Stewart I Donaldson

Introduction to Theory-Driven Program Evaluation

Culturally Responsive and Strengths-Focused Applications

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Introduction to Theory-Drive Programming provides a clear guide for practicing evaluation science, and numerous examples of how these evaluations actually unfold in contemporary practice. A special emphasis is placed how to conduct theory-program evaluations that are culturally responsive and strengths-focused.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 294
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 585g
• ISBN-13: 9780367373528
• ISBN-10: 0367373521
• Artikelnr.: 62231875

Autorenporträt

Stewart I. Donaldson is Distinguished University Professor and Executive Director of the Claremont Evaluation Center and The Evaluator's Institute at the Claremont Graduate University, USA. He has published numerous evaluation books and articles, received a plethora of career achievement awards for his research and evaluation work, is Associate Editor of the American Journal of Evaluation and served as President of American Evaluation Association in 2015.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Foundations and Strategies for Theory-Driven Program Evaluation
Chapter 1. The Evolution of Program Theory-Driven Evaluation Science
Chapter 2. Developing Program Impact Theory
Chapter 3. Formulating
Prioritizing
and Answering Evaluation Questions with Credible and Actionable Evidence
Part II: Culturally Responsive and Strengths-Focused Applications
Chapter 4. Designing and Re-Designing Programs in a Global Pandemic: Following the Theory-Driven Evaluation Science
Chapter 5. Culturally Responsive and Strengths-Focused Evaluation Practice Adventures
Chapter 6. The Evaluation of a $20 Million
Multiprogram
Work and Health Initiative
Chapter 7. Evaluation of the Winning New Jobs Program
Chapter 8. Evaluation of the Computers in Our Future Program
Chapter 9. Evaluation of the Health Insurance Policy Program
Chapter 10. Evaluation of the Future of Work and Health Program
Chapter 11. Evaluation of the Entire Work and Health Initiative
Chapter 12. The Case: Bunche-Da Vinci Learning Partnership Academy
Chapter 13. Using Program Theory-Driven Evaluation Science to Crack the Da Vinci Code
Part III: Reflections
Lessons Learned
and Future Directions
Chapter 14. Reflections and Lessons Learned
Chapter 15. Future Directions for the Transdiscipline and Profession of Evaluation Science