the new century text Patton, Michael Quinn. creator text bibliography cau Thousand Oaks London New Delhi Sage Publications c1997 1997 Third edition. monographic eng

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xvi, 431 p. : ill. ; 27 cm Toward more useful evaluations. Evaluation use : both challenge and mandate -- What is utilization-focused evaluation? How do you get started? -- Fostering intended use by intended users : the personal factor -- Intended uses of findings -- Intended process uses : impacts of evaluation, thinking and experiences -- Focusing evaluations : choices, options and decisions. Being active-reactive-adaptive : evaluator roles, situational responsiveness, and strategic, contingency thinking -- Beyond the goals. Clarification game : focusing on outcomes -- Focusing an evaluation : alternatives to goals-based evaluation -- Implementation evaluation. What happened in the program? -- The program's theory of action : conceptualizing casual linkages -- Appropriate methods. Evaluations worth using : utilization-focused, methods decisions -- The paradigms debate and a utilitarian synthesis -- The meanings of evaluation data : analysis, interpretation, judgment, and reporting -- Realities and practicalities of utilization-focused evaluation. Power, politics, and ethics -- Utilization-focused evaluation : process and premises. Michael Quinn Patton. Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-413) and index. JPGSPH Evaluation research (Social action programs) United States 361.61072 0803952651 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 0803952643 (cloth : acid-free paper) \\\96025310 Ayesha Abed Library DLC 091003 0017480