Qualitative Evaluation

Dr. Ian Shaw is S R Nathan Professor of Social Work at National University of Singapore and Professor Emeritus at the University of York, England. He was the first chair of the European Social Work Research Association (ESWRA) and a founder editor of the journal Qualitative Social Work. He has authored almost 100 peer-reviewed papers, more than 20 books, 60 book chapters, and various research reports. He has written extensively in the journals on issues arising from the relationship between social work and sociology over the last century. His more recent books include Social Work Science (2016) and Research and the Social Work Picture (2018). He is pursuing a graduate programme in creative writing, which sits alongside his interests in gardening, his local church, volunteering in his village shop, playing badminton (badly), and Bob Dylan.

`Ian Shaw has written an exceptional new book on the topic of qualitative evaluation... The outgrowth of this work is that both professional researchers and practicing clinicians will be able to use qualitative evaluation in ways they never dreamed of′ - International Social Work`There are few up-to-date introductions to qualitative evaluation, and none that adopts the catholic approach to be found here. As a result, this book will take up an important position in the field′ - British Educational Research Journal

• Encountering Qualitative EvaluationEvaluation Theorists and Qualitative EvaluationPersuasions and PersuadersEvidence from Qualitative EvaluationValues, Validity and the Uses of EvaluationEvaluating Programmes and PoliciesPractitioner EvaluationDecisions for Evaluation DesignEvaluation in the FieldAnalysisEstablishing Evaluative Claims