Comments

"Evaluators have long desired a sourcebook to help them plan and execute better studies of program implementation. This practical volume sheds light on the various forms and purposes of implementation research, and offers the methodological tools needed to gain a deeper understanding of programs from policymaker, administrator, and client perspectives."

—Thomas Brock
Senior Research Associate, Manpower Demonstration Research Corp. (MDRC)

"This is a splendid collection of papers. They explore the many difficult methodological issues of focusing implementation research on questions of program and policy evaluation. Although their explicit domain is that of implementing the 1996 federal welfare reform law, the insights can be extrapolated to other domains as well."

—Eugene Bardach
Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley

"Policy Into Action provides a comprehensive overview of the theories, methodologies, techniques, and uses of implementation research. This volume is a must-read for the welfare research community as well as anyone conducting implementation research on other social policy issues."

—Kristin S. Seefeldt
University of Michigan Program on Poverty and Social Welfare Policy

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