(eBook PDF) Program Evaluation Theory and Practice First Edition: A Comprehensive Guide – Digital Ebook – Instant Delivery Download
Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 1462503152
- ISBN-13 : 978-1462503155
- Author: Donna M. Mertens, Amy T. Wilson
Program Evaluation, provides a conceptual and practical overview of the evaluation process in real-world educational, organizational, and social service settings. Using an issues-driven perspective, Owen helps students and practitioners compare and select from an array of evaluation approaches by providing an original conceptual framework for the five major forms of evaluative inquiry: proactive, clarificative, interactive, monitoring, and impact.
Table of contents:
PART I THE LANDSCAPE OF EVALUATION
CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Evaluation: Defining Terms and Ethical Considerations
CHAPTER 2 Framing Evaluation: Paradigms, Branches, and Theories
PART II HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY EVALUATION PARADIGMS, BRANCHES, THEORIES, AND APPROACHES
CHAPTER 3 The Postpositivist Paradigm and the Methods Branch
CHAPTER 4 The Pragmatic Paradigm and the Use Branch
CHAPTER 5 The Constructivist Paradigm and the Values Branch
CHAPTER 6 The Transformative Paradigm and the Social Justice Branch
PART III PLANNING EVALUATIONS
CHAPTER 7 Working with Stakeholders: Establishing the Context and the Evaluand
CHAPTER 8 Evaluation Purposes, Types, and Questions
CHAPTER 9 Evaluation Designs
CHAPTER 10 Data Collection Strategies and Indicators
CHAPTER 11 Stakeholders, Participants, and Sampling
CHAPTER 12 Data Analysis and Interpretation
PART IV IMPLEMENTATION IN EVALUATION: COMMUNICATION AND UTILIZATION OF FINDINGS, MANAGEMENT, META-EVALUATION, AND CHALLENGES
CHAPTER 13 Communication and Utilization of Findings
CHAPTER 14 Meta-Evaluation and Project Management
CHAPTER 15 Perennial and Emerging Issues in Evaluation
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