Essentials of Utilization-Focused Evaluation - Couverture souple

Patton, Michael Quinn

 
9781412977418: Essentials of Utilization-Focused Evaluation

Synopsis

Incorporating both theory and practice, this text provides students with an essential resource on how to do useful and effective evaluations.

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À propos de l?auteur

Michael Quinn Patton is author of more than a dozen books on evaluation including Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods, 4th ed (2015), Blue Marble Evaluation (2020), Principles-Focused Evaluation (2018), Facilitating Evaluation (2018) and Developmental Evaluation (2011). Based in Minnesota, he was on the faculty of the University of Minnesota for 18 years and is a former president of the American Evaluation Association (AEA). Michael is a recipient of the Alva and Gunnar Myrdal Evaluation Practice Award, the Paul F. Lazarsfeld Evaluation Theory