Evaluation roots : a wider perspective of theorists' views and influences / editor, Marvin C. Alkin
Imprint
Los Angeles, CA : SAGE, c2013
Edition
2nd ed.
Descript
x, 424 p. : ill. ; 26 cm
CONTENT
Comparing evaluation points of view -- An evaluation theory tree -- Donald Campbell: the accidental evaluator -- Roots, cahoots, and counset -- Causal generalization: how Campbell and Cronbach influenced my theoretical thinking on this topic -- The educative evaluator: an interpretation of Lee J. Cronbach's vision of evaluation -- My views of evaluation and their origins -- The roots and growth of theory-driven evaluation: an integrated perspective for assessing viability, effectuality, and transferability -- Rooting for evaluation: digging into beliefs -- Multiple routes: evaluation, assisted sensemaking, and pathways to Betterment -- Ralph W. tyler's contribution to program evaluation -- Conceptual revolutions in evaluation: past, present, and future -- Cost-effectiveness evaluation in education -- Responsive evaluation IV -- Work memoir - ideas and influences -- Making the world a better place through evaluation -- The roots of fourth generation evaluation: theoretical and methodological origins -- Social transformation and evaluation -- The CIPP evaluation medel: status, origin, development, use, and theory -- Using evaluation to improve program performance and results -- Evaluation purposes, perspectives, and practice -- Context-sensitive evaluation -- The roots of utilization-focused evaluation -- Empowerment evaluation: learning to think like and evaluator -- The transformational power of evaluation: passion, purpose, and practice -- Getting people involved: the origins of interactive evaluation practice -- Privileging empiricism in our profession: understanding use through systematic inquiry -- A European evaluation theory tree -- Australian and New Zealand evaluation theorists -- Evaluation theory: a wider roots perspective -- The roots of connoisseurship and criticism: a personal journey -- Evaluation forms: toward an inclusive framework for evaluative practice
SUBJECT
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Evaluation research (Social action programs) -- History