Evaluation Roots
A Wider Perspective of Theorists' Views and Influences
2nd Edition
Published on 29. May 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
440 pages
978-1-4129-9574-0 (ISBN)
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Evaluation Roots: A Wider Perspective of Theorists' Views and Influences, Second Edition, provides a contemporary examination of evaluation theories and traces their evolution. Marvin C. Alkin shows how theories are related to one another, especially in terms of how new theories build on existing ideas. The way in which these evaluation "roots" grow to form a tree helps provide readers with a better understanding of evaluation theory. In addition to the editor's overview, the book contains essays by leading evaluation theorists that describe the evaluators' personal theories and how they were developed.
**All royalties from sales of this book are donated to support the AEA Research on Evaluation Student Award.**
**All royalties from sales of this book are donated to support the AEA Research on Evaluation Student Award.**
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
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Paperback (trade)
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Height: 254 mm
Width: 182 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
764 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4129-9574-0 (9781412995740)
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04/2004
1st Edition
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Person
Marvin C. Alkin is Emeritus Professor in the Social Research Methodology Division of the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has been a member of the UCLA faculty since 1964 and has, at various times, served as Chair of the Education Department and Associate Dean of the school. Dr. Alkin was one of the founders of the Center for the Study of Evaluation and was its Director for 7 years. Dr. Alkin is a leading authority in the field of evaluation. He has published important research studies on the use of evaluation information in decision making and on comparative evaluation theory. His publications include five books on evaluation and more than 150 journal articles, book chapters, monographs, and technical reports. His books include Using Evaluations (with Peter White and Richard Daillak), Debates on Evaluation, Evaluation Roots (1st and 2nd editions), and the four-volume Encyclopedia of Educational Research (6th edition). Dr. Alkin is currently co-section Editor of the American Journal of Evaluation. He previously had been Editor of Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. He has also been a consultant to numerous national governments and has directed program evaluations in 14 different countries.
Content
Editor's Introduction - Marvin C. Alkin
Acknowledgments
Part I. Introduction
1. Comparing Evaluation Points of View - Marvin C. Alkin
2. An Evaluation Theory Tree - Christina A. Christie and Marvin C. Alkin
Part II. Methods
3. Donald Campbell: The Accidental Evaluator - William R. Shadish and 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 - Melvin M. Mark and Gary T. Henry
11. Ralph W. Tyler's Contribution to Program Evaluation - George F. Madaus
Part 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 - Yvonna S. Lincoln and Egon G. Guba
18. Social Transformation and Evaluation - Donna M. Mertens
Part IV. Use
19. The CIPP Evaluation Model: Status, Origin, Development, Use, 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
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
Part V. Evaluation Roots: A Wider Perspective
28. A European Evaluation Theory Tree - Nicoletta Stame
29. Australian and New Zealand Evaluation Theorists - Patricia J. Rogers and E. Jane Davidson
30. Evaluation Theory: A Wider Roots Perspective - Marvin C. Alkin, Christina A. Christie, and Anne T. Vo
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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
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Editor
About the Contributors
Acknowledgments
Part I. Introduction
1. Comparing Evaluation Points of View - Marvin C. Alkin
2. An Evaluation Theory Tree - Christina A. Christie and Marvin C. Alkin
Part II. Methods
3. Donald Campbell: The Accidental Evaluator - William R. Shadish and 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 - Melvin M. Mark and Gary T. Henry
11. Ralph W. Tyler's Contribution to Program Evaluation - George F. Madaus
Part 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 - Yvonna S. Lincoln and Egon G. Guba
18. Social Transformation and Evaluation - Donna M. Mertens
Part IV. Use
19. The CIPP Evaluation Model: Status, Origin, Development, Use, 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
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
Part V. Evaluation Roots: A Wider Perspective
28. A European Evaluation Theory Tree - Nicoletta Stame
29. Australian and New Zealand Evaluation Theorists - Patricia J. Rogers and E. Jane Davidson
30. Evaluation Theory: A Wider Roots Perspective - Marvin C. Alkin, Christina A. Christie, and Anne T. Vo
Online at www.sagepub.com/alkin2e:
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
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Editor
About the Contributors