Evaluation Failures
22 Tales of Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned
Herausgeber: Hutchinson, Kylie
Evaluation Failures
22 Tales of Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned
Herausgeber: Hutchinson, Kylie
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This practical book is a candid collection of stories in which seasoned evaluators share professional mistakes they have made in the past, and what they learned moving forward.
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This practical book is a candid collection of stories in which seasoned evaluators share professional mistakes they have made in the past, and what they learned moving forward.
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- Verlag: Sage Publications
- Seitenzahl: 184
- Erscheinungstermin: 13. September 2018
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 231mm x 154mm x 12mm
- Gewicht: 259g
- ISBN-13: 9781544320007
- ISBN-10: 1544320000
- Artikelnr.: 51150487
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- 06621 890
- Verlag: Sage Publications
- Seitenzahl: 184
- Erscheinungstermin: 13. September 2018
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 231mm x 154mm x 12mm
- Gewicht: 259g
- ISBN-13: 9781544320007
- ISBN-10: 1544320000
- Artikelnr.: 51150487
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- 06621 890
Foreword - Michael Quinn Patton
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART I. MANAGE THE EVALUATION
Chapter 1. It's Not Me, It's You: The Value of Addressing Conflict Head On
- Corey Newhouse
Chapter 2. The Scope Creep Train Wreck: How Responsive Evaluation Can Go
Off the Rails - E. Jane Davidson
Chapter 3. The Buffalo Jump: Lessons After the Fall - Gail Vallance
Barrington
Chapter 4. Evaluator Self-Evaluation: When Self-Flagellation Is Not Enough
- Emma Williams
PART II. ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS
Chapter 5. That Alien Feeling: Engaging All Stakeholders in the Universe -
Hallie Preskill
Chapter 6. Seeds of Failure: How the Evaluation of a West African
Agricultural Scale Up Project Went Awry - Thomas Archibald
Chapter 7. I Didn't Know I Would Be a Tightrope Walker Someday: Balancing
Evaluator Responsiveness and Independence - Rakesh Mohan
Chapter 8. When National Pride Is Beyond Facts: Navigating Conflicting
Stakeholder Requirements - Felix Muramutsa
PART III. BUILD EVALUATION CAPACITY
Chapter 9. Stars in Our Eyes: What Happens When Things Are Too Good to Be
True - Jara Dean-Coffey
PART IV. DESCRIBE THE PROGRAM
Chapter 10. A "Failed" Logic Model: How I Learned to Connect With All
Stakeholders - Chris Lovato
Chapter 11. Lost Without You: A Lesson in System Mapping and Engaging
Stakeholders - Kylie Hutchinson
PART V. FOCUS THE EVALUATION DESIGN
Chapter 12. You Got to Know When to Hold 'Em: An Evaluation That Went From
Bad to Worse - Robert P. Shepherd
Chapter 13. The Evaluation From Hell: When Evaluators and Clients Don't
Quite Fit - Marla Steinberg
PART VI. GATHER CREDIBLE EVIDENCE
Chapter 14. The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Evaluators: Dealing With Data
Collection Surprises in the Field - Jan Noga
Chapter 15. Are You My Amigo, or My Chero? The Importance of Cultural
Competence in Data Collection and Evaluation - Isaac D. Castillo
Chapter 16. OMG, Why Can't We Get the Data? A Lesson in Managing Evaluation
Expectations - Jennifer Bisgard and Mary Pat Selvaggio
Chapter 17. No, Actually, This Project Has to Stop Now: Learning When to
Pull the Plug - Karen Snyder
Chapter 18. Missing in Action: How Assumptions, Language, History, and Soft
Skills Influenced a Cross-Cultural Participatory Evaluation - Susan Igras
PART VII. JUSTIFY CONCLUSIONS
Chapter 19. "This Is Highly Illogical": How a Spock Evaluator Learns That
Context and Mixed Methods Are Everything - Benoît Gauthier
Chapter 20. The Ripple That Became a Splash: The Importance of Context and
Why I Now Do Data Parties - Diana Tindall
Chapter 21. The Voldemort Evaluation: How I Learned to Survive
Organizational Dysfunction, Confusion, and Distrust - Lisa O'Reilly
PART VIII. REPORT AND ENSURE USE
Chapter 22. The Only Way Out Is Through - Stephanie Evergreen
