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Theory-driven evaluation: Conceptual framework, application and advancement

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There is an impressive amount of literature on theory-driven evaluation published in the past few decades. The literature devoted to this topic includes four volumes of New Directions for Evaluation (Bickman 1987, 1990; Rogers, Hasci, Petrosino, & Huebner 2000; Wholey 1987), several books (Chen 1990, 2005; Chen/Rossi 1992; (Connell, Kubisch, Schorr, & Weiss 1995; Fulbright-Anderson, Kubisch, & Connell 1998; Pawson & Tilly 1997) and numerous articles published in various journals (see recent review by (Coryn, Noakes, Westine, & Schoter 2011; Hansen & Vedung 2010).

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Chen, H. (2012). Theory-driven evaluation: Conceptual framework, application and advancement. In: Strobl, R., Lobermeier, O., Heitmeyer, W. (eds) Evaluation von Programmen und Projekten für eine demokratische Kultur. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-19009-9_2

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