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Handbook on the Theory and Practice of Program Evaluation

Handbook on the Theory and Practice of Program Evaluation

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  • ISBN:9780857932396
  • Editorial: Edward Elgar
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  • Nº Pág.:424
  • Idiomas:Ingles

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There has been a dramatic increase in expenditures on public goods over the past thirty years, particularly in the area of research and development. As governments explore the many opportunities for growth in this area, they - and the general public - are becoming increasingly concerned with the transparency, accountability and performance of public programs. This pioneering Handbook offers a collection of critical essays on the theory and practice of program evaluation, written by some of the most well-known experts in the field. As this volume demonstrates, a wide variety of methodologies exist to evaluate particularly the objectives and outcomes of research and development programs. These include surveys, statistical and econometric estimations, patent analyses, bibliometrics, scientometrics, network analyses, case studies, and historical tracings. Contributors divide these and other methods and applications into four categories - economic, non-economic, hybrid and data-driven - in order to discuss the many factors that affect the utility of each technique and how that impacts the technological, economic and societal forecasts of the programs in question. Scholars, practitioners and students with an interest in economics and innovation will all find this Handbook an invaluable resource

Contents: 1. Introduction to the Handbook Albert N. Link and Nicholas S. Vonortas PART I: ECONOMIC METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2. The Theory and Practice of Public-Sector R&D Economic Impact Analysis Albert N. Link and John T. Scott 3. Micro-Econometric Approaches to the Evaluation of Technology-Oriented Public Programmes: A Non-Technical Review of the State of the Art Spyros Arvanitis 4. Selection of a Portfolio of R&D Projects Sebastien Casault, Aard G. Groen and Jonathan D. Linton 5. Peer Review and Expert Panels as Techniques for Evaluating the Quality of Academic Research Irwin Feller PART II: NON-ECONOMIC METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 6. Logic Modeling: A Tool for Designing Program Evaluations Gretchen Jordan 7. Research Value Mapping and Evaluation: Theory and Application Barry Bozeman and Gordon Kingsley PART III: HYBRID METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 8. Social Network Methodology Nicholas S. Vonortas 9. Estimating Avoided Environmental Emissions and Environmental Health Benefits Alan C. O'Connor, Michael P. Gallaher and Sara E. Casey 10. Evaluating Cooperative Research Centers: A Strategy for Assessing Proximal and Distal Outcomes and Associated Economic Impacts Drew Rivers and Denis O. Gray PART IV: DATA-DRIVEN APPLICATIONS 11. Bibliometrics as a Tool for Research Evaluation Diana Hicks and Julia Melkers 12. Patent Analysis Rosalie Ruegg and Patrick Thomas 13. Measuring Innovation with Official Statistics John E. Jankowski Index

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