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART I. MANAGE THE EVALUATION
Chapter 1. It's Not Me, It's You: The Value of Addressing Conflict Head On
- Corey Newhouse
Chapter 2. The Scope Creep Train Wreck: How Responsive Evaluation Can Go
Off the Rails - E. Jane Davidson
Chapter 3. The Buffalo Jump: Lessons After the Fall - Gail Vallance
Barrington
Chapter 4. Evaluator Self-Evaluation: When Self-Flagellation Is Not Enough
- Emma Williams
PART II. ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS
Chapter 5. That Alien Feeling: Engaging All Stakeholders in the Universe -
Hallie Preskill
Chapter 6. Seeds of Failure: How the Evaluation of a West African
Agricultural Scale Up Project Went Awry - Thomas Archibald
Chapter 7. I Didn't Know I Would Be a Tightrope Walker Someday: Balancing
Evaluator Responsiveness and Independence - Rakesh Mohan
Chapter 8. When National Pride Is Beyond Facts: Navigating Conflicting
Stakeholder Requirements - Felix Muramutsa
PART III. BUILD EVALUATION CAPACITY
Chapter 9. Stars in Our Eyes: What Happens When Things Are Too Good to Be
True - Jara Dean-Coffey
PART IV. DESCRIBE THE PROGRAM
Chapter 10. A "Failed" Logic Model: How I Learned to Connect With All
Stakeholders - Chris Lovato
Chapter 11. Lost Without You: A Lesson in System Mapping and Engaging
Stakeholders - Kylie Hutchinson
PART V. FOCUS THE EVALUATION DESIGN
Chapter 12. You Got to Know When to Hold 'Em: An Evaluation That Went From
Bad to Worse - Robert P. Shepherd
Chapter 13. The Evaluation From Hell: When Evaluators and Clients Don't
Quite Fit - Marla Steinberg
PART VI. GATHER CREDIBLE EVIDENCE
Chapter 14. The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Evaluators: Dealing With Data
Collection Surprises in the Field - Jan Noga
Chapter 15. Are You My Amigo, or My Chero? The Importance of Cultural
Competence in Data Collection and Evaluation - Isaac D. Castillo
Chapter 16. OMG, Why Can't We Get the Data? A Lesson in Managing Evaluation
Expectations - Jennifer Bisgard and Mary Pat Selvaggio
Chapter 17. No, Actually, This Project Has to Stop Now: Learning When to
Pull the Plug - Karen Snyder
Chapter 18. Missing in Action: How Assumptions, Language, History, and Soft
Skills Influenced a Cross-Cultural Participatory Evaluation - Susan Igras
PART VII. JUSTIFY CONCLUSIONS
Chapter 19. "This Is Highly Illogical": How a Spock Evaluator Learns That
Context and Mixed Methods Are Everything - Benoît Gauthier
Chapter 20. The Ripple That Became a Splash: The Importance of Context and
Why I Now Do Data Parties - Diana Tindall
Chapter 21. The Voldemort Evaluation: How I Learned to Survive
Organizational Dysfunction, Confusion, and Distrust - Lisa O'Reilly
PART VIII. REPORT AND ENSURE USE
Chapter 22. The Only Way Out Is Through - Stephanie Evergreen
Conclusion
Foreword - Michael Quinn Patton
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART I. MANAGE THE EVALUATION
Chapter 1. It's Not Me, It's You: The Value of Addressing Conflict Head On
- Corey Newhouse
Chapter 2. The Scope Creep Train Wreck: How Responsive Evaluation Can Go
Off the Rails - E. Jane Davidson
Chapter 3. The Buffalo Jump: Lessons After the Fall - Gail Vallance
Barrington
Chapter 4. Evaluator Self-Evaluation: When Self-Flagellation Is Not Enough
- Emma Williams
PART II. ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS
Chapter 5. That Alien Feeling: Engaging All Stakeholders in the Universe -
Hallie Preskill
Chapter 6. Seeds of Failure: How the Evaluation of a West African
Agricultural Scale Up Project Went Awry - Thomas Archibald
Chapter 7. I Didn't Know I Would Be a Tightrope Walker Someday: Balancing
Evaluator Responsiveness and Independence - Rakesh Mohan
Chapter 8. When National Pride Is Beyond Facts: Navigating Conflicting
Stakeholder Requirements - Felix Muramutsa
PART III. BUILD EVALUATION CAPACITY
Chapter 9. Stars in Our Eyes: What Happens When Things Are Too Good to Be
True - Jara Dean-Coffey
PART IV. DESCRIBE THE PROGRAM
Chapter 10. A "Failed" Logic Model: How I Learned to Connect With All
Stakeholders - Chris Lovato
Chapter 11. Lost Without You: A Lesson in System Mapping and Engaging
Stakeholders - Kylie Hutchinson
PART V. FOCUS THE EVALUATION DESIGN
