Building evaluation capacity : activities for teaching and training

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Building evaluation capacity : activities for teaching and training

Hallie Preskill, Darlene Russell-Eft

SAGE, c2016

2nd ed

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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The Second Edition of Building Evaluation Capacity provides 89 highly structured activities which require minimal instructor preparation and encourage application-based learning of how to design and conduct evaluation studies. Ideal for use in program evaluation courses, professional development workshops, and organization stakeholder trainings, the activities cover the entire process of evaluation, including: understanding what evaluation is; the politics and ethics; the influence of culture; various models, approaches and designs; data collection and analysis methods; communicating and reporting progress and findings; and building and sustaining support. Each activity includes an overview, instructional objectives, minimum and maximum number of participants, range of time required, materials needed, primary instructional method, and procedures for facilitators to help learners in the most common evaluation practices.

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1. Overview of Evaluation Definition of Evaluation Evaluation Logic Types of Evaluation History of Evaluation Evaluation Versus Research Resources 2. The Politics and Ethics of Evaluation Practice The Politics of Evaluation Practice The Ethics of Evaluation Practice Resources 3. Culture and Evaluation Definitions Resources 4. Focusing the Evaluation Resources 5. Evaluation Models, Approaches, and Designs Evaluation Models and Approaches Evaluation Designs Return-on-Investment Designs References and Resources 6. Issues of Validity and Sampling Reliability and Validity Sampling References and Additional Resources 7. Collecting Evaluation Data Choosing Among Data Collection Methods Surveys and Questionnaires Individual and Focus Groups Interviews Observation and Archival Data Resources 8. Analyzing Evaluation Data Qualitative Data Analysis Quantitative Data Analysis Resources 9. Communicating and Reporting Evaluation Processes and Findings Why Communicate and Report? Who Are Your Communicating and Reporting Stakeholders? When and Why Are You Communicating and Reporting? Resources 10. Managing the Evaluation Developing an Evaluation Budget Anticipating and Handling Evaluation Challenges Resources 11. Building and Sustaining Support for Evaluation References and Resources 12. Reflections on Learning

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