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Evaluation for the real world: the impact of evidence in policy making |
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Bristol: Policy Press, 2012. 256p. |
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While evaluation research findings should be a key element of the policy-making process, they are often disregarded. This book examines the development of evaluation and its impact on public policy by analysing evaluation frameworks and criteria which are available when evaluating public policies and services. It further examines the nature of evidence and its use and non-use by decision-makers and assesses the work of influential academics in the USA and UK in the context of evaluation and policy making. The book emphasises the 'real world' of decision-makers in the public sector and recognises how political demands and economic pressures can affect the decisions of those who commission evaluation research while providing recommendations for policymakers on adopting a different approach to evaluation. The book is designed for under-graduate and post-graduate students of policy analysis and public sector management, and those who are involved in the planning and evaluation of public policies and services. |
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book; |
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decision making; evaluation; evidence-based practice; policy formulation; social care provision; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=abc6e1ec-da37-4080-b604-d4c03e16ea39 |
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