This title was first published in 2000: Examining key issues arising in evaluation research and in particular the implications of context for evaluation findings and methodology, this book employs case study illustrations to examine definitions and uses, experimental logic, methods and difficulties in experimental evaluations and the importance of incorporating both process and context in evaluation research design.

Ian Shaw, University of Nottingham

Contents: Introduction; The logic and development of evaluation; Issues in evaluating public services; Defining the goals of public services; Issues arising from the commissioning of research: case studies; The politics of evaluation; Bibliography.