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Methodological Issues in Evaluation of Social Development Programmes: the Australian Assistance Plan
Author(s) -
Graycar Adam
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
australian journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1839-4655
pISSN - 0157-6321
DOI - 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1974.tb00533.x
Subject(s) - project commissioning , plan (archaeology) , publishing , politics , scale (ratio) , development plan , management science , administration (probate law) , political science , public relations , sociology , public administration , process management , business , engineering , geography , civil engineering , cartography , archaeology , law
Proponents of large‐scale social development programmes are increasingly seeking an independent evaluation to guide the planning and administration of the programme. In this paper four problem areas related to evaluation are examined, conceptual problems, methodological problems, operational problems and political problems. The general principles are then related to a current evaluation, that of the Australian Assistance Plan.