When a human service services program fails to achieve its desired outcomes (result) due to theory failure, the results are invalid for any type of program evaluation.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Theory failure indicates a flaw in the underlying assumptions about how the program is supposed to work, not necessarily in the methods used to evaluate its outcomes. Program evaluation can still provide valuable insights into what aspects of the program did not work as expected and why.

When a Human Service Services Program Fails to Achieve Its