How to use qualitative methods in evaluation / Michael Quinn Patton.

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Patton, Michael Quinn [author.]

Material type: Text

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

0803931298
9780803931299

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DDC classification:

361.61072 19

LOC classification:

H62 .P3216 1987

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Contributor biographical information

Contents:

1. Evaluator's handbook / Joan L. Herman, Lynn Lyons Morris, Carol Taylor Fitz-Gibbon -- 2. How to focus an evaluation / Brian M. Stecher, W. Alan Davis -- 3. How to design a program evaluation / Carol Taylor Fitz-Gibbon, Lynn Lyons Morris -- 4. How to use qualitative methods in evaluation / Michael Quinn Patton -- 5. How to assess program implementation / Jean A. King, Lynn Lyons Morris, Carol Taylor Fitz-Gibbon -- 6. How to measure attitudes / Marlene E. Henerson, Lynn Lyons Morris, Carol Taylor Fitz-Gibbon -- 7. How to measure performance and use tests / Lynn Lyons Morris, Carol Taylor Fitz-Gibbon, Elaine Lindheim -- 8. How to analyze data / Carol Taylor Fitz-Gibbon, Lynn Lyons Morris -- 9. How to communicate evaluation findings / Lynn Lyons Morris, Carol Taylor Fitz-Gibbon, Marie E. Freeman -- --

Acknowledgments -- ch. 1. An introduction to qualitative methods -- ch. 2. When to use qualitative methods -- ch. 3. Designing qualitative methods -- ch. 4. Fieldwork and observation -- ch. 5. Depth interviewing -- ch. 6. Analyzing and interpreting qualitative data -- ch. 7. Making methods decisions: controversy and philosophy -- References -- Index.

Summary: "Introduces the reader to qualitative approaches--a major development in the field of evaluation during the last decade. This volume presents an introduction to the approach--differentiates it in the method and philosophy from more traditional quantitative methods; specifies the kinds of evaluation questions for which it is most appropriate; and explains the design decisions and sampling strategies which underlie its implementation. Step-by-step guides for planning and conducting fieldwork and observations; doing in-depth interviewing; analyzing, interpreting and reporting results; and many examples--from a wide range of disciplines and professions--clarify the use of qualitative methods in evaluations."--Publisher description.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-173) and index.

"Introduces the reader to qualitative approaches--a major development in the field of evaluation during the last decade. This volume presents an introduction to the approach--differentiates it in the method and philosophy from more traditional quantitative methods; specifies the kinds of evaluation questions for which it is most appropriate; and explains the design decisions and sampling strategies which underlie its implementation. Step-by-step guides for planning and conducting fieldwork and observations; doing in-depth interviewing; analyzing, interpreting and reporting results; and many examples--from a wide range of disciplines and professions--clarify the use of qualitative methods in evaluations."--Publisher description.

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