Handbook on evaluation

This handbook, edited by Prof Dr Reinhard Stockmann, provides a systematic and comprehensive exploration into the planning, process, implementation and utilisation of evaluations.

The book covers the process, steps and practical application of evaluation in detail. It identifies the characteristics and standards that distinguish a professionally and competently conducted evaluation. The first chapters explore concepts of monitoring and quality management, the implementation of evaluations and how they are embedded within their social and political contexts.

Later chapters discuss evaluation designs, quantitative and qualitative data collection, management, measurement and analysis methods. The handbook concludes with a summary of reporting to ensure that evaluation results are used optimally.

You can use the links above to access PDF versions of three chapters that have been made freely available by the author and publishers.

Contents

• Chapter 1: Introduction to the Handbook on Evaluation: what do we need evaluation for? by Reinhard Stockmann
• Chapter 2: An introduction to evaluation by Reinhard Stockmann (available for free using the links above)
• Chapter 3: Monitoring by Wolfgang Meyer and Niklas Zierke
• Chapter 4: Competing and complementary approaches to evaluation by Reinhard Stockmann (available for free using the links above)
• Chapter 5: Organisational implementation of evaluations by Stefan Silvestrini
• Chapter 6: Social and political context of evaluation by Reinhard Stockmann (available for free using the links above)
• Chapter 7: Evaluation designs by Wolfgang Meyer and Niklas Zierke
• Chapter 8: Measuring: indicators – scales – indices – interpretations by Wolfgang Meyer
• Chapter 9: Data collection: surveys – observations – non-reactive procedures by Wolfgang Meyer
• Chapter 10: Introduction to data management and data analysis by Niklas Zierke
• Chapter 11: Reporting by Laszlo Szentmarjay by Janis Wicke and Vera Hennefeld