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The Evaluation Handbook: An Evaluator's Companion de Debra Rog

The Evaluation Handbook: An Evaluator's Companion

Editat de Debra Rog, Leonard Bickman
en Limba Engleză Hardback – iul 2025

Notăm cu interes apariția lucrării The Evaluation Handbook, un volum care reușește să recalibreze literatura de specialitate prin ancorarea directă în setul de competențe profesionale stabilit de American Evaluation Association (AEA). Față de manualele metodologice clasice, această lucrare, editată de Debra Rog și Leonard Bickman, propune o abordare de tip „companion”, echilibrând rigoarea academică cu o îndrumare de tip mentorat, esențială pentru gestionarea evaluărilor în contexte sociale complexe.

Descoperim o structură tripartită riguroasă. Prima parte stabilește fundamentul necesar evaluatorului modern, a doua secțiune explorează teoriile și etica, punând un accent deosebit pe echitate și justiție, în timp ce ultima parte se concentrează pe execuția tehnică: design, metode și analize. Remarcăm prezența unor capitole dedicate „gândirii evaluative” și modului în care rezultatele pot fi comunicate pentru a influența deciziile colaborative, depășind simpla colectare de date.

The Evaluation Handbook completează perspectiva oferită de Evaluation Essentials, Third Edition de Marvin C. Alkin. În timp ce volumul lui Alkin utilizează un stil conversațional pentru a introduce conceptele de bază în 26 de sesiuni concise, manualul de față oferă o profunzime sporită și un cadru de referință instituțional (prin prisma AEA), fiind mai potrivit pentru cei care urmăresc o profesionalizare avansată. De asemenea, dacă Being an Evaluator de Donna R. Podems se concentrează pe identitatea și parcursul personal al evaluatorului, lucrarea de față furnizează instrumentele tehnice și scenariile pragmatice necesare pentru a pune acea identitate în practică într-un mod sistemic.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781462537341
ISBN-10: 1462537340
Pagini: 606
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 34 mm
Greutate: 1.27 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Guilford Publications
Colecția Guilford Press

De ce să citești această carte

Această lucrare este esențială pentru practicienii care doresc să își alinieze standardele de lucru cu cerințele internaționale ale AEA. Cititorul câștigă nu doar o bază teoretică solidă, ci și competențe practice pentru a integra echitatea și etica în fiecare proiect. Este resursa ideală pentru a învăța cum să adaptezi metodologiile de evaluare la situații imprevizibile, asigurând în același timp relevanța și utilitatea rezultatelor pentru decidenți.

Despre autor

Debra Rog și Leonard Bickman sunt figuri emblematice în domeniul metodologiei cercetării și evaluării programelor. Debra Rog este recunoscută pentru expertiza sa în evaluarea politicilor sociale și a programelor destinate populațiilor vulnerabile, fiind implicată activ în structurile de conducere ale asociațiilor profesionale. Leonard Bickman, profesor emerit, are o carieră de decenii dedicată îmbunătățirii serviciilor de sănătate mintală prin cercetare riguroasă. Împreună, au coordonat numeroase volume de referință la Guilford Press, contribuind fundamental la standardizarea practicilor de evaluare la nivel global.

