13 Using Program Theory-Driven Evaluation Science to Crack the Da Vinci Code1
Program theory-driven evaluation science uses substantive knowledge, as opposed to method proclivities, to guide program evaluations (Donaldson & Lipsey, 2006). It aspires to update, clarify, simplify, and make more accessible the evolving theory of evaluation practice commonly referred to as theory-driven or theory-based evaluation (Chen, 1990, 2004, 2015; Donaldson, 2003; Rossi, 2004; Rossi et al., 2019; Weiss, 1998, 2004a, 2004b).
The purpose of this chapter is to describe in some detail how I would respond to the call from Mary Garcia, principal of the Bunche-Da Vinci Learning Partnership Academy, asking my organization, DGHK Evaluation Associates, for a proposal ...
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