Handbook on the theory and practice of program evaluation
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Handbook on the theory and practice of program evaluation
Edward Elgar, c2013
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
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 exists 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.
Contributors include: S. Arvanitis, B. Bozeman, S. Casault, S.E. Casey, I. Feller, M.P. Gallaher, D.O. Gray, A.J. Groen, D. Hicks, J.E. Jankowski, G.B. Jordan, G. Kingsley, A.N. Link, J.D. Linton, R.J. Loomis, J. Melkers, A.C. O Connor, D. Rivers, R. Ruegg, J.T. Scott, P. Thomas, N.S. Vonortas
Table of Contents
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 J. Groen and Jonathan D. Linton
PART II: NON-ECONOMIC METHODS AND APPLICATIONS
5. Peer Review and Expert Panels as Techniques for Evaluating the Quality of Academic Research
Irwin Feller
6. Logic Modeling: A Tool for Designing Program Evaluations
Gretchen B. 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, Ross J. Loomis 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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