1. Evaluation Fundamentals
2. The Nature of Interventions: What We Evaluate
3. Focusing Evaluative Inquiry: Evaluation Forms and
Approaches
4. Negotiation and Evaluation Planning
5. From Evaluation Questions to Evaluation Findings
6. From Evaluation Findings to Utilization
7. Managing Evaluation
8. Codes of Behavior for Evaluators
9. Proactive Evaluation
10. Clarificative Evaluation
11. Interactive Evaluation
12. Monitoring Evaluation
13. Impact Evaluation
John M. Owen is Principal Fellow at the Centre for Program Evaluation at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
Program Evaluation, Third Edition, has the hallmarks of
thoroughness, insight, and fluency of other editions, but brings us
up to date with a map of the evaluation territory which new
travelers will find invaluable.--Murray Saunders, Lancaster
University, UK
Excellent for use as an introductory text--practical, clear,
concise, and straight to the point.--Ernie House, School of
Education, University of Colorado at Boulder
Owen maintains that it is important to understand the 'what' and
the 'why' of an evaluation and select the distinct 'epistemological
cluster' that best fits the issues that need to be addressed in the
evaluation. He insightfully captures these complexities of
evaluative work and outlines, in an accessible format, all the many
considerations needed in order to truly serve the information needs
of all sorts of evaluands.--From the Foreword by Marvin C. Alkin,
Graduate School of Education, University of California, Los
Angeles
It is rare to find a book that provides a nicely organized
discussion of the approaches to evaluation, as well as hands-on
information on managing evaluation, evaluation ethics, different
evaluation philosophies, and utilization of evaluation. I
especially liked the distinction among the various interventions
that are the focus of evaluations, and the charts of the forms of
evaluation. I also liked the focus on planning and diagnostic
evaluation. The graphics are excellent, and Owen makes good use of
inset boxes for examples. I would use the book in an introductory
evaluation class to provide students with a roadmap of evaluation
approaches and techniques and when and why to use them. This is one
of only a few available texts that assemble techniques and
approaches used in various countries across the world, and thus it
should appeal to a wide audience.--Debra J. Rog, Center for
Evaluation and Program Improvement, Vanderbilt University
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"Program Evaluation, Third Edition, has the hallmarks of
thoroughness, insight, and fluency of other editions, but brings us
up to date with a map of the evaluation territory which new
travelers will find invaluable."--Murray Saunders, Lancaster
University, UK
"Excellent for use as an introductory text--practical, clear,
concise, and straight to the point."--Ernie House, School of
Education, University of Colorado at Boulder
"Owen maintains that it is important to understand the 'what' and
the 'why' of an evaluation and select the distinct 'epistemological
cluster' that best fits the issues that need to be addressed in the
evaluation. He insightfully captures these complexities of
evaluative work and outlines, in an accessible format, all the many
considerations needed in order to truly serve the information needs
of all sorts of evaluands."--From the Foreword by Marvin C. Alkin,
Graduate School of Education, University of California, Los
Angeles
"It is rare to find a book that provides a nicely organized
discussion of the approaches to evaluation, as well as hands-on
information on managing evaluation, evaluation ethics, different
evaluation philosophies, and utilization of evaluation. I
especially liked the distinction among the various interventions
that are the focus of evaluations, and the charts of the forms of
evaluation. I also liked the focus on planning and diagnostic
evaluation. The graphics are excellent, and Owen makes good use of
inset boxes for examples. I would use the book in an introductory
evaluation class to provide students with a roadmap of evaluation
approaches and techniques and when and why to use them. This is one
of only a few available texts that assemble techniques and
approaches used in various countries across the world, and thus it
should appeal to a wide audience."--Debra J. Rog, CEO and Founder,
Evaluation Thought Partners
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