The Practice of Social Research

Chapter Twelve.  Evaluation Research

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TOPICS COMMONLY SUBJECTED TO EVALUATION RESEARCH
FORMULATING THE PROBLEM
    Measurement
    Experimental Designs
    Quasi-Experimental Designs
    Operationalizing Success/Failure
    Qualitative Evaluations
THE SOCIAL CONTEXT
    Logistical Problems
    Some Ethical Issues
    Use of Research Results
SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
    The Death Penalty and Deterrence
    Computer Simulation
 


Web Resources

ERIC, Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
    http://ericae.net/

UNICEF, Research and Evaluation
    http://www.unicef.org/reseval/

US General Accounting Office, Evaluation Research and Methodology
    http://www.gao.gov/special.pubs/erm.html