TY - BOOK AU - Shaw, I.F. TI - Qualitative evaluation T2 - Introducing qualitative methods SN - 0761956905 PY - 1999/// CY - London PB - Sage KW - Qualitative Research Methods KW - Research Methodology KW - Interpretation of Results N1 - Encountering qualitative evaluation ; Evaluation theorists and qualitative evaluation : persuasions and persuaders ; Evidence from qualitative evaluation ; Values, validity and the uses of evaluation ; Evaluating programmes and policies ; Practitioner evaluation ; Decisions for evaluation design ; Evaluation in the field ; Analysis : establishing evaluative claims ; Appendix : exercises ; References ; Name index ; Subject index N2 - Shows how evaluation practice can utilise qualitative approaches to gain an understanding that more traditional quantitative approaches may fail to do. Exercises for each chapter show students how to apply the issues, approaches and methods illustrated ER -