Developmental Evaluation Exemplars
Principles in Practice
Published on 16. November 2015
324 pages
978-1-4625-2546-1 (ISBN)
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Applied researchers who do evaluations; instructors and graduate students in education, psychology, sociology, management, nursing, and social work. Will serve as a supplemental text in graduate-level courses in evaluation and social research methods.
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Michael Quinn Patton | Kate McKegg | Nan Wehipeihana
Developmental Evaluation Exemplars
Principles in Practice
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Michael Quinn Patton, PhD, is an independent consultant who has been conducting program evaluations since the 1970s. Based in Minnesota, he was on the faculty of the University of Minnesota for 18 years and is a former president of the American Evaluation Association (AEA). His books include ]Blue Marble Evaluation, Developmental Evaluation, Developmental Evaluation Exemplars, Principles-Focused Evaluation, Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods (now in its fourth edition), and Utilization-Focused Evaluation (now in its fourth edition), among others. He is a recipient of the Alva and Gunnar Myrdal Evaluation Practice Award and the Paul F. Lazarsfeld Evaluation Theory Award, both from AEA, as well as the Lester F. Ward Distinguished Contribution to Applied and Clinical Sociology Award from the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology. Dr. Patton is an active trainer and workshop presenter who has conducted applied research and evaluation on a broad range of issues and has worked with organizations and programs at the international, national, state, provincial, and local levels.
Kate McKegg, MA, is an independent evaluation consultant with more than 20 years of experience. She is Director of The Knowledge Institute Ltd and a member of the Kinnect Group in Hamilton, New Zealand. She is also the current President of the Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association and a former board member of the Australasian Evaluation Society (AES). Ms. McKegg is coeditor of Evaluating Policy and Practice: A New Zealand Reader. With Nan Wehipeihana, Kataraina Pipi, and Veronica Thompson, she received the Best Evaluation Policy and Systems Award from AES, for the He Oranga Poutama Developmental Evaluation.
Nan Wehipeihana, PostGradDip, is an independent evaluation consultant with more than 20 years of experience, based in Wellington, New Zealand. She specializes in evaluation and research with a focus on Maori, the Indigenous people of New Zealand. She established Research Evaluation Consultancy in 1997 and is a member of the Kinnect Group. Ms. Wehipeihana is a board member of the Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association and a former appointed executive member of AES. Her tribal affiliations are to Ngati Porou and Te Whanau-a-Apanui on the East Coast of New Zealand and Ngati Tukorehe and Ngati Raukawa, north of Wellington, New Zealand.
Kate McKegg, MA, is an independent evaluation consultant with more than 20 years of experience. She is Director of The Knowledge Institute Ltd and a member of the Kinnect Group in Hamilton, New Zealand. She is also the current President of the Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association and a former board member of the Australasian Evaluation Society (AES). Ms. McKegg is coeditor of Evaluating Policy and Practice: A New Zealand Reader. With Nan Wehipeihana, Kataraina Pipi, and Veronica Thompson, she received the Best Evaluation Policy and Systems Award from AES, for the He Oranga Poutama Developmental Evaluation.
Nan Wehipeihana, PostGradDip, is an independent evaluation consultant with more than 20 years of experience, based in Wellington, New Zealand. She specializes in evaluation and research with a focus on Maori, the Indigenous people of New Zealand. She established Research Evaluation Consultancy in 1997 and is a member of the Kinnect Group. Ms. Wehipeihana is a board member of the Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association and a former appointed executive member of AES. Her tribal affiliations are to Ngati Porou and Te Whanau-a-Apanui on the East Coast of New Zealand and Ngati Tukorehe and Ngati Raukawa, north of Wellington, New Zealand.
Content
1. State of the Art and Practice of Developmental Evaluation: Answers to Common and Recurring Questions, Michael Quinn Patton
2. Cultural Responsiveness through Developmental Evaluation: Indigenous Innovations in Sport and Traditional Maori Recreation, Nan Wehipeihana, Kate McKegg, Veronica Thompson, & Kataraina Pipi
3. Using Developmental Evaluation to Support College Access and Success: Challenge Scholars, Srik Gopal, Katelyn Mack, & Cris Kutzli
4. Nine Guiding Principles to Help Youth Overcome Homelessness: A Principles-Focused Developmental Evaluation, Nora F. Murphy
5. Fostering Learning through Developmental Evaluation with a Nontraditional Arts Organization and a Traditional Community Funder, Jamie Gamble, Shawn Van Sluys, & Lisa Watson
6. Science and How We Care for Needy Young Children: The Frontiers of Innovation Initiative, Julie Asher, Nathaniel Foote, James Radner, & Tassy Warren
7. Developmental Evaluation's Role in Supporting Community-Led Solutions for Maori and Pacific Young People's Educational Success: The ASB Community Trust Maori and Pacific Education Initiative, Kate McKegg, Nan Wehipeihana, Moi Becroft, & Jennifer Gill
8. Developmental Evaluation in the McKnight Foundation's Collaborative Crop Research Program: A Journey of Discovery, Marah Moore & Jane Maland Cady
9. An Example of Patch Evaluation: Vibrant Communities Canada, Mark Cabaj, Eric Leviten-Reid, Dana Vocisano, & Mabel Jean Rawlins
10. Outcome Harvesting: A Developmental Evaluation Inquiry Framework Supporting the Development of an International Social Change Network, Ricardo Wilson-Grau, Paul Kosterink, & Goele Scheers
11. Adapted Developmental Evaluation with USAID's People-to-People Reconciliation Fund Program, Susan H. Allen, David Hunsicker, Mathias Kjaer, Rebekah Krimmel, Gabrielle Plotkin, & Kelly Skeith
12. Creating Safety to Explore: Strengthening Innovation in an Australian Indigenous Primary Health Care Setting through Developmental Evaluation, Samantha Togni, Deborah Askew, Lynne Rogers, Nichola Potter, Sonya Egert, Noel Hayman, Alan Cass, & Alex Brown
13. Leadership's Role in Building the Education Sector's Capacity to Use Evaluative Thinking: The Example of the Ontario Ministry of Education, Keiko Kuji-Shikatani, Mary Jean Gallagher, Richard Franz, & Megan Börner
14. Developmental Evaluation in Synthesis: Practitioners' Perspectives, Kate McKegg & Nan Wehipeihana
15. The Developmental Evaluation Mindset: Eight Guiding Principles, Michael Quinn Patton
