GAO udgav et "methodology transfer paper" med titlen:
"DESIGNING EVALUATIONS - 2012 Revision"  
i serien Applied Research and Methods
January 2012 
GAO-12-208G

72 sider

5 kapitler:

Chapter 1 The Importance of Evaluation Design  3

What Is a Program Evaluation?  3

Why Conduct an Evaluation?  4

Who Conducts Evaluations?  5

Why Spend Time on Design?  6

Five Key Steps to an Evaluation Design  7

For More Information  8

Chapter 2 Defining the Evaluation's scope 10

Clarify the Program’s Goals and Strategy  10

Develop Relevant and Useful Evaluation Questions  12

For More Information  16

Chapter 3 The Process of Selecting an Evaluation Design  18

Key Components of an Evaluation Design  18

An Iterative Process  20

Criteria for a Good Design  28

For More Information  29

Chapter 4 Designs for Assessing Program Implementation and Effectiveness  31

Typical Designs for Implementation Evaluations  31

Typical Designs for Outcome Evaluations  34

Typical Designs for Drawing Causal Inferences about Program Impacts  39

Designs for Different Types of Programs  46

For More Information  48

Chapter 5 Approaches to Selected Methodological Challenges  50

Outcomes That Are Difficult to Measure  50

Complex Federal Programs and Initiatives  55

For More Information  61

Appendix Evaluation Standards  64

“Yellow Book” of Government Auditing Standards  64

GAO’s Evaluation Synthesis  64

American Evaluation Association Guiding Principles for Evaluators

different types of evaluations for answering varied questions about program performance, the process of designing evaluation studies, and key issues to consider toward ensuring overall study quality"

Publikationen handler også Evalueringskriterier , stakeholders, limitation assessment , probability sampling , Casestudier , Logisk model , Evalueringsspørgsmål

Se hele dokumentet her: http://www.gao.gov/assets/590/588146.pdf