Utilization-Focused Evaluation

Michael Quinn Patton, Charmagne E. Campbell-Patton

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781544379456
• eBook ISBN: 9781544379470
• Edition: 5
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Evaluation & Assessment in Education
• Index: Social Sciences

The Fifth Edition of the bestselling Utilization-Focused Evaluation provides expert, detailed advice on conducting evaluations that promote effective use of the findings. Chock full of useful pedagogy, this book presents Michael Quinn Patton?s distinctive opinions based on more than forty years of experience, and also the expertise of new co-author Charmagne E. Campbell-Patton. The authors begin by describing the essence of utilization-focused evaluation, and then outline 10 operating principles. They conclude with chapters focused on how evaluation can be used to promote a more thoughtful, equitable, and sustainable world. Richly illustrated with examples, figures, and cartoons, this engaging text shows readers how to design and conduct evaluations that provide useful findings, and which contribute to a more equitable society.

A companion website is available to accompany this book.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Acknowledgements
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Brief Contents
• Detailed Contents
• Preface
• Evolution of Utilization-Focused Evaluation
• Acknowledgments
• About the Authors
• Part 1 What Utilization-Focused Evaluation Is and Why It Matters
• Chapter 1 The What, Why, How, Who, When, and Where of Utilization-Focused Evaluation
• Chapter 2 The Essence of Utilization-Focused Evaluation Expressed as Minimum Specifications
• Chapter 3 Utilization-Focused Evaluative Thinking
• Chapter 4 The High Stakes of Evaluation Use, Nonuse, and Misuse
• Part 2 Utilization-Focused Evaluation Principles
• Chapter 5 Guide to Utilization-Focused Evaluation Principles
• Chapter 6 Contextualize: U-FE Operating Principle 1 Understand and take into account the situation in which the evaluation will occur.
• Chapter 7 Personalize: U-FE Operating Principle 2 Honor the personal factor; identify and engage with the primary intended users of the evaluation.
• Chapter 8 Customize: U-FE Operating Principle 3 Be purpose-driven; engage with primary intended users to determine the evaluation’s distinctive uses.
• Chapter 9 Align: U-FE Operating Principle 4 Ensure conceptual alignment of evaluation questions, design, methods, and analysis with intended use by intended users.
• Chapter 10 Prioritize: U-FE Operating Principle 5 Make attention to use the driving force of the evaluation from beginning to end.
• Chapter 11 Engage Users: U-FE Operating Principle 6 Be Active–Reactive–Interactive–Adaptive in Working With and Engaging Intended Users
• Chapter 12 Strategize Process Use: U-FE Operating Principle 7 Facilitate process use with intentionality. Be aware of and strategic about how being involved in the evaluation affects those involved.
• Chapter 13 Adapt: U-FE Operating Principle 8
• Chapter 14 Mobilize Follow-Through: U-FE Operating Principle 9 Mobilize follow-through: Work with intended users to act on the evaluation’s findings and recommendations.
• Chapter 15 Reflect and Learn: U-FE Operating Principle 10 Make time and space to reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of the utilization-focused evaluation process and results so as to learn and improve.
• Chapter 16 Learning Breakthroughs in Applying Utilization-Focused Evaluation Principles
• Part 3 New, Emergent, and Urgent Directions for Utilization-Focused Evaluation
• Chapter 17 The High Stakes of Evaluative Thinking and Reality-Testing
• Chapter 18 Using Evaluation to Contribute to a More Equitable and Sustainable World
• Chapter 19 Evaluation for Transformation
• Chapter 20 Utilization-Focused Evaluation for Transformation: Toward a More Thoughtful, Equitable, and Sustainable World
• References
• Index