"Program Evaluation, Third Edition," provides a conceptual and practical overview of the evaluation process in real-world educational, organizational, and social service settings. Using an issues-driven perspective, Owen helps students and practitioners compare and select from an array of evaluation approaches by providing an original conceptual framework for the five major forms of evaluative inquiry: proactive, clarificative, interactive, monitoring, and impact.New to This Edition: *Incorporates advances in evaluation research.*New examples of good practice in the United States and around the world.*Chapter on evaluation management.*Discussions of negotiation theory, evidence-based practice, performance auditing and management, and realistic evaluation.