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Realist evaluation in practice : health and social work / Mansoor A.F. Kazi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kazi, Mansoor A. F.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social case work--Evaluation.
- Social case work.
- Social case work--Methodology.
- Social case work--Research.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 180 p.) : ill.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : SAGE, 2003.
- London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This title outlines the new, emerging realist paradigm in evaluation research & applies it to practice in human services. The author contributes to the development of this paradigm in practice & provides examples of realist evaluations.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - Contemporary Perspectives in Practice Evaluation; Chapter 3 - The Realist Evaluation Paradigm for Practice; Chapter 4 - An Example of Qualitative Research Methods in Realist Evaluation; Chapter 5 - Quantitative Methods: Evaluation of Family Centres; Chapter 6 - A Realist Evaluation of Practice: The NSPCC's Shield Project and Intensive Analysis; Chapter 7 - The Shield Project: Extensive Analysis in Realist Evaluation
- Chapter 8 - Patterns of What Works, For Whom and in What ContextsChapter 9 - The Contribution of Realist Evaluation for Practice; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-175) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-84920-976-6
- 1-4462-3067-8
- 1-280-37045-9
- 9786610370450
- 1-4129-3257-2
- 9781849209762
- OCLC:
- 191036563
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