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Peer reviewedPatton, Michael Quinn – American Journal of Evaluation, 2002
Discusses teaching and training about evaluation with metaphors. Helping those who study evaluation perceive analogies and metaphors related to evaluation helps them understand truths about the rich diversity of evaluation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Metaphors, Program Evaluation, Teaching Methods
Direct linkPatton, Michael Quinn; Patrizi, Patricia – New Directions for Evaluation, 2005
Experience and reflection on experience are the best teachers, yet rich cases that capture experience for reflection have largely eluded professional training in evaluation. The absence of high-quality, readily available teaching cases has been an important gap in the field. This article reviews the benefits of case teaching, examines evaluation…
Descriptors: Professional Training, Evaluation Methods, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Teaching Methods
Patton, Michael Quinn – New Directions for Evaluation, 2005
The purpose of this concluding chapter has been to stimulate creative thinking about how to use cases for evaluation teaching and training. The preparation of professional evaluators presents special challenges. Imaginative new teaching and training resources are appearing, as evidenced by the special sections on evaluation teaching that now…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Ethics, Creative Teaching, Evaluation Methods
