551-581) and indexes.
Introduction to evaluation: defining terms and ethical considerations -- Framing evaluation: paradigms, branches, and theories -- The postpositivist paradigm and the methods branch -- The pragmatic paradigm and the use branch -- The constructivist paradigm and the values branch -- The transformative paradigm and the social justice branch -- Working with stakeholders: establishing the context and the evaluand -- Evaluation purposes, types, and questions -- Evaluation designs -- Data collection strategies and indicators -- Stakeholders, participants, and sampling -- Data analysis and interpretation -- Communication and utilization of findings -- Meta-evaluation and project management -- Perennial and emerging issues in evaluation.