Chapter 12. You Got to Know When to Hold 'Em: An Evaluation That Went From
Bad to Worse - Robert P. Shepherd
Chapter 13. The Evaluation From Hell: When Evaluators and Clients Don't
Quite Fit - Marla Steinberg
PART VI. GATHER CREDIBLE EVIDENCE
Chapter 14. The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Evaluators: Dealing With Data
Collection Surprises in the Field - Jan Noga
Chapter 15. Are You My Amigo, or My Chero? The Importance of Cultural
Competence in Data Collection and Evaluation - Isaac D. Castillo
Chapter 16. OMG, Why Can't We Get the Data? A Lesson in Managing Evaluation
Expectations - Jennifer Bisgard and Mary Pat Selvaggio
Chapter 17. No, Actually, This Project Has to Stop Now: Learning When to
Pull the Plug - Karen Snyder
Chapter 18. Missing in Action: How Assumptions, Language, History, and Soft
Skills Influenced a Cross-Cultural Participatory Evaluation - Susan Igras
PART VII. JUSTIFY CONCLUSIONS
Chapter 19. "This Is Highly Illogical": How a Spock Evaluator Learns That
Context and Mixed Methods Are Everything - Benoît Gauthier
Chapter 20. The Ripple That Became a Splash: The Importance of Context and
Why I Now Do Data Parties - Diana Tindall
Chapter 21. The Voldemort Evaluation: How I Learned to Survive
Organizational Dysfunction, Confusion, and Distrust - Lisa O'Reilly
PART VIII. REPORT AND ENSURE USE
Chapter 22. The Only Way Out Is Through - Stephanie Evergreen
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART I. MANAGE THE EVALUATION
Chapter 1. It's Not Me, It's You: The Value of Addressing Conflict Head On
- Corey Newhouse
Chapter 2. The Scope Creep Train Wreck: How Responsive Evaluation Can Go
Off the Rails - E. Jane Davidson
Chapter 3. The Buffalo Jump: Lessons After the Fall - Gail Vallance
Barrington
Chapter 4. Evaluator Self-Evaluation: When Self-Flagellation Is Not Enough
- Emma Williams
PART II. ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS
Chapter 5. That Alien Feeling: Engaging All Stakeholders in the Universe -
Hallie Preskill
Chapter 6. Seeds of Failure: How the Evaluation of a West African
Agricultural Scale Up Project Went Awry - Thomas Archibald
Chapter 7. I Didn't Know I Would Be a Tightrope Walker Someday: Balancing
Evaluator Responsiveness and Independence - Rakesh Mohan
Chapter 8. When National Pride Is Beyond Facts: Navigating Conflicting
Stakeholder Requirements - Felix Muramutsa
PART III. BUILD EVALUATION CAPACITY
Chapter 9. Stars in Our Eyes: What Happens When Things Are Too Good to Be
True - Jara Dean-Coffey
PART IV. DESCRIBE THE PROGRAM
Chapter 10. A "Failed" Logic Model: How I Learned to Connect With All
Stakeholders - Chris Lovato
Chapter 11. Lost Without You: A Lesson in System Mapping and Engaging
Stakeholders - Kylie Hutchinson
PART V. FOCUS THE EVALUATION DESIGN
Chapter 12. You Got to Know When to Hold 'Em: An Evaluation That Went From
Bad to Worse - Robert P. Shepherd
Chapter 13. The Evaluation From Hell: When Evaluators and Clients Don't
Quite Fit - Marla Steinberg
PART VI. GATHER CREDIBLE EVIDENCE
Chapter 14. The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Evaluators: Dealing With Data
Collection Surprises in the Field - Jan Noga
Chapter 15. Are You My Amigo, or My Chero? The Importance of Cultural
Competence in Data Collection and Evaluation - Isaac D. Castillo
Chapter 16. OMG, Why Can't We Get the Data? A Lesson in Managing Evaluation
Expectations - Jennifer Bisgard and Mary Pat Selvaggio
Chapter 17. No, Actually, This Project Has to Stop Now: Learning When to
Pull the Plug - Karen Snyder
Chapter 18. Missing in Action: How Assumptions, Language, History, and Soft
Skills Influenced a Cross-Cultural Participatory Evaluation - Susan Igras
PART VII. JUSTIFY CONCLUSIONS
Chapter 19. "This Is Highly Illogical": How a Spock Evaluator Learns That
Context and Mixed Methods Are Everything - Benoît Gauthier
Chapter 20. The Ripple That Became a Splash: The Importance of Context and
Why I Now Do Data Parties - Diana Tindall
Chapter 21. The Voldemort Evaluation: How I Learned to Survive
Organizational Dysfunction, Confusion, and Distrust - Lisa O'Reilly
PART VIII. REPORT AND ENSURE USE
Chapter 22. The Only Way Out Is Through - Stephanie Evergreen
Conclusion