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Whether and why? The potential benefits of including program theory evaluation in meta‐analysis
Author(s) -
Petrosino Anthony
Publication year - 2000
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.1182
Subject(s) - program evaluation , computer science , simple (philosophy) , management science , evaluation methods , political science , public administration , economics , epistemology , reliability engineering , philosophy , engineering
Even simple program theory evaluations could be used in meta‐analysis to provide benefit. Several examples of ways to combine the two are explored, including a hypothetical model and an actual example of a federal funding program.