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Theory‐based evaluation: Past, present, and future
Author(s) -
Weiss Carol H.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
new directions for evaluation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.374
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1534-875X
pISSN - 1097-6736
DOI - 10.1002/ev.1086
Subject(s) - program evaluation , computer science , theory of change , work (physics) , evaluation methods , management science , process management , sociology , political science , public administration , business , economics , engineering , reliability engineering , mechanical engineering , anthropology
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.