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Patton, Michael Quinn – Guilford Press, 2010
Developmental evaluation (DE) offers a powerful approach to monitoring and supporting social innovations by working in partnership with program decision makers. In this book, eminent authority shows how to conduct evaluations within a DE framework. Patton draws on insights about complex dynamic systems, uncertainty, nonlinearity, and emergence. He…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Decision Making, Educational Development
Dimmitt, Carey; Carey, John C.; Hatch, Trish – Corwin Press, 2007
This book talks about the enormous pressure school counselors are under to document effectiveness by using data and producing quantitative accountability reports--whether or not they've had the appropriate training. Highly respected by counselor educators and trainers it gives preservice and inservice school counselors the tools to knowledgeably…
Descriptors: Program Development, Decision Making, Behavior Modification, Behavior Change
Beyer, Barry K. – 1995
Formative evaluation consists of assessing educational programs or other kinds of educational products while they are being developed to help shape them into their final forms. This publication is intended for those whose job it is to develop new programs and products or to evaluate them during development. Topics discussed include: (1) the nature…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Mundry, Susan; Britton, Edward; Raizen, Senta; Loucks-Horsley, Susan – 2000
This book outlines the principles of planning, implementing, and evaluating successful professional meetings and conferences in education. The following are among the topics discussed: (1) the knowledge base of effective meetings and conferences (nine principles held by effective meeting designers; characteristics of effective meetings and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Agenda Setting, Audience Analysis
Davis, Barbara Gross; And Others – 1987
To address the need for information on techniques and theory on the evaluation of composition instruction, this book has been revised to incorporate the most recent thinking on the topic. It begins with suggestions for how readers of different backgrounds can make best use of the book, followed by an introduction. The first chapter deals with…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Course Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization