This book is an accessible, contemporary, and comprehensive guide to the concepts and practice of evaluation. Authors Gail Vallance Barrington and Beverly Triana-Tremain integrate new approaches and concerns, and classic frameworks with practical tools that readers can use to design evaluation studies. They show how evaluators measure whether the planned and implemented interventions or services are achieving their goals and objectives, while focusing on the questions most important to the community and organizations in which the evaluation takes place. The book stresses the role of critical…mehr
This book is an accessible, contemporary, and comprehensive guide to the concepts and practice of evaluation. Authors Gail Vallance Barrington and Beverly Triana-Tremain integrate new approaches and concerns, and classic frameworks with practical tools that readers can use to design evaluation studies. They show how evaluators measure whether the planned and implemented interventions or services are achieving their goals and objectives, while focusing on the questions most important to the community and organizations in which the evaluation takes place. The book stresses the role of critical and evaluative thinking, as well as self-reflection, and demonstrates the importance of context and equity in today s turbulent environment, offering a new stance for evaluators to support global as well as local issues.
Gail Vallance Barrington is a Credentialed Evaluator (CE) and a certified teacher. During her 35 years as owner and manager of an independent consulting company, she completed over 130 evaluation studies, mainly in education, health, and research. She has authored articles, book chapters, and the popular book, Consulting Start-up and Management: A Guide for Evaluators and Applied Researchers (SAGE, 2012). She has served on the boards of both the American Evaluation Association (AEA) and the Canadian Evaluation Society (CES). Awards include the CES Contribution to Evaluation in Canada Award (2008) and the AEA Alva and Gunnar Myrdal Award for Evaluation Practice (2016). She is a Fellow of the Canadian Evaluation Society (2018) and the Certified Management Consultants of Canada (2014). She holds degrees from McGill University (BA), Carleton University (MA) and the University of Alberta (PhD in Educational Administration). She teaches research and evaluation skills online for Michigan State University and the University of Alberta. For more information see www.barringtonresearchgrp.com.
Inhaltsangabe
Part 1 Fundamentals of Evaluation Chapter 1 The Scope of Evaluation Chapter 2 How Evaluators Think Chapter 3 Program Logic Part 2 Evaluation and the Program Life Cycle Chapter 4 Pre- and Early Program Evaluation Chapter 5 Mid-Cycle Program Evaluation Chapter 6 End of Cycle Program Evaluation Part 3 Evaluation Methods Chapter 7 Using Quantitative Methods in Evaluation Chapter 8 Using Qualitative Methods in Evaluation Chapter 9 Using Mixed Methods in Evaluation Part 4 Communicating about Evaluation Chapter 10 The Evaluation Plan Chapter 11 Communication, Reporting, and Use Chapter 12 Evaluation Context and the Evaluator's New Stance
Part 1 Fundamentals of Evaluation Chapter 1 The Scope of Evaluation Chapter 2 How Evaluators Think Chapter 3 Program Logic Part 2 Evaluation and the Program Life Cycle Chapter 4 Pre- and Early Program Evaluation Chapter 5 Mid-Cycle Program Evaluation Chapter 6 End of Cycle Program Evaluation Part 3 Evaluation Methods Chapter 7 Using Quantitative Methods in Evaluation Chapter 8 Using Qualitative Methods in Evaluation Chapter 9 Using Mixed Methods in Evaluation Part 4 Communicating about Evaluation Chapter 10 The Evaluation Plan Chapter 11 Communication, Reporting, and Use Chapter 12 Evaluation Context and the Evaluator's New Stance
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This is an excellent and accessible resource for both students and practitioners of program evaluation. The chapter on Using Mixed Methods in Evaluation alone is worth the investment in this book. Debra Bartelli
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