Program theory and implementation theory: Implications for evaluators
New Directions for Program EvaluationPublished 1 March 1987
Mary Ann Scheirer
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This chapter suggests ways in which evaluators should incorporate both program theory and implementation process theory into their data collection designs.
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Abstract Program theory and implementation process theory contribute, respectively, to specifying the what and the why of program delivery. This chapter suggests ways in which evaluators should incorporate both into their data collection designs.
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