Cuprins

I. Foundation for the Volume
1. Setting the Stage: Supporting the Diverse Knowledge and Skills Evaluators Need in an Ever-Changing Context, Debra J. Rog & Leonard Bickman
2. Competencies for Program Evaluators, Jean A. King
II. Evaluation Theories, Foundations, Principles, and Purpose
3. Evaluative Thinking: Understanding and Applying the Foundations of Evaluation, Thomas Archibald, Jane Buckley, & Guy O’Grady Sharrock
4. Evaluation Theories: Guidance to Evaluating in Various Circumstances, Melvin M. Mark
5. Valuing in Evaluation, Emily F. Gates & Thomas A. Schwandt
6. Equity in Evaluation, Donna Durant Atkinson
7. Ethical Challenges, Michael Morris
8. Fostering Evaluation Use, Marvin C. Alkin & Anne T. Vo
9. Illuminating Evaluation's Kaleidoscope: Beautiful, Diverse, Ever-Changing Manifestations, Michael Quinn Patton
III. Answering Evaluation Questions: Designs, Methods, and Analyses
10. Collaborative, Participatory, and Empowerment Evaluation: From Community Consultation to Community Control, David Fetterman, Liliana Rodríguez-Campos, & Ann Zukoski
11. Making the Most of Evaluations: Strategies for Assessing Program Evaluability and Evaluation Feasibility, Debra J. Rog
12. Monitoring Program Implementation, Byron J. Powell, Leonard Bickman, & Kimberly E. Hoagwood
13. Examining Outcomes and Impacts: Designs and Strategies in Theory and Practice, Laura R. Peck & R. Bradley Snyder
14. Combining Costs and Results: Designs, Strategies, and Analysis, Robert Shand, A. Brooks Bowden, & Henry Levin
15. Evaluation as Storytelling: Using a Qualitative Design, Sharon Rallis & Janet Usinger
16. Planning, Data Collection, and Data Preparation for Quantitative Analysis, Erica Harbatkin, Gary T. Henry, & Lam D. Pham
17. Conducting a Quantitative Analysis, Lam D. Pham, Gary T. Henry, & Erica Harbatkin
18. Mixed Methods Design, Tarek Azzam & Natalie Jones
IV. Planning, Managing, and Implementing Evaluations
19. Designing and Planning an Evaluation: Beyond Methods, Darlene F. Russ-Eft
20. Logic Models and Program Theory, Joy Frechtling
21. Resource Planning, Leonard Bickman
22. The Role of an Internal Evaluator, Arnold Love
23. The Independent Consultant: An Insider’s Guide to a Consulting Career, Gail Vallance Barrington
24. Conducting Evaluations under Budget, Time, and Data Constraints: An International Perspective, Michael Bamberger
V. Crosscutting Issues
25. Communicating with Stakeholders, Glenn O’Neil
26. Information Visualization and Evaluation, Tarek Azzam, Sarah Douville, Ciara Knight, Piper Grandjean Targos, & Natalie Jones
27. Exemplary Evaluations in a Multicultural World, Stewart I. Donaldson
Glossary
Author Index
Subject Index
Contributors

Recenzii

"This is the kind of book that I wish had existed when I was new to evaluation. It masterfully covers major concepts in the field, with an eye toward the practical. Many of the easy-to-understand chapters offer examples, tools, or checklists to help put the ideas into practice. This book will be a valuable addition to the required reading for students in our certificate, master’s, and doctoral programs. It lives up to its promise as an evaluator’s companion."--Bianca Montrosse-Moorhead, PhD, Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut

"This handbook will be essential reading for all my graduate students in evaluation and applied research! Each chapter is written by well-respected evaluation legends, who offer many practical tools, insights, and proven strategies for enhancing the professional practice of evaluation. Whether you're a beginner or seasoned professional, this resource will elevate your work and thinking about evaluation."--Tiffany Berry, PhD, Dean and Professor, School of Social Science, Policy, and Evaluation, Claremont Graduate University

"Framed by the American Evaluation Association's Evaluator Competencies, this comprehensive handbook unpacks key components, responsibilities, and issues that are unique to the practice of evaluation. Students, emerging evaluators, and instructors will appreciate the concrete examples, detailed illustrations, and practical advice that bring each foundational topic to life and provide expert guidance for practice across varying contexts."--Rebecca M. Teasdale, PhD, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago-

Notă biografică

Debra J. Rog, PhD, is CEO and Founder of Evaluation Thought Partners, providing strategic and design help to a range of clients. She retired as Vice President for Social Policy and Economics Research at Westat in 2025. Throughout her career, Dr. Rog has directed numerous evaluation studies of homeless and housing interventions and systems, mental health and substance abuse interventions, public health programs and initiatives, and criminal justice initiatives, among other areas. She is a recognized expert in evaluation practice and applied research design. Dr. Rog is Associate Director for Faculty Affairs at The Evaluators’ Institute and past president of the American Evaluation Association (AEA). She has been recognized for her evaluation work by the National Institute of Mental Health, the AEA, the Eastern Evaluation Research Society, and the Knowledge Utilization Society.

Leonard Bickman, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Vanderbilt University and former Director of the Center for Evaluation and Program Improvement at Peabody College. Dr. Bickman is a nationally recognized leader in program evaluation and mental health services research on children and adolescents. He is past president of the American Evaluation Association (AEA) and the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. Dr. Bickman's contributions have been recognized with the Outstanding Evaluation Award from the AEA, the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy from the American Psychological Association, and the Secretary's Award for Distinguished Service from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, among other honors.

Descriere scurtă

This pragmatic evaluator's companion from leaders in the field provides essential guidance for designing, implementing, and managing exemplary evaluations using established and emerging methods, designs, and analyses. With contributions from skilled experts, the Handbook has a unique focus on the competencies identified by the American Evaluation Association as critical for evaluators. Balancing rigor with practical, mentor-style guidance, chapters build the reader's skills for tailoring studies creatively to address specific evaluation situations and contexts; optimizing communication and collaborative decision making; and centering equity and justice. This insider’s guide is replete with detailed examples, real-world scenarios, and other helpful features, including chapter overviews and an end-of-book glossary.