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Within the field of Evaluation, performance measurement is fast becoming a prevalent framework or set of tools tuse in implementation analysis, formative and summative evaluations, and even needs assessments Many of the measurement techniques that evaluators employ overlap with those of performance management, sevaluators are able tlearn and use this framework quite readily Recent approaches have acknowledged limitations in the implemented meaurement systems and developed new practice-based strategies for effective ongoing measurement of program activities and use in guiding management Significantly, these new strategies are being developed both in the United States and internationally and need tbe brought together for collaborative learning and dissemination tpractitioners and scholars Julness text will serve as a vehicle for the dissemination of these new performance measurement strategies The book will have a combination of conceptual and practical applications with an emphasis on cutting-edge practices in the US and abroad The text boasts twunique features: first, though most of the chapters deal with performance measurement in the US, the text represents the most notable examples of performance measurement in Canada, Latin America, Europe and Eastern Europe; second, the book will be unique in the way that its structure will support the integration of theory and practice, with linked chapters that introduce the literature on key topics, present case studies with lessons learned, and then provide clear guidance for practical how-toskill building
