Speaking the language -- The tale of the researcher and evaluator -- Starting the evaluative journey -- How we know what we know and why we think that -- Data and credibility: what inquiring evaluator minds need to know -- Linking problem statements, interventions, and results -- All about results -- Talking intervention theory (and logic) -- Assessing and evaluating progress -- Completing the evaluation journey: pulling it all together -- The personal choices of being an evaluator -- Thinking about values -- Evaluation: it is so much more than methods -- The scholarly side of being an evaluator -- Navigating the maze of evaluation choices -- The world of recommendations -- The dirty laundry chapter
