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Mixed methods design in evaluation / Donna M. Mertens.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Evaluation in practice seriesPublication details: Los Angeles : SAGE, c2018.Description: xxii, 202 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781506330655 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • H62  M55 2018
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Contents:
Mixed methods in evaluation : history and progress -- Experimental mixed methods designs to evaluate interventions -- Mixed methods evaluation designs for instrument development -- Mixed methods evaluation designs for policy evaluation -- Mixed methods evaluation designs for systematic reviews -- Variations in mixed methods evaluation designs -- Trends, challenges and advances in mixed methods evaluation -- Appendix A: Key resources for additional examples and insights into mixed -- Methods design in evaluation.
Summary: "In this groundbreaking first volume of SAGE’s Evaluation in Practice Series, best-selling author Donna M. Mertens explores the meaning of mixed methods evaluation, its evolution over the last few decades, and the dominant philosophical frameworks that are influencing thought and practice in the field today. Four chapters explore evaluation of the effectiveness of interventions, development of instruments, systematic reviews, and policy evaluations, while an additional chapter covers mixed methods designs appropriate to specific contexts. Practical in nature, the book includes definitions of relevant concepts, sample studies that illustrate mixed methods designs, specific steps for each design, and application exercises. SAGE’s Evaluation in Practice Series offers concise, practical books for students and professionals working as evaluators. To learn more about each text in the series, please visit www.sagepub.com/epis."--Back cover
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Mixed methods in evaluation : history and progress -- Experimental mixed methods designs to evaluate interventions -- Mixed methods evaluation designs for instrument development -- Mixed methods evaluation designs for policy evaluation -- Mixed methods evaluation designs for systematic reviews -- Variations in mixed methods evaluation designs -- Trends, challenges and advances in mixed methods evaluation -- Appendix A: Key resources for additional examples and insights into mixed -- Methods design in evaluation.

"In this groundbreaking first volume of SAGE’s Evaluation in Practice Series, best-selling author Donna M. Mertens explores the meaning of mixed methods evaluation, its evolution over the last few decades, and the dominant philosophical frameworks that are influencing thought and practice in the field today. Four chapters explore evaluation of the effectiveness of interventions, development of instruments, systematic reviews, and policy evaluations, while an additional chapter covers mixed methods designs appropriate to specific contexts. Practical in nature, the book includes definitions of relevant concepts, sample studies that illustrate mixed methods designs, specific steps for each design, and application exercises.

SAGE’s Evaluation in Practice Series offers concise, practical books for students and professionals working as evaluators. To learn more about each text in the series, please visit www.sagepub.com/epis."--Back cover

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