Logic Models and Content Analyses for the Explication of Evaluation Theories: The Case of Emergent Realist Evaluation

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 38, Issue , 2013, Pages 74-76

  Mark, Melvin M ^a   Henry, Gary T ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation theory; Logic models; Realist evaluation; Research on evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; LOGIC; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

HUMANS; LOGIC; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH DESIGN;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 85027923825     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2012.03.018     Document Type: Article

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