| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 424 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction: Comparing Evaluation Points of View / Marvin Alkin -- An Evaluation Theory Tree / Marvin Alkin & Christina Christie -- Methods: Ralph W. Tyler's Contribution to Program Evaluation / George Madaus -- Donald Campbell: The Accidental Evaluator / William R. Shadish & Jason K. Luellen -- Causal Generalization: How Campbell and Cronbach influenced the Theoretical Thinking on this Topic in Shadish, Cook & Campbell / Thomas Cook -- A Trialist's Notes on Evaluation Theory and Roots / Robert Boruch -- My Views of Evaluation and Their Origins / Peter Rossi -- The Roots of Theory-Driven Evaluations: Current Views and Origins / Huey -Tsyh Chen -- Rooting for Evaluation: A Cliff Notes Version of My Work / Carol Hirschon Weiss -- The Educative Evaluator: An Interpretation of Lee J. Cronbach's Vision of Evaluation / Jennifer C. Greene -- Valuing: Reflections / Michael Scriven -- The Roots of Connoisseurship and Criticism: A Personal Journey / Elliot Eisner |
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Stake and Responsive Evaluation / Robert Stake -- Intellectual History in Evaluation / Ernest House -- The Roots Of Fourth Generation Evaluation: Theoretical And Methodological Origins / Yvonne Lincoln & Egon Guba -- Use: The 21st-century CIPP model: Origins, Development, and Use / Daniel L. Stufflebeam -- Using Evaluation to Improve Performance and Support Policy Decision Making / Joseph Wholey -- The Roots of Utilization-Focused Evaluation / Michael Patton -- Context -Adapted Utilization: A Personal Journey / Marvin C. Alkin -- Branching Out or Standing on a Limb: Looking to Our Roots for Insight / David Fetterman -- Crossing the Bridge: Toward Understanding Use Through Systematic Inquiry / J. Bradley Cousins -- Tikun Olam: The Roots of Participatory Evaluation / Jean A. King -- The Transformational Power of Evaluation: Passion, Purpose, and Practice / Hallie Preskill -- Evaluation Forms: Towards an Inclusive Framework for Evaluative Practice / John M. Owen -- Summing Up. Evaluation Roots / Alkin / John Owen -- Summing up: Evaluation Roots / Marvin Alkin -- Evaluation Theory Tree Revisited / Marvin Alkin & Christina Christie |
| Summary |
'Evaluation Roots' examines current evaluation theories & traces their evolution with the point of view that theories build upon theories &, therefore, evaluation theories are related to each other |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
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Evaluation research (Social action programs) -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Alkin, Marvin C.
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| ISBN |
1412984157 (ebook) |
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9781412984157 (ebook) |
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