Using complexity theory for research and program evaluation

by Wolf-Branigin, Michael

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Title Statements

Full title :Using complexity theory for research and program evaluation / Michael Wolf-Branigin.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2013

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2013

The Physical Object

Description:1 ressource en ligne (xiii, 196 pages) : : illustrations.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780199841462, 0199841462, 0199315892, 9780199315895
oclc:on1082208690
LC Classification:H62
Dewey Decimal:001.4

Introduction: the history and theory of complexity -- Framing social services as complex systems -- Research and evaluation methods for complexity -- Shifting from a metaphorical to a mathematical approach -- Social work applications of complexity -- Introduction to agent-based modeling -- Developing agent-based models -- Concluding remarks and proposed research agenda.

Subjects

Complexité (Philosophie) Complexity (Philosophy) Evaluation research (Social action prog… Recherche évaluative (Programmes d'acti… Service social -- Évaluation Service social -- Recherche Social service -- Evaluation Social Service -- Research