Evaluation Roots: Tracing Theorists' Views and Influences - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 0761928944 ISBN 13 : 9780761928942

Editeur : SAGE Publications Inc, 2004

Synopsis

Concern for evaluation’s theoretical prescriptions emerged about 40 years ago, giving it a history that is both recent enough to be part of the living experience of many of today's theorists and old enough to afford an opportunity for an analysis of how the field has evolved over time.  Evaluation Roots: Tracing Theorists’ Views and Influences examines current evaluation theories and traces their evolution within the framework of theories, building upon theories and how evaluation theories are related to each other. Initially, all evaluation was derived from social science research methodology and accountability concerns. The way in which these evaluation roots grew to form a tree helps to provide a better understanding of evaluation theory. Thus, the book uses an evaluation theory tree as its central metaphor. Editor Marvin Alkin posits that evaluation theories can be classified by the extent to which they focus on methods, uses, or valuing; these three approaches form the major limbs of the tree.  In addition to an overview, which analyzes the evaluation theory tree and connections between theories, the book contains essays by twenty-two leading evaluation theorists. In these pieces, the evaluators comment on their own development and provide their own views of their placement on the tree.This book is intended for graduate students in departments of education, psychology, sociology, management, public policy, public health, and any department with a course in evaluation theory. It will also prove invaluable to professional evaluators and applied researchers who are seeking clarification on the differences between theoretical approaches to evaluation and how they developed.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Dr. Marvin C. Alkin received his Ed.D. from Stanford University in 1964. His research revolves around evaluation utilization, evaluation theory, and the difficulties one faces when evaluating educational programs. Alkin's publications include the bestselling Encyclopedia of Educational Research, Sixth Edition and Debates on Evaluation. Alkin is also the former editor of Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications Inc
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0761928944
• ISBN 13: 9780761928942
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 440
• Éditeur: Alkin Marvin C.
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• Personne responsable: non disponible