Interactive evaluation practice : mastering the interpersonal dynamics of program evaluation
by
 
King, Jean A.

Title
Interactive evaluation practice : mastering the interpersonal dynamics of program evaluation

Author
King, Jean A.

ISBN
9780761926733

Personal Author
King, Jean A.

Publication Information
Los Angeles : SAGE, ©2013.

Physical Description
xxi, 431 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents
Part I: An Introduction to Interactive Evaluation Practice. Introducing Interactive Evaluation Practice ; Framing Interactive Evaluation Practice ; Theoretical Foundations for Interactive Evaluation Practice. Part II: Skills and Strategies for Interactive Evaluation Practice ; The Nuts and Bolts of Evaluation Conversations ; An Evaluator's Dozen of Interactive Strategies ; Managing Conflict Constructively in Evaluation Settings ; Creating a Viable Interactive Evaluation Process ; Dealing With the Unexpected in Program Evaluation: When Bad Things Happen to Good Evaluators. Part III: Teaching Cases for Bringing Interactive Evaluation Practice to Life ; The Evaluator Is in Charge: Evaluating a Controversial Shelter Project ; We're in This Together: Evaluating a Remedial Math Program ; Serving as an Evaluation Coach: Engaging Staff and Participants in Evaluating a Healthy Nutrition Program.

Abstract
You're about to start your first evaluation project. Where do you begin? Or you're a practicing evaluator faced with a challenging situation. How do you proceed? How do you handle the interactive components and processes inherent in evaluation practice? Use Interactive Evaluation Practice to bridge the gap between the theory of evaluation and its practice. Taking an applied approach, this book provides readers with specific interactive skills needed in different evaluation settings and contexts. The authors illustrate multiple options for developing skills and choosing strategies, systematically highlighting the evaluator's three roles as decision maker, actor, and reflective practitioner. Case studies and interactive examples stimulate thinking about how to apply interactive skills across a variety of evaluation situations.--Résumé de l'éditeur.

Added Author
Stevahn, Laurie.


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IIEMSAGeneral Books33168025782711001.4 K53.I 20131