Evaluation in Rural Communities - 9781138312449

Taylor & Francis

Evaluation in Rural CommunitiesAuthor(s): Allyson Kelley\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138312449, 978-1138312449\nSynopsis\nDoes a program work? What is the value? How do we know? These are questions that keep evaluators up at night. Continued rural community funding, employment, health, and justice depend on our answers to these questions. For evaluators working in rural communities, the task is great, but the return is even greater. Now more than ever before, evaluators have an opportunity to impact social change in rural America.\n\nBeginning with an introduction of rural community evaluation, Evaluation in Rural Communities highlights the differences in approaches to evaluation in rural areas, supported by case studies that illustrate key themes and objectives. It explores a number of issues, including\n\n sustainability\n\n policy\n\n costbenefit analysis\n\n rural community evaluation as a platform to su.