Evaluation roots : tracing theorists' views and influences / edited by Marvin C. Alkin.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Editor's Introduction / Marvin C. Alkin -- 1. Comparing Evaluation Points of View / Marvin C. Alkin -- 2. An Evaluation Theory Tree / Marvin C. Alkin and Christina A. Christie -- 3. Ralph W. Tyler's Contribution to Program Evaluation / George F. Madaus -- 4. Donald Campbell: The Accidental Evaluator / William R. Shadish and Jason K. Luellen -- 5. Causal Generalization: How Campbell and Cronbach Influenced My Theoretical Thinking on This Topic, Including in Shadish, Cook, and Campbell / Thomas D. Cook -- 6. A Trialist's Notes on Evaluation Theory and Roots / Robert F. Boruch -- 7. My Views of Evaluation and Their Origins / Peter H. Rossi -- 8. The Roots of Theory-Driven Evaluation: Current Views and Origins / Huey-Tsyh Chen -- 9. Rooting for Evaluation: A Cliff Notes Version of My Work / Carol Hirschon Weiss -- 10. The Educative Evaluator: An Interpretation of Lee J. Cronbach's Vision of Evaluation / Jennifer C. Greene -- 11. Reflections / Michael Scriven -- 12. The Roots of Connoisseurship and Criticism: A Personal Journey / Elliot W. Eisner -- 13. Stake and Responsive Evaluation / Robert Stake -- 14. Intellectual History in Evaluation / Ernest R. House -- 15. The Roots of Fourth Generation Evaluation: Theoretical and Methodological Origins / Yvonna S. Lincoln and Egon G. Guba -- 16. The 21st-Century CIPP Model: Origins, Development, and Use / Daniel L. Stufflebeam -- 17. Using Evaluation to Improve Performance and Support Policy Decision Making / Joseph S. Wholey -- 18. The Roots of Utilization-Focused Evaluation / Michael Quinn Patton -- 19. Context-Adapted Utilization: A Personal Journey / Marvin C. Alkin -- 20. Branching Out or Standing on a Limb: Looking to Our Roots for Insight / David M. Fetterman -- 21. Crossing the Bridge: Toward Understanding Use Through Systematic Inquiry / J. Bradley Cousins -- 22. Tikkun Olam: The Roots of Participatory Evaluation / Jean A. King -- 23. The Transformational Power of Evaluation: Passion, Purpose, and Practice / Hallie Preskill -- 24. Evaluation Forms: Toward an Inclusive Framework for Evaluation Practice / John M. Owen -- 25. Evaluation Roots / Marvin C. Alkin -- 26. Evaluation Theory, Tree Revisited / Marvin C. Alkin and Christina A. Christie.

"Evaluation Roots: Tracing Theorists' Views and Influences examines current evaluation theories and traces their evaluation within the framework of theories, building upon theories and how evaluation theories are related to each other. Initially, all evaluation was derived from social science research methodology and accountability concerns. The way in which these evaluation roots grew to form a tree helps to provide a better understanding of evaluation theory. Thus, the book uses an evaluation theory tree as its central metaphor." "This book is intended for graduate students in departments of education, psychology, sociology, management, public policy, public health, and any department with a course in evaluation theory. It will also prove invaluable to professional evaluators and applied researchers who are seeking clarification on the differences between theoretical approaches to evaluation and how they developed."--BOOK JACKET.

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