Core Concepts in Evaluation

Classic Writings and Contemporary Commentary

Lori A. Wingate, Ayesha S. Boyce, Lyssa Wilson Becho, Kelly N. Robertson

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN: 9781071883839
• eBook ISBN: 9781071883853
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Social Science Research & Methodology
• Index: Social Sciences

This unique book features original writings from evaluation?s foundational thinkers, together with new commentaries from contemporary authors. Each section includes an introduction to a core evaluation concept by the editors, a classic reading, two commentaries on that topic by contemporary authors, and a reflection guide written by the editors.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Publisher Note
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Brief Contents
• Detailed Contents
• Acknowledgments
• About the Editors
• About the Contributors
• Introduction
• Introduction Classic Piece Let’s Eliminate the Confusion: What Is Evaluation?
• Part I Evaluation is a Distinct form of Inquiry that is Oriented to Reaching Judgments of Merit, Worth, or Significance
• Part I Introduction
• Part IClassic Piece The Nature of Evaluation
• 1 Amending the Architectural Blueprints for Evaluation
• 2 Lack of Discipline: Answering Scriven’s Call for Value in (Program) Evaluation
• Part I Reflection Guide
• Part II Engagement Enhances the Usefulness and Relevance of Evaluation
• Part II Introduction
• Part II Classic Piece The Stakeholder Approach to Evaluation: Origins and Promise
• 3 Evaluation Engagement: Historical Perspectives and New Directions With Community-Based Participatory Research Principles
• 4 IMPACT: A Manumission Mindset and Other Engagement Approaches for Evaluation
• Part II Reflection Guide
• Part III Evaluation is Inherently Political
• Part III Introduction
• Part III Classic Piece What Have We Learned About the Politics of Program Evaluation?
• 5 The Power and Politics of Knowledge Production in Program Evaluation Funder, Methodological, and Pedagogical Colonialism
• 6 Walking the Tightrope Between Independence and Responsiveness: Falling Off Is Not an Option
• Part III Reflection Guide
• Part IV Culturally Responsive Evaluation Practice can Lead to a more just Society
• Part IV Introduction
• Part IV Classic Piece Responsive Evaluation Amistad Style: Perspectives of One African American Evaluator1
• 7 En Busca de las Voces Latinas in CRE: Reflections From a Program Evaluation Latina
• 8 Black Methodologies for Black Evaluators
• Part IV Reflection Guide
• Part V Evaluation’s Value is Realized through its Use and Influence
• Part V Introduction
• Part V Classic Piece Utilization-Focused Evaluation
• 9 Aims, Aspirations, and Consequences: Problematization at the Intersection of Culture and Evaluation Use
• 10 Beyond the Project: Using Evaluation to Reimagine the Future in Africa
• Part V Reflection Guide
• Part VI Evaluation is a Reflexive Practice: Evaluations can and should be Evaluated
• Part VI Introduction
• Part VI Classic Piece Metaevaluation
• 11 Revisiting Metaevaluation Through the Perspectives of the Global South
• 12 A New Story for Metaevaluation
• Part VI Reflection Guide
• References
• Index