Evaluability assessment: Developing program theory
New Directions for Program EvaluationPublished 1 March 1987
Joseph S. Wholey
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Evaluability assessment involves key policymakers, managers, and staff in developing program theory and clarifying intended uses of evaluation information, thus helping solve problems that inhibit useful program evaluation.
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Abstract Evaluability assessment involves key policymakers, managers, and staff in developing program theory and clarifying intended uses of evaluation information, thus helping solve problems that inhibit useful program evaluation.
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