Disciplinary roots and branches of evaluation: Some lessons from agricultural research

Since its origins in North America in the 1960s, the field of program evaluation has grown considerably and its concerns have broadened from accountability to program improvement, decision support and institutional learning. Program evaluation is now commonly practiced in governmental organizations...

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Main Author: Horton, Douglas
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Service for National Agricultural Research 1996
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/136407
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description Since its origins in North America in the 1960s, the field of program evaluation has grown considerably and its concerns have broadened from accountability to program improvement, decision support and institutional learning. Program evaluation is now commonly practiced in governmental organizations not only in North America but also in many countries of Western Europe and Oceania. Although program evaluation is a relatively new field with many controversies and lively debates, a unifying body of evaluation theory, methods and standards is gradually emerging. Evaluation has recently been described as a "transdiscipline" like statistics and measurement.
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spelling CGSpace1364072025-01-09T06:04:04Z Disciplinary roots and branches of evaluation: Some lessons from agricultural research Horton, Douglas Since its origins in North America in the 1960s, the field of program evaluation has grown considerably and its concerns have broadened from accountability to program improvement, decision support and institutional learning. Program evaluation is now commonly practiced in governmental organizations not only in North America but also in many countries of Western Europe and Oceania. Although program evaluation is a relatively new field with many controversies and lively debates, a unifying body of evaluation theory, methods and standards is gradually emerging. Evaluation has recently been described as a "transdiscipline" like statistics and measurement. 1996-04 2024-01-04T07:48:49Z 2024-01-04T07:48:49Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/136407 en Open Access application/pdf International Service for National Agricultural Research Horton, Douglas. 1996. Disciplinary roots and branches of evaluation: Some lessons from agricultural research. International Service for National Agricultural Research
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title_full Disciplinary roots and branches of evaluation: Some lessons from agricultural research
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title_short Disciplinary roots and branches of evaluation: Some lessons from agricultural research
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