Evaluation Strategies for Communicating and Reporting: Enhancing Learning in Organizations
Editat de Rosalie T. Torres, Hallie Preskill, Mary E. Pionteken Limba Engleză Electronic book text – 27 feb 2005
Evaluation Strategies for Communicating and Reportinghas been thoroughly revised and updated creating 75% new material and 34 new case examples. TheSecond Editionprovides worksheets and instructions for creating a detailed communicating and reporting plan based on audience needs and characteristics. The authors cover advances in technology including Web site communications, Web and videoconferencing and Internet chat rooms. There are several additional topics for consideration, including communicating and reporting for diverse audiences and for multi-site evaluations.
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ISBN-13: 9781452245584
ISBN-10: 1452245584
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 mm
Ediția:Second Edition
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Sage Publications, Inc
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States
ISBN-10: 1452245584
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 mm
Ediția:Second Edition
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Sage Publications, Inc
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States
Recenzii
[This
is]
a
book
that
addresses
some
of
the
overlooked,
taken-for-granted
aspects
involved
with
the
planning,
conducting,
and
reporting
of
good
evaluation.
This
book
helps
evaluators
improve
the
utilization
of
evaluation
results
by
using
an
ongoing,
integrative
collaborative
learning
approach
with
project
stakeholders.
Through
the
use
of
collaborative
techniques
and
emphasis
on
various
communicating
and
reporting
formats,
evaluators
gain
knowledge
and
skills
that
will
assist
them
in
helping
organizations
learn,
grow,
and
improve.
This is among the most thorough and practically applicable texts written about communicating and reporting evaluation findings. The additions of the new sections in this edition reflect the changing nature of work-related communication in general, of which evaluators need to be aware and take advantage. This is a significant contribution to our practice.
"Rosalie Torres, Hallie Preskill and Mary Piontek have furnished a text that is not only thorough, but also easily accessible to both the beginner and the experienced practitioner alike. Not only are they masters at writing with jargon-free clarity, what they have to say demonstrates their apparent underlying methodological grasp of the field. They have succeeded in practicing what they preach."
This is among the most thorough and practically applicable texts written about communicating and reporting evaluation findings. The additions of the new sections in this edition reflect the changing nature of work-related communication in general, of which evaluators need to be aware and take advantage. This is a significant contribution to our practice.
"Rosalie Torres, Hallie Preskill and Mary Piontek have furnished a text that is not only thorough, but also easily accessible to both the beginner and the experienced practitioner alike. Not only are they masters at writing with jargon-free clarity, what they have to say demonstrates their apparent underlying methodological grasp of the field. They have succeeded in practicing what they preach."
Cuprins
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
Individual Learning
Group Learning
Organizational Learning
Learning Approach to Evaluation
Organization of the Book
2. Understanding and Planning for Effective Communicating and Reporting
Purposes of Communicating and Reporting
Timing
Audiences
Individual, Group, and Organizational Learning
Overview of Communicating and Reporting Formats and Options
Developing a Communicating and Reporting Plan
Summary
3. Communicating and Reporting Strategies to Facilitate Learning
Making Contents Easy to Assimilate
Short Written Communications
Interim Reports
Final Reports
Executive Summaries
Newsletters, Bulletins, Briefs, and Brochures
News Media Communications
Web Site Communications
Summary
4. Communicating and Reporting Strategies to Maximize Learning
Potentially Interactive Formats
Fully Interactive Formats
Summary
5. Creative Forms of Communicating and Reporting
Photography
Cartoons
Poetry
Drama
Summary
6. Additional Considerations for Communicating and Reporting
Communicating and Reporting for Diverse Audiences
Communicating Negative Findings
Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation
Developing Recommendations
Multisite Evaluations
Summary
7. Issues and Opportunities for Evaluation Practice
Breadth and Depth of Skills Evaluators Need
Evaluator Roles
Time for Collaboration
Misinterpretation/Misuse of Findings
Organizational Readiness for Evaluation
Parting Thought
Appendix A: Key Terms
Appendix B: Summary of Chapter 3 Implementation Tips, Guidelines, and Cautions
Appendix C: Summary of Chapter 4 Implementation Tips, Guidelines, and Cautions
Appendix D: Summary of Chapter 5 Implementation Tips and Cautions
Appendix E: Summary of Chapter 6 Implementation Tips and Cautions
References
Index
About the Authors
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
Individual Learning
Group Learning
Organizational Learning
Learning Approach to Evaluation
Organization of the Book
2. Understanding and Planning for Effective Communicating and Reporting
Purposes of Communicating and Reporting
Timing
Audiences
Individual, Group, and Organizational Learning
Overview of Communicating and Reporting Formats and Options
Developing a Communicating and Reporting Plan
Summary
3. Communicating and Reporting Strategies to Facilitate Learning
Making Contents Easy to Assimilate
Short Written Communications
Interim Reports
Final Reports
Executive Summaries
Newsletters, Bulletins, Briefs, and Brochures
News Media Communications
Web Site Communications
Summary
4. Communicating and Reporting Strategies to Maximize Learning
Potentially Interactive Formats
Fully Interactive Formats
Summary
5. Creative Forms of Communicating and Reporting
Photography
Cartoons
Poetry
Drama
Summary
6. Additional Considerations for Communicating and Reporting
Communicating and Reporting for Diverse Audiences
Communicating Negative Findings
Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation
Developing Recommendations
Multisite Evaluations
Summary
7. Issues and Opportunities for Evaluation Practice
Breadth and Depth of Skills Evaluators Need
Evaluator Roles
Time for Collaboration
Misinterpretation/Misuse of Findings
Organizational Readiness for Evaluation
Parting Thought
Appendix A: Key Terms
Appendix B: Summary of Chapter 3 Implementation Tips, Guidelines, and Cautions
Appendix C: Summary of Chapter 4 Implementation Tips, Guidelines, and Cautions
Appendix D: Summary of Chapter 5 Implementation Tips and Cautions
Appendix E: Summary of Chapter 6 Implementation Tips and Cautions
References
Index
About the Authors
Descriere
Evaluation
Strategies
for
Communicating
and
Reportinghas
been
thoroughly
revised
and
updated
creating
75%
new
material
and
34
new
case
examples.
TheSecond
Editionprovides
worksheets
and
instructions
for
creating
a
detailed
communicating
and
reporting
plan
based
on
audience
needs
and
characteristics.
Authors
Rosalie
T.
Torres,
Hallie
Preskill,
and
Mary
E.
Piontek
cover
advances
in
technology
including
Web
site
communications,
Web
and
videoconferencing,
and
Internet
chat
rooms.
Also
mentioned
are
several
additional
topics
for
consideration,
including
communicating
and
reporting
for
diverse
audiences
and
for
multi-site
evaluations.