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How to Use Qualitative Methods in Evaluation



February 1988 | 176 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
How to Use Qualitative Methods in Evaluation -- a new volume in the Program Evaluation Kit -- reflects the growing use of qualitative techniques in the evaluation process. The author differentiates the qualitative approach in method and philosophy from more traditional quantitative methods and specifies the kinds of evaluation question for which it is most appropriate. The design decisions and sampling strategies which underlie the method are explained. Patton also includes clearly illustrated step-by-step guides for planning and conducting fieldwork and observations, in-depth interviewing, and analysing, interpreting and reporting results.
 
An Introduction to Qualitative Methods
 
When to Use Qualitative Methods
 
Designing Qualitative Evaluations
 
Fieldwork and Observation
 
Depth Interviewing
 
Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Data
 
Making Methods Decisions
Controversy and Philosophy

 

A very good book introducing students to qualitative methodology

Dr George Varvatsoulias
Counselling, Newham College of Further Education
September 30, 2015

Text provided pertinent information that facilitated a clear understanding of the use of qualitative methods in evaluation.

Miss Monica Imelda Miller
Sociology/Social Work Unit, University of Guyana
August 30, 2015

Michael Patton's ' How to use qualitative methods in evalution', written with pedagogic clarity, is bound to become one of the must read in evaluation studies

Dr John Schuster
Department of Sociology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
March 28, 2012

This is the core textbook for my module Evaluating Educational Research & Practice. It is packed full of exercises which are intended to deepen students knowledge & awareness of the issues included in the textbook.

Dr John Stitt
Youth & Community Dev., University of Cumbria
November 13, 2009

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ISBN: 9780803931299
£76.00