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'This handbook thoroughly covers all aspects of evaluation, yet
isn't too technical to understand. It offers everything an
organization needs to know to get the most out of evaluation' -
Nonprofit World `The Handbook succeeds in capturing and presenting
evaluation's extensive knowledge base within a global context. In
so doing it provides a useful, coherent and definitive benchmark on
the field's diverse and dynamic purposes, practices, theories,
approaches, issues, and challenges for the 21st century. The
Handbook is an essential reference and map for any serious
evaluation practitioner, scholar and student anywhere in the world'
- Michael Quinn Patton, author of Utilization-Focused Evaluation
`Readers of this volume will find a set of texts that provide an
evocative overview of contemporary thinking in the world of
evaluation. This is not a book of simple tips. It does justice to
the complex realities of evaluation practice by bringing together
some of the best practitioners in the world to reflect on its
current state. It is theoretically sophisticated yet eminently
readable, anchored in evaluation as it is undertaken in a variety
of domains. It is the kind of book that startles a little and makes
you think. I highly recommend it' - Murray Saunders, University of
Lancaster In this comprehensive handbook, an examination of the
complexities of contemporary evaluation contributes to the ongoing
dialogue that arises in professional efforts to evaluate
people-related programs, policies and practices. The SAGE Handbook
of Evaluation is a unique and authoritative resource consisting of
25 chapters covering a range of evaluation theories and techniques
in a single, accessible volume. With contributions from
world-leading figures in their fields overseen by an eminent
international editorial board, this handbook is an extensive and
user-friendly resource organised in four coherent sections: " Role
and Purpose of Evaluation in Society; " Evaluation as a Social
Practice; " The Practice of Evaluation; " Domains of Evaluation
Practice. The Handbook of Evaluation is written for practicing
evaluators, academics, advanced postgraduate students and
evaluation clients and offers a definitive, benchmark statement on
evaluation theory and practice for the first decades of the 21st
century.
This volume addresses a fundamental and highly debated issue in the
evaluation field - the use of evaluation information for
decision-making. Chapter authors honor the contributions of
Professor Marvin C. Alkin to the evaluation use literature and
advance our thinking on the topic by exploring a wide range of
issues related to the theoretical and practical challenges of using
evaluation information to make informed, evidence-based decisions.
Readers will come away from this volume with a new and clearer
understanding of the theoretical, contextual, methodological, and
political dimensions of use and with direction for practice.
Chapters are written by leading evaluation scholars, including
Ernest House; Stewart Donaldson and Tarek Azzam; Eric Barela;
Richard D. Nunneley, Jr., Jean A. King, Kelli Johnson, and Laura
Pejsa; Eleanor Chelimsky; Michael Quinn Patton; and Wanda D.
Casillas, Rodney K. Hopson and Ricardo L. Gomez. Evaluation Use and
Decision-Making in Society: A Tribute to Marvin C. Alkin will be of
great interest to evaluation students, scholars and practitioners.
This volume has scholarly application for those who desire a
state-of-the-art resource for the latest insights and perspectives
on one of the most pressing issues that the evaluation field faces
today, while also serving as a useful guide for both novice and
experienced evaluation practitioners. It is appropriate for use in
a variety of evaluation courses including Introduction to
Evaluation and Procedural Issues in Evaluation as well as topical
seminars such as Evaluation Use and Decision-Making.
This volume addresses a fundamental and highly debated issue in the
evaluation field - the use of evaluation information for
decision-making. Chapter authors honor the contributions of
Professor Marvin C. Alkin to the evaluation use literature and
advance our thinking on the topic by exploring a wide range of
issues related to the theoretical and practical challenges of using
evaluation information to make informed, evidence-based decisions.
Readers will come away from this volume with a new and clearer
understanding of the theoretical, contextual, methodological, and
political dimensions of use and with direction for practice.
Chapters are written by leading evaluation scholars, including
Ernest House; Stewart Donaldson and Tarek Azzam; Eric Barela;
Richard D. Nunneley, Jr., Jean A. King, Kelli Johnson, and Laura
Pejsa; Eleanor Chelimsky; Michael Quinn Patton; and Wanda D.
Casillas, Rodney K. Hopson and Ricardo L. Gomez. Evaluation Use and
Decision-Making in Society: A Tribute to Marvin C. Alkin will be of
great interest to evaluation students, scholars and practitioners.
This volume has scholarly application for those who desire a
state-of-the-art resource for the latest insights and perspectives
on one of the most pressing issues that the evaluation field faces
today, while also serving as a useful guide for both novice and
experienced evaluation practitioners. It is appropriate for use in
a variety of evaluation courses including Introduction to
Evaluation and Procedural Issues in Evaluation as well as topical
seminars such as Evaluation Use and Decision-Making.
