TY - BOOK AU - Wholey,Joseph S. AU - Hatry,Harry P. AU - Newcomer,Kathryn E. TI - Handbook of practical program evaluation T2 - Essential texts for nonprofit and public leadership and management SN - 9780470522479 (hardback) AV - H97 .H358 2010 U1 - 658.4 22 PY - 2010/// CY - San Francisco PB - Jossey-Bass KW - Policy sciences KW - Political planning KW - Evaluation N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes N2 - "The book is designed to enable students of public policy, policymakers and mangers to obtain useful information and conduct successful systematic evaluations, even under tight resource constraints. This text presents a wide variety of approaches to evaluation through brief, authoritative articles by top academics and practitioners. Thoroughly revised and updated this third edition is filled with the most current information, up-to-date examples, and puts increased emphasis on practical applicability. The third edition also features a new and up-dated instructor's manual"-- ER -