Publisher's Synopsis
The collection, management, and analysis of data are allincreasingly mediated through electronic management, offeringevaluators new ways of knowing, along with new responsibilities andchallenges. This issue of New Directions for Evaluation provides anintroduction to various data collection technologies and tools,identifying both their benefits and their shortcomings. Chaptersaddress the practical challenges of conducting e-mailquestionnaires, web-based surveys, and web-based focus groups;explore the use of technology to evaluate technology, discussingmethods for observing users and gathering feedback; and show howmultimedia applications can foster mixed-method research designs.
This is 84th issue of the quarterly journal New Directionsfor Evaluation.
