Evaluation for the Real World : : The Impact of Evidence in Policy Making / / Colin Palfrey, Paul Thomas, Ceri Phillips.
Evaluation research findings should be a key element of the policy-making process, yet in reality they are often disregarded. This valuable book examines the development of evaluation and its impact on public policy by analysing evaluation frameworks and criteria which are available when evaluating...
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