Developmental Evaluation Exemplars

Principles in Practice

Michael Quinn Patton, Kate McKegg, Nan Wehipeihana

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN: 9781462522965
• eBook ISBN: 9781462525461
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Nonprofit Organizations & Charities
• Index: Social Sciences

Responding to evaluator and instructor demand, this book presents a diverse set of high-quality developmental evaluation (DE) case studies. Twelve insightful exemplars illustrate how DE is used to evaluate innovative initiatives in complex, dynamic environments, including a range of fields and international settings. Written by leading practitioners, chapters offer a rare window into what it takes to do DE, what roles must be fulfilled, and what results can be expected. Each case opens with an incisive introduction by the editors. The book also addresses frequently asked questions about DE, synthesizes key themes and lessons learned from the exemplars, and identifies eight essential principles of DE.

See also Michael Quinn Patton's Developmental Evaluation, the authoritative presentation of DE.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Also Available
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Preface
• Contents
• 1. State of the Art and Practice of Developmental Evaluation: Answers to Common and Recurring Questions
• 2. Cultural Responsiveness through Developmental Evaluation: Indigenous Innovations in Sport and Traditional Māori Recreation
• 3. Using Developmental Evaluation to Support College Access and Success: Challenge Scholars
• 4. Nine Guiding Principles to Help Youth Overcome Homelessness: A Principles-Focused Developmental Evaluation
• 5. Fostering Learning through Developmental Evaluation with a Nontraditional Arts Organization and a Traditional Community Funder
• 6. Science and How We Care for Needy Young Children: The Frontiers of Innovation Initiative
• 7. Developmental Evaluation’s Role in Supporting Community-Led Solutions for Māori and Pacific Young People’s Educational Success: The Foundation North Māori and Pacific Education Initiative
• 8. Developmental Evaluation in the McKnight Foundation’s Collaborative Crop Research Program: A Journey of Discovery
• 9. An Example of Patch Evaluation: Vibrant Communities Canada
• 10. Outcome Harvesting: A Developmental Evaluation Inquiry Framework Supporting the Development of an International Social Change Network
• 11. Adapted Developmental Evaluation with USAID’s People-to-People Reconciliation Fund Program
• 12. Creating Safety to Explore: Strengthening Innovation in an Australian Indigenous Primary Health Care Setting through Developmental Evaluation
• 13. Leadership’s Role in Building the Education Sector’s Capacity to Use Evaluative Thinking: The Example of the Ontario Ministry of Education
• 14. Developmental Evaluation in Synthesis: Practitioners’ Perspectives
• 15. The Developmental Evaluation Mindset: Eight Guiding Principles
• Author Index
• Subject Index
• About the Editors
• Contributors
• About Guilford Press
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