Theory‐based evaluation: Past, present, and future
- 1 December 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in New Directions for Evaluation
- Vol. 1997 (76) , 41-55
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ev.1086
Abstract
Theory‐based evaluation examines conditions of program implementation and mechanisms that mediate between processes and outcomes as a means to understand when and how programs work.Keywords
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