Purposeful Program Theory
Purposeful Program Theory Between good intentions and great results lies a program theory--not just a list of tasks but a vision of what needs to happen, and how. Purposeful Program Theory shows how…
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Purposeful Program Theory
Between good intentions and great results lies a program theory--not just a list of tasks but a vision of what needs to happen, and how. Purposeful Program Theory shows how to develop, represent, and use program theory thoughtfully and strategically to suit your particular situation, drawing on the fifty-year history of program theory and the authors' experiences over more than twenty-five years. Now widely used in government and not-for-profit organizations, program theory provides a coherent picture of how change occurs and how to improve performance.
But until now no book has examined these multiple uses of program theory in a comprehensive, understandable, and integrated way. "From needs assessment to intervention design, from implementation to outcomes evaluation, from policy formulation to policy execution and evaluation, program theory is paramount. This promises to be