Evaluation Essentials, Third Edition
From A to Z
Anne T Vo author Christina A Christie author Marvin C Alkin author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Guilford Publications
Publishing:31st Dec '24
£69.99
This title is due to be published on 31st December, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
This hardback is available in another edition too:
- Paperback£45.99(9781462555437)
Beloved for its conversational style and reliable advice, this text is now in a revised and updated third edition, reflecting key developments in evaluation. It includes expanded coverage of equity and social justice issues, values and cost analysis, visualizing qualitative data with software, and more. Twenty-six concise chapters, or "sessions," give students, applied researchers, and program administrators a solid foundation for conducting or using evaluations. Covering both quantitative and qualitative methods, the book emphasizes fostering evaluation use. It shows how to build collaborative relationships with users; formulate answerable evaluation questions; deal with contingencies that might alter the traditional sequence of an evaluation; and collect, analyze, and report data. Student-friendly features throughout the sessions include titles written as questions, bulleted recaps, "Thinking Ahead" and "Next Steps" pointers, cautionary notes, and annotated suggestions for further reading. An in-depth case study provides the basis for end-of-session practice exercises.
New to This Edition
*New sessions on context-sensitive evaluation, including the organizational, sociopolitical, and community contexts of a program.
*New or expanded discussions of timely topics: identifying evaluation decision makers, analyzing program costs, coding and visualizing qualitative data with software, and more.
*Updated suggestions for further reading and discussion in every chapter.
"Alkin, Vo, and Christie invite you into 26 sessions (A–Z) where they guide, coach, and mentor you through the challenging evaluation landscape to conduct high-quality, useful evaluations. Follow their guidance. Practice their coaching tips. Absorb their mentoring wisdom. You will gain confidence as a practitioner, and like the authors--like me--you might just fall in love with evaluation."--Michael Quinn Patton, PhD, Director, Utilization-Focused Evaluation, Saint Paul, Minnesota
"Imagine being new to evaluation and having the opportunity to learn about the field from three generations of evaluators, each bringing their own perspective and considerable experience as scholars and practitioners. This book provides students and new evaluators with a comprehensive breakdown of the many processes involved in evaluation, including evaluation design, writing evaluation questions, collecting and analyzing data, and reporting to diverse audiences. My students love this text--they feel engaged and connected to the authors from the moment they open it. The third edition gives additional attention to working in sociopolitical and cultural contexts and building evaluation relationships with diverse participants, and has updated readings and thought questions throughout. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn about the practice of evaluation in a fun and easy-to-read format."--Jill Anne Chouinard, PhD, Professor and Director, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
"This book is a gem for newcomers to evaluation. It adopts a user-oriented approach, with the third edition adding an emphasis on justice and equality and offering practical advice for how to take a transformative stance. I use this text in my introductory evaluation course each spring, and I am thrilled to see the updates in the third edition. The book clarifies the complexities of evaluation in an engaging, conversational style, making it an invaluable resource for students and practitioners."--Shannon Sampson, PhD, Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation, University of Kentucky
"Like its predecessors, the third edition of Evaluation Essentials is written in a conversational voice that engages readers in ways other evaluation texts do not--students may even begin to truly enjoy reading about evaluation! Despite its friendly tone, the text is comprehensive and thorough. The authors have done an amazing job of incorporating concepts that apply throughout the evaluation process, from developing good evaluation questions to engaging stakeholders, collecting and analyzing data, and ensuring that final reports get used to make programs better. This text would be appropriate as the sole text in any introductory evaluation course, or as a supplement to refresh skills of students in more advanced courses."--Bernard A. Steinman, PhD, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Wyoming-
"Alkin, Vo, and Christie invite you into 26 sessions (A–Z) where they guide, coach, and mentor you through the challenging evaluation landscape to conduct high-quality, useful evaluations. Follow their guidance. Practice their coaching tips. Absorb their mentoring wisdom. You will gain confidence as a practitioner, and like the authors--like me--you might just fall in love with evaluation."--Michael Quinn Patton, PhD, Director, Utilization-Focused Evaluation, Saint Paul, Minnesota
"Imagine being new to evaluation and having the opportunity to learn about the field from three generations of evaluators, each bringing their own perspective and considerable experience as scholars and practitioners. This book provides students and new evaluators with a comprehensive breakdown of the many processes involved in evaluation, including evaluation design, writing evaluation questions, collecting and analyzing data, and reporting to diverse audiences. My students love this text--they feel engaged and connected to the authors from the moment they open it. The third edition gives additional attention to working in sociopolitical and cultural contexts and building evaluation relationships with diverse participants, and has updated readings and thought questions throughout. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn about the practice of evaluation in a fun and easy-to-read format."--Jill Anne Chouinard, PhD, Professor and Director, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
"This book is a gem for newcomers to evaluation. It adopts a user-oriented approach, with the third edition adding an emphasis on justice and equality and offering practical advice for how to take a transformative stance. I use this text in my introductory evaluation course each spring, and I am thrilled to see the updates in the third edition. The book clarifies the complexities of evaluation in an engaging, conversational style, making it an invaluable resource for students and practitioners."--Shannon Sampson, PhD, Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation, University of Kentucky
"Like its predecessors, the third edition of Evaluation Essentials is written in a conversational voice that engages readers in ways other evaluation texts do not--students may even begin to truly enjoy reading about evaluation! Despite its friendly tone, the text is comprehensive and thorough. The authors have done an amazing job of incorporating concepts that apply throughout the evaluation process, from developing good evaluation questions to engaging stakeholders, collecting and analyzing data, and ensuring that final reports get used to make programs better. This text would be appropriate as the sole text in any introductory evaluation course, or as a supplement to refresh skills of students in more advanced courses."--Bernard A. Steinman, PhD, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Wyoming
"Students in my Introduction to Program Evaluation course have always enjoyed the readability of this text, and I am pleased to see the third edition. I'm also excited to see Christina Christie as a wonderful addition to the author team. Some key organizational changes in the third edition improve the flow overall. The emphasis on addressing exactly how and where use can take place and how the evaluator fits into this process is essential. Overall, the enhanced attention to users and use is excellent."--Carl Westine, PhD, Department of Educational Leadership, University of North Carolina at Charlotte-
ISBN: 9781462555444
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 680g
344 pages
3rd edition