Demystifying evaluation: practical approaches for researchers and users

Demystifying evaluation is an accessible introductory guide setting the foundations for explaining the options open to evaluators, their merits and uses, and how to make appropriate choices of research methods.

David Parsons provides a practical roadmap cutting across different evaluation theories.

He covers issues such as managing expectations of evaluation, using and mixing quantitative and qualitative methods, engaging stakeholders and providing action-orientated approaches to help end-users.