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Praise for the third edition of the Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation
"Mix three of the most highly regarded evaluators with a team of
talented contributors, and you end up with an exceedingly practical
and useful handbook that belongs on the reference shelf of every
evaluator as well as program and policy officials." Â-Jonathan D.
Breul, executive director, IBM Center for The Business of Government
"Joe Wholey and his colleagues have done it againÂ-a remarkably
comprehensive, thoughtful, and interesting guide to the evaluation
process and its context that should be useful to sponsors, users, and
practitioners alike." Â-Eleanor Chelimsky, former U. S. Assistant
Comptroller General for Program Evaluation and Methodology
"Students and practitioners of public policy and administration
are fortunate that the leading scholars on evaluation have updated
their outstanding book. This third edition of the Handbook of
Practical Program Evaluation will prove once again to be an invaluable
resource in the classroom and on the front lines for a public service
under increasing pressure to do more with less."Â-Paul L. Posner,
director, public administration, George Mason University, and
immediate former president, the American Society of Public Administration
"The third edition of the Handbook of Practical Program
Evaluation reflects the evolving nature of the field, while
maintaining its value as a guide to the foundational skills needed for
evaluation." Â-Leslie J. Cooksy, current president, the American
Evaluation Association
"This third edition is even more of a must-have book than its
earlier incarnationsÂ-for academics to give their students a
comprehensive overview of the field, for practitioners to use as a
reference to the best minds on each topic, and for evaluation funders
and consumers to learn what is possible and what they should expect.
I've been in evaluation for 35 years, and I used the first and second
editions all the time."Â-Michael Hendricks, Ph. D., independent
evaluation consultant
Joseph S. Wholey is professor emeritus at the School of Policy,
Planning, and Development at the University of Southern California.
Harry P. Hatry is director of the Public Management Program at the
Urban Institute, where he also previously served as director of the
State-Local Government Research Program.
Kathryn E. Newcomer is director of the Trachtenberg School of Public
Policy and Public Administration at The George Washington University.
