Social Experimentation Program Evaluation And Public Policy

Download or read book Social Experimentation, Program Evaluation, and Public Policy written by Maureen A. Pirog and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-04-27 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a single collection some of the best articles on social experimentation and program evaluation that have appeared in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JPAM). Provides exposure to a variety of well-executed social experiments and evaluations for evidence-based public policy Examines the theory and conduct of evaluations and social experiments as they relate to their practical implementation in evidence-based policy making Provides exposure to the fundamental issues surrounding the conduct of evaluations as well as to the relative merits of social experiments and the ethics and use of evaluations