ABSTRACT
https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780203892374/4e54f153-d353-4fa6-8a55-2a1dd4f67b49/content/figu4_1_B.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/> In the previous chapter, we discussed and illustrated the critical concepts of “problem.” We proposed a thinking process to expand and clarify problems, and differentiated “need” from problem. In this chapter we look at the purpose of information in evaluation practice, sources of information, including traditional and e-sources, and methods through which to select, retrieve, organize, critically analyze, and use information throughout the evaluation practice process. Let us first look at the nature and roles of information in evaluation practice.
