Completing your evaluation dissertation, thesis, or culminating project / Tamara M. Walser, Michael S. Trevisan

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Walser, Tamara M., author

Contributor(s):

Trevisan, Michael S., author

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TextPublication details: Los Angeles : SAGE Publications, Inc, 2021.Edition: First editionDescription: 205 pISBN:

9781544300009

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DDC classification:

808.066 378 WAL T

Contents:

Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors PART 1: Essentials for Your Journey Chapter 1 * The Evaluation Capstone Guiding Questions Chapter Overview What Is Evaluation? What Is an Evaluation Capstone? Chapter Summary Chapter 2 * Working Productively With Your Committee Guiding Questions Chapter Overview The Evaluation Capstone as a Process and a Product Nontechnical Skills in Evaluation Education and Practice Important Nontechnical Skills for Evaluation Capstones Choosing a Capstone Chair and Committee Members Communicating With Your Capstone Chair and Committee Chapter Summary PART 2: Navigating the Six Fundamentals of Evaluation Practice Chapter 3 * Quality: Addressing Professional Evaluation Standards and Guidelines Guiding Questions Chapter Overview What Are the Program Evaluation Standards? Culturally Responsive Evaluation Practice Evaluator Competencies Other Guidance for Evaluation Practice Meta-Evaluation of Your Evaluation Capstone Chapter Summary Chapter 4 * Stakeholders: Working With an Evaluation Client and Other Program Stakeholders Guiding Questions Chapter Overview Who Are Program Stakeholders? Developing a Stakeholder Engagement Plan and Log Elements of Effective Stakeholder Interactions Chapter Summary Chapter 5 * Understanding: Developing Understanding of a Program Guiding Questions Chapter Overview Why Does the Program Exist? What Is the Program, and How Is It Intended to Work? In What Context Does the Program Operate? Conducting a Review of the Literature for Your Evaluation Capstone Chapter Summary Chapter 6 * Values: Engaging Values Through Evaluation Purpose, Questions, and Criteria Guiding Questions Chapter Overview Engaging Values Evaluation Purpose Statement Evaluation Questions Evaluation Criteria Remaining Flexible Chapter Summary Chapter 7 * Approaches: Applying Evaluation Approaches Guiding Questions Chapter Overview Evaluation Theories, Models, and Approaches Taxonomies of Evaluation Approaches Choosing an Evaluation Approach The Relationship Between Evaluation Approach and Design Developing the Evaluation Design A Note About Validity and Trustworthiness for Evaluation Chapter Summary Chapter 8 * Use: Maximizing Evaluation Use Guiding Questions Chapter Overview Laying the Groundwork for Evaluation Use Additional Ideas About Increasing Evaluation Use Types of Evaluation Use Developing Evaluation Findings and Recommendations Developing an Evaluation Communication Plan Evaluation Capstone Reporting Formats Chapter Summary References Index

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Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
PART 1: Essentials for Your Journey
Chapter 1 * The Evaluation Capstone
Guiding Questions
Chapter Overview
What Is Evaluation?
What Is an Evaluation Capstone?
Chapter Summary
Chapter 2 * Working Productively With Your Committee
Guiding Questions
Chapter Overview
The Evaluation Capstone as a Process and a Product
Nontechnical Skills in Evaluation Education and Practice
Important Nontechnical Skills for Evaluation Capstones
Choosing a Capstone Chair and Committee Members
Communicating With Your Capstone Chair and Committee
Chapter Summary
PART 2: Navigating the Six Fundamentals of Evaluation Practice
Chapter 3 * Quality: Addressing Professional Evaluation Standards and Guidelines
Guiding Questions
Chapter Overview
What Are the Program Evaluation Standards?
Culturally Responsive Evaluation Practice
Evaluator Competencies
Other Guidance for Evaluation Practice
Meta-Evaluation of Your Evaluation Capstone
Chapter Summary
Chapter 4 * Stakeholders: Working With an Evaluation Client and Other Program Stakeholders
Guiding Questions
Chapter Overview
Who Are Program Stakeholders?
Developing a Stakeholder Engagement Plan and Log
Elements of Effective Stakeholder Interactions
Chapter Summary
Chapter 5 * Understanding: Developing Understanding of a Program
Guiding Questions
Chapter Overview
Why Does the Program Exist?
What Is the Program, and How Is It Intended to Work?
In What Context Does the Program Operate?
Conducting a Review of the Literature for Your Evaluation Capstone
Chapter Summary
Chapter 6 * Values: Engaging Values Through Evaluation Purpose, Questions, and Criteria
Guiding Questions
Chapter Overview
Engaging Values
Evaluation Purpose Statement
Evaluation Questions
Evaluation Criteria
Remaining Flexible
Chapter Summary
Chapter 7 * Approaches: Applying Evaluation Approaches
Guiding Questions
Chapter Overview
Evaluation Theories, Models, and Approaches
Taxonomies of Evaluation Approaches
Choosing an Evaluation Approach
The Relationship Between Evaluation Approach and Design
Developing the Evaluation Design
A Note About Validity and Trustworthiness for Evaluation
Chapter Summary
Chapter 8 * Use: Maximizing Evaluation Use
Guiding Questions
Chapter Overview
Laying the Groundwork for Evaluation Use
Additional Ideas About Increasing Evaluation Use
Types of Evaluation Use
Developing Evaluation Findings and Recommendations
Developing an Evaluation Communication Plan
Evaluation Capstone Reporting Formats
Chapter Summary
References
Index

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