Evaluation Roots
Theory Influencing Practice
3rd Edition
Published on 27. January 2023
318 pages
978-1-4625-5142-2 (ISBN)
Description
Applied researchers who do evaluations; instructors and graduate students in education, psychology, sociology, social work, nursing, management, public health, and public policy. Serves as a core book for graduate-level courses in evaluation or theory of evaluation.
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Persons
Marvin C. Alkin, EdD, is Emeritus Professor in the Social Research Methods Division in the School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He has written extensively on evaluation practice, evaluation utilization, and comparative evaluation theory. Dr. Alkin is a founder and former Director of the UCLA Center for the Study of Evaluation. He has been a consultant to six national governments and has conducted more than 85 evaluations of a variety of educational, governmental, and foundation programs. Dr. Alkin received UCLA's 2024-2025 Edward A. Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award for his scholarly contributions post-retirement. He is also a recipient of the Lazarsfeld Evaluation Theory Award and the Research on Evaluation Award from the American Evaluation Association.
Christina A. Christie, PhD, is Wasserman Dean and Professor in the School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her work has three main foci: applied evaluation research studies, research on evaluation practice, and theoretical analysis. Dr. Christie is a recipient of the Marcia Guttentag Early Career Award and the Research on Evaluation Award from the American Evaluation Association (AEA), as well as the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Research on Evaluation Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association. She has served on the board of the AEA and as an associate editor and section editor of the American Journal of Evaluation.
Christina A. Christie, PhD, is Wasserman Dean and Professor in the School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her work has three main foci: applied evaluation research studies, research on evaluation practice, and theoretical analysis. Dr. Christie is a recipient of the Marcia Guttentag Early Career Award and the Research on Evaluation Award from the American Evaluation Association (AEA), as well as the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Research on Evaluation Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association. She has served on the board of the AEA and as an associate editor and section editor of the American Journal of Evaluation.
Content
I. Introduction
1. Evaluation Roots: Theory to Practice, Christina A. Christie, Jennifer E. Ho, & Marvin C. Alkin
2. Evaluation Theory, Marvin C. Alkin
3. An Evaluation Theory Tree: A Framework for Guiding a Range of Evaluation Practice, Christina A. Christie & Marvin C. Alkin
II. Methods
4. Randomized Field Experiments: Advances in Practice, Robert F. Boruch & Herbert M. Turner, III
5. Evaluation: Multiple Paths to Evaluation Influence and Social Betterment, Melvin M. Mark & Gary T. Henry
6. Theory-Driven Evaluation Approaches: Conventional and Innovative, Huey T. Chen
III. Valuing
7. Valuing Science: Theory as a Guide to Practice, Michael Scriven
8. Responsive Evaluation, Robert E. Stake and Merel Visse
9. Deliberative Democratic Evaluation: The Evaluator as Moral Fiduciary, Ernest R. House
10. Values-Engaged Democratic Evaluation: Evaluation and Democracy, Jennifer C. Greene
11. Culturally Responsive Evaluation: Critical and Liberatory Roots, Rodney Hopson & Vidhya Shanker
12. Transformative Lens in Evaluation: A Pathway to Transformative Change, Donna M. Mertens
13. Culturally Responsive Indigenous Evaluation: An Indigenous Journey Through Culturally Responsive Approaches, Fiona Cram & Jill Anne Chouinard
IV. Use
14. Practical Policy Evaluation: Aligning Theory with Practice, Eleanor Chelimsky
15. Context Sensitive Evaluation: An Approach to Research-Based Use, Marvin C. Alkin
16. The Ongoing Evolution of Utilization-Focused Evaluation: Practice Informed by Theory, Research, and Reflection, Michael Quinn Patton
17. Empowerment Evaluation: It Works in Practice, But Does it Work in Theory?, David M. Fetterman
18. The Curious Case of Practical Participatory Evaluation: Explorations of the Theory-Practice Relationship, J. Bradley Cousins & Hind Al Hudib
19. Learning-Centered Evaluation: The Transformational Power of Evaluation Redux, Hallie Preskill
20. The "Theory" of Interactive Evaluation Practice, Jean A. King
21. Developmental Evaluation, Michael Quinn Patton
V. Other Theories
22. Evaluation Theory Synopses, Alana R. Kinarsky & Emi Fujita-Conrads
VI. Conclusion
23. Theory Influencing Practice, Marvin C. Alkin, Christina A. Christie, & Naomi A. Stephen
24. Evaluation Policy as a Bridge Between Evaluation Theory and Practice: The Office of Indian Health Services, A Case Example, Emi Fujita-Conrads, Christina A. Christie, & Elizabeth FastHorse
1. Evaluation Roots: Theory to Practice, Christina A. Christie, Jennifer E. Ho, & Marvin C. Alkin
2. Evaluation Theory, Marvin C. Alkin
3. An Evaluation Theory Tree: A Framework for Guiding a Range of Evaluation Practice, Christina A. Christie & Marvin C. Alkin
II. Methods
4. Randomized Field Experiments: Advances in Practice, Robert F. Boruch & Herbert M. Turner, III
5. Evaluation: Multiple Paths to Evaluation Influence and Social Betterment, Melvin M. Mark & Gary T. Henry
6. Theory-Driven Evaluation Approaches: Conventional and Innovative, Huey T. Chen
III. Valuing
7. Valuing Science: Theory as a Guide to Practice, Michael Scriven
8. Responsive Evaluation, Robert E. Stake and Merel Visse
9. Deliberative Democratic Evaluation: The Evaluator as Moral Fiduciary, Ernest R. House
10. Values-Engaged Democratic Evaluation: Evaluation and Democracy, Jennifer C. Greene
11. Culturally Responsive Evaluation: Critical and Liberatory Roots, Rodney Hopson & Vidhya Shanker
12. Transformative Lens in Evaluation: A Pathway to Transformative Change, Donna M. Mertens
13. Culturally Responsive Indigenous Evaluation: An Indigenous Journey Through Culturally Responsive Approaches, Fiona Cram & Jill Anne Chouinard
IV. Use
14. Practical Policy Evaluation: Aligning Theory with Practice, Eleanor Chelimsky
15. Context Sensitive Evaluation: An Approach to Research-Based Use, Marvin C. Alkin
16. The Ongoing Evolution of Utilization-Focused Evaluation: Practice Informed by Theory, Research, and Reflection, Michael Quinn Patton
17. Empowerment Evaluation: It Works in Practice, But Does it Work in Theory?, David M. Fetterman
18. The Curious Case of Practical Participatory Evaluation: Explorations of the Theory-Practice Relationship, J. Bradley Cousins & Hind Al Hudib
19. Learning-Centered Evaluation: The Transformational Power of Evaluation Redux, Hallie Preskill
20. The "Theory" of Interactive Evaluation Practice, Jean A. King
21. Developmental Evaluation, Michael Quinn Patton
V. Other Theories
22. Evaluation Theory Synopses, Alana R. Kinarsky & Emi Fujita-Conrads
VI. Conclusion
23. Theory Influencing Practice, Marvin C. Alkin, Christina A. Christie, & Naomi A. Stephen
24. Evaluation Policy as a Bridge Between Evaluation Theory and Practice: The Office of Indian Health Services, A Case Example, Emi Fujita-Conrads, Christina A. Christie, & Elizabeth FastHorse