In this book, Ernie House reframes how we think about evaluation by
reconsidering three key concepts of values, biases, and practical
wisdom. The first part of the book reconstructs core evaluation
concepts, with a focus on the origins of our values and biases. The
second part explores how we handle values and biases in practice,
and the third shows how we learn practical wisdom and use it in
evaluations. Value is the central concept in this volume, yet it's
a fuzzy concept. In Part I, Ernie clarifies the concept of value by
addressing basic questions: What are values? Where do they come
from? Why do we have them? Why is our conception so confused? How
do we handle values in evaluations? In Part II, another central
concept is added, that of biases. Prominent evaluation frameworks
have focused on biases, including Campbell and Stanley's (1963)
framework for validating causal inferences and Scriven's (1972)
conception of objectivity, which is achieved by correcting for
biases in general. In addition, research on thought processes has
made progress by focusing on cognitive biases (Kahneman, 2011).
Even so, through a case example, Ernie demonstrates that the
concept of biases is under-appreciated and not well engaged in
evaluation practice. The third important concept, featured in Part
III, is practical wisdom, which is the knowledge that evaluators
acquire through experience. Practical wisdom informs what we do,
possibly as much as theory. Experienced evaluators often conduct
evaluations in similar ways, regardless of their theory, because
practical wisdom determines much of what they do. Ernie provides
concrete examples of practical wisdom and how we employ it.
Throughout the book, he draws on the empirical research on thinking
processes, especially Kahneman's Thinking Fast and Slow (2011).
This book will be of interest and relevance to all evaluation
scholars and practitioners, as it thoughtfully engages core
constructs of the field. The book can also well serve as a
supplementary text in multiple evaluation courses, as it offers
valuable conceptual and practical perspectives on our craft.
In this book, Ernie House reframes how we think about evaluation by
reconsidering three key concepts of values, biases, and practical
wisdom. The first part of the book reconstructs core evaluation
concepts, with a focus on the origins of our values and biases. The
second part explores how we handle values and biases in practice,
and the third shows how we learn practical wisdom and use it in
evaluations. Value is the central concept in this volume, yet it's
a fuzzy concept. In Part I, Ernie clarifies the concept of value by
addressing basic questions: What are values? Where do they come
from? Why do we have them? Why is our conception so confused? How
do we handle values in evaluations? In Part II, another central
concept is added, that of biases. Prominent evaluation frameworks
have focused on biases, including Campbell and Stanley's (1963)
framework for validating causal inferences and Scriven's (1972)
conception of objectivity, which is achieved by correcting for
biases in general. In addition, research on thought processes has
made progress by focusing on cognitive biases (Kahneman, 2011).
Even so, through a case example, Ernie demonstrates that the
concept of biases is under-appreciated and not well engaged in
evaluation practice. The third important concept, featured in Part
III, is practical wisdom, which is the knowledge that evaluators
acquire through experience. Practical wisdom informs what we do,
possibly as much as theory. Experienced evaluators often conduct
evaluations in similar ways, regardless of their theory, because
practical wisdom determines much of what they do. Ernie provides
concrete examples of practical wisdom and how we employ it.
Throughout the book, he draws on the empirical research on thinking
processes, especially Kahneman's Thinking Fast and Slow (2011).
This book will be of interest and relevance to all evaluation
scholars and practitioners, as it thoughtfully engages core
constructs of the field. The book can also well serve as a
supplementary text in multiple evaluation courses, as it offers
valuable conceptual and practical perspectives on our craft.
'This handbook thoroughly covers all aspects of evaluation, yet
isn't too technical to understand. It offers everything an
organization needs to know to get the most out of evaluation' -
Nonprofit World `The Handbook succeeds in capturing and presenting
evaluation's extensive knowledge base within a global context. In
so doing it provides a useful, coherent and definitive benchmark on
the field's diverse and dynamic purposes, practices, theories,
approaches, issues, and challenges for the 21st century. The
Handbook is an essential reference and map for any serious
evaluation practitioner, scholar and student anywhere in the world'
- Michael Quinn Patton, author of Utilization-Focused Evaluation
`Readers of this volume will find a set of texts that provide an
evocative overview of contemporary thinking in the world of
evaluation. This is not a book of simple tips. It does justice to
the complex realities of evaluation practice by bringing together
some of the best practitioners in the world to reflect on its
current state. It is theoretically sophisticated yet eminently
readable, anchored in evaluation as it is undertaken in a variety
of domains. It is the kind of book that startles a little and makes
you think. I highly recommend it' - Murray Saunders, University of
Lancaster In this comprehensive handbook, an examination of the
complexities of contemporary evaluation contributes to the ongoing
dialogue that arises in professional efforts to evaluate
people-related programs, policies and practices. The SAGE Handbook
of Evaluation is a unique and authoritative resource consisting of
25 chapters covering a range of evaluation theories and techniques
in a single, accessible volume. With contributions from
world-leading figures in their fields overseen by an eminent
international editorial board, this handbook is an extensive and
user-friendly resource organised in four coherent sections: " Role
and Purpose of Evaluation in Society; " Evaluation as a Social
Practice; " The Practice of Evaluation; " Domains of Evaluation
Practice. The Handbook of Evaluation is written for practicing
evaluators, academics, advanced postgraduate students and
evaluation clients and offers a definitive, benchmark statement on
evaluation theory and practice for the first decades of the 21st
century.
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