Context A Framework For Its Influence On Evaluation Practice
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Author |
: Debra J. Rog |
Publisher |
: John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages |
: 140 |
Release |
: 2012-09-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781118465059 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1118465059 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis Context: A Framework for Its Influence on Evaluation Practice by : Debra J. Rog
Context is a force in evaluation. It shapes our practice, influencing how we approach and design our studies, how we carry them out, and how we report our findings. Context also moderates and mediates the outcomes of the programs and policies we evaluate. This issue focuses squarely on the role that context plays in practice and illuminates its effect on the implementation and outcomes of programs. Exploring the ways in which attending to context may improve the quality of evaluation practice, the contributions span theory, methods, and practice in an effort to move to a more comprehensive conceptualization of context that can guide our work. It: Provides an historical and theoretical view of evaluators’ treatment of context Illustrates how context has influenced evaluation practice Presents a five-area framework for guiding a contextual analysis of evaluations Introduces “context assessment,” which provides a means of integrating context and its implications within the important stages of evaluation. This is the 135th volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series New Directions for Evaluation, an official publication of the American Evaluation Association.
Author |
: Debra J. Rog |
Publisher |
: Jossey-Bass |
Total Pages |
: 120 |
Release |
: 2012-10-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1118463285 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781118463284 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (85 Downloads) |
Synopsis Context: A Framework for Its Influence on Evaluation Practice by : Debra J. Rog
Context is a force in evaluation. It shapes our practice, influencing how we approach and design our studies, how we carry them out, and how we report our findings. Context also moderates and mediates the outcomes of the programs and policies we evaluate. This issue focuses squarely on the role that context plays in practice and illuminates its effect on the implementation and outcomes of programs. Exploring the ways in which attending to context may improve the quality of evaluation practice, the contributions span theory, methods, and practice in an effort to move to a more comprehensive conceptualization of context that can guide our work. It: Provides an historical and theoretical view of evaluators’ treatment of context Illustrates how context has influenced evaluation practice Presents a five-area framework for guiding a contextual analysis of evaluations Introduces “context assessment,” which provides a means of integrating context and its implications within the important stages of evaluation. This is the 135th volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series New Directions for Evaluation, an official publication of the American Evaluation Association.
Author |
: National Research Council |
Publisher |
: National Academies Press |
Total Pages |
: 133 |
Release |
: 2009-11-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780309147453 |
ISBN-13 |
: 030914745X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Synopsis Evaluating Occupational Health and Safety Research Programs by : National Research Council
Each year, approximately 5,000 fatal work-related injuries and 4 million non-fatal injuries and illnesses occur in the United States. This number represents both unnecessary human suffering and high economic costs. In order to assist in better evaluating workplace safety and create safer work environments, the Institute of Medicine conducted a series of evaluations of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) research programs, assessing the relevance and impact of NIOSH's work on improving worker safety and health.
Author |
: Paul J. Gertler |
Publisher |
: World Bank Publications |
Total Pages |
: 444 |
Release |
: 2016-09-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781464807800 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1464807809 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Synopsis Impact Evaluation in Practice, Second Edition by : Paul J. Gertler
The second edition of the Impact Evaluation in Practice handbook is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to impact evaluation for policy makers and development practitioners. First published in 2011, it has been used widely across the development and academic communities. The book incorporates real-world examples to present practical guidelines for designing and implementing impact evaluations. Readers will gain an understanding of impact evaluations and the best ways to use them to design evidence-based policies and programs. The updated version covers the newest techniques for evaluating programs and includes state-of-the-art implementation advice, as well as an expanded set of examples and case studies that draw on recent development challenges. It also includes new material on research ethics and partnerships to conduct impact evaluation. The handbook is divided into four sections: Part One discusses what to evaluate and why; Part Two presents the main impact evaluation methods; Part Three addresses how to manage impact evaluations; Part Four reviews impact evaluation sampling and data collection. Case studies illustrate different applications of impact evaluations. The book links to complementary instructional material available online, including an applied case as well as questions and answers. The updated second edition will be a valuable resource for the international development community, universities, and policy makers looking to build better evidence around what works in development.
Author |
: Marvin C. Alkin |
Publisher |
: SAGE |
Total Pages |
: 441 |
Release |
: 2004-02-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780761928942 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0761928944 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Synopsis Evaluation Roots by : Marvin C. Alkin
Initially, evaluation was derived from social science research methodology and accountability concerns. This book examines evaluation theories and traces their evolution with the point of view that theories build upon theories and, therefore, evaluation theories are related to each other.
Author |
: Michael Quinn Patton |
Publisher |
: SAGE Publications |
Total Pages |
: 833 |
Release |
: 2014-10-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781483301457 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1483301451 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Synopsis Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods by : Michael Quinn Patton
Drawing on more than 40 years of experience conducting applied social science research and program evaluation, author Michael Quinn Patton has crafted the most comprehensive and systematic book on qualitative research and evaluation methods, inquiry frameworks, and analysis options available today. Now offering more balance between applied research and evaluation, this Fourth Edition of Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods illuminates all aspects of qualitative inquiry through new examples, stories, and cartoons; more than a hundred new summarizing and synthesizing exhibits; and a wide range of new highlight sections/sidebars that elaborate on important and emergent issues. For the first time, full case studies are included to illustrate extended research and evaluation examples. In addition, each chapter features an extended "rumination," written in a voice and style more emphatic and engaging than traditional textbook style, about a core issue of persistent debate and controversy.
Author |
: Reinhard Stockmann |
Publisher |
: Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 421 |
Release |
: 2024-08-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781035321483 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1035321483 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis Handbook on Evaluation by : Reinhard Stockmann
In this Handbook, Reinhard Stockmann and other esteemed experts in the field provide a systematic and comprehensive exploration into the planning, process, implementation and utilisation of evaluations. Covering the process and individual steps of evaluation in detail, in chronological order and in terms of practical application, it identifies the characteristics and standards that distinguish a professionally and competently conducted evaluation.
Author |
: Ray Pawson |
Publisher |
: SAGE |
Total Pages |
: 244 |
Release |
: 2013-02-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781446290989 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1446290980 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Science of Evaluation by : Ray Pawson
Evaluation researchers are tasked with providing the evidence to guide programme building and to assess its outcomes. As such, they labour under the highest expectations - bringing independence and objectivity to policy making. They face huge challenges, given the complexity of modern interventions and the politicised backdrop to all of their investigations. They have responded with a huge portfolio of research techniques and, through their professional associations, have set up schemes to establish standards for evaluative inquiry and to accredit evaluation practitioners. A big question remains. Has this monumental effort produced a progressive, cumulative and authoritative body of knowledge that we might think of as evaluation science? This is the question addressed by Ray Pawson in this sequel to Realistic Evaluation and Evidence-based Policy. In answer, he provides a detailed blueprint for an evaluation science based on realist principles.
Author |
: Jill Anne Chouinard |
Publisher |
: SAGE Publications |
Total Pages |
: 195 |
Release |
: 2019-09-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781506368528 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1506368522 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Synopsis Culturally Responsive Approaches to Evaluation by : Jill Anne Chouinard
Evaluators have always worked in diverse communities, and the programs they evaluate are designed to address often intractable socio-political and economic issues. Evaluations that explicitly aim to be more responsive to culture and cultural context are, however, a more recent phenomenon. In this book, Jill Anne Chouinard and Fiona Cram utilize a conceptual framework that foregrounds culture in social inquiry, and then uses that framework to analyze empirical studies across three distinct cultural domains of evaluation practice (Western, Indigenous and international development). Culturally Responsive Approaches to Evaluation provide a comparative analysis of these studies and discuss lessons drawn from them in order to help evaluators extend their current thinking and practice. They conclude with an agenda for future research.
Author |
: Michael Quinn Patton |
Publisher |
: SAGE Publications, Incorporated |
Total Pages |
: 376 |
Release |
: 1986 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015040493556 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Synopsis Utilization-Focused Evaluation by : Michael Quinn Patton
The second edition of Patton's classic text retains the practical advice, based on empirical observation and evaluation theory, of the original. It shows how to conduct an evaluation, from beginning to end, in a way that will be useful -- and actually used. Patton believes that evaluation epitomizes the challenges of producing and using information in the information age. His latest book includes new stories, new examples, new research findings, and more of Patton's evaluation humour. He adds to the original book's insights and analyses of the changes in evaluation during the past decade, including: the emergence of evaluation as a field of professional practice; articulation of standards for evaluation; a methodological synthesis of the qualitative versus quantitative debate; the tremendous growth of 'in-house' evaluations; and the cross-cultural development of evaluation as a profession. This edition also incorporates the considerable research done on utilization during the last ten years. Patton integrates diverse findings into a coherent framework which includes: articulation of utilization-focused evaluation premises; examination of the stakeholder assumption; and clarification of the meaning of utilization. --Publisher description.