השוואת שיטות

	הערכת תוכניות בשדה	הערכת תוכניות
תחום	שיטות שדה	שיטות שדה
משפחה	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
שנת המקור	1970s–1980s (field methods integration with evaluation practice)	1960s–1970s (Scriven 1967; Stufflebeam CIPP model 1971)
הוגה השיטה	Michael Q. Patton; Peter H. Rossi and Howard E. Freeman	Michael Scriven; Daniel Stufflebeam; Peter Rossi
סוג	Applied evaluation research	Applied evaluation methodology
מקור מכונן	Rossi, P. H., Lipsey, M. W., & Freeman, H. E. (2004). Evaluation: A Systematic Approach (7th ed.). Sage Publications. ISBN: 978-0761908944	Rossi, P. H., Lipsey, M. W., & Freeman, H. E. (2004). Evaluation: A Systematic Approach (7th ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-0761908944
כינויים	naturalistic program evaluation, field evaluation, on-site program evaluation, field-based evaluation	evaluation research, program assessment, educational evaluation, systematic program evaluation
קשורות	6	3
תקציר	Field-based program evaluation is an applied research method that assesses the implementation, outcomes, and value of a program by collecting data directly in the natural setting where the program operates. Rather than relying solely on administrative records or remote surveys, evaluators embed themselves in the field — observing activities, interviewing stakeholders on-site, and reviewing context-specific documents — to produce evidence-grounded judgments about program merit and worth.	Program evaluation is a systematic, empirically grounded process of collecting and analyzing information about a program to determine its merit, worth, or significance. Applied across education, public health, social services, and policy, it addresses questions such as whether a program is reaching its target population, whether it is being implemented as designed, and whether it is producing the intended outcomes. It draws on both quantitative and qualitative methods and serves accountability, improvement, or knowledge-generation purposes.