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Program evaluation in a challenging authorizing environment: Intergovernmental and interorganizational factors
Author(s) -
Fredericks Kimberly A.,
Carman Joanne G.,
Birkland Thomas A.
Publication year - 2002
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.55
Subject(s) - politics , business , public relations , process management , knowledge management , computer science , political science , law
In today's environment, social services are provided by complex institutional and political networks comprising multiple program sponsors, implementers, and stakeholders. This environment exacerbates many problems that can occur, even in the simplest of evaluations. The authors outline the major intergovernmental and interorganizational challenges associated with doing program evaluation in today's environment and offer recommendations designed to improve evaluation efforts.