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Title:
Evaluation roots : a wider perspective of theorists' views and influences
Author:
Alkin, Marvin C.
ISBN:
9781412995740
Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Los Angeles : SAGE Publications, c2013.
Physical Description:
x, 424 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: pt. I Introduction -- 1.Comparing Evaluation Points of View / Marvin C. Alkin -- 2.An Evaluation Theory Tree / Marvin C. Alkin -- pt. II Methods -- 3.Donald Campbell: The Accidental Evaluator / Jason K. Luellen -- 4.Roots, Cahoots, and Counsel / Robert F. Boruch -- 5.Causal Generalization: How Campbell and Cronbach Influenced My Theoretical Thinking on This Topic / Thomas D. Cook -- 6.The Educative Evaluator: An Interpretation of Lee J. Cronbach's Vision of Evaluation / Jennifer C. Greene -- 7.My Views of Evaluation and Their Origins / Peter H. Rossi -- 8.The Roots and Growth of Theory-Driven Evaluation: An Integrated Perspective for Assessing Viability, Effectuality, and Transferability / Huey T. Chen -- 9.Rooting for Evaluation: Digging Into Beliefs / Carol Hirschon Weiss -- 10.Multiple Routes: Evaluation, Assisted Sensemaking, and Pathways to Betterment / Gary T. Henry --

Contents note continued: 11.Ralph W. Tyler's Contribution to Program Evaluation / George F. Madaus -- pt. III Valuing -- 12.Conceptual Revolutions in Evaluation: Past, Present, and Future / Michael Scriven -- 13.Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation in Education / H. M. Levin -- 14.Responsive Evaluation IV / Robert E. Stake -- 15.Work Memoir---Ideas and Influences / Ernest R. House -- 16.Making the World a Better Place Through Evaluation / Jennifer C. Greene -- 17.The Roots of Fourth Generation Evaluation: Theoretical and Methodological Origins / Egon G. Guba -- 18.Social Transformation and Evaluation / Donna M. Mertens -- pt. IV Use -- 19.The CIPP Evaluation Model: Status, Origin, Development, Use, and Theory / Daniel L. Stufflebeam -- 20.Using Evaluation to Improve Program Performance and Results / Joseph S. Wholey -- 21.Evaluation Purposes, Perspectives, and Practice / Eleanor Chelimsky -- 22.Context-Sensitive Evaluation / Marvin C. Alkin --

Contents note continued: 23.The Roots of Utilization-Focused Evaluation / Michael Quinn Patton -- 24.Empowerment Evaluation: Learning to Think Like an Evaluator / David M. Fetterman -- 25.The Transformational Power of Evaluation: Passion, Purpose, and Practice / Hallie Preskill -- 26.Getting People Involved: The Origin of Interactive Evaluation Practice / Jean A. King -- 27.Privileging Empiricism in Our Profession: Understanding Use Through Systematic Inquiry / J. Bradley Cousins -- pt. V Evaluation Roots: A Wider Perspective -- 28.A European Evaluation Theory Tree / Nicoletta Stame -- 29.Australian and New Zealand Evaluation Theorists / E. Jane Davidson -- 30.Evaluation Theory: A Wider Roots Perspective / Anne T. Vo -- 31.The Roots of Connoisseurship and Criticism: A Personal Journey / Elliott W. Eisner -- 32.Evaluation Forms: Toward an Inclusive Framework for Evaluative Practice / John M. Owen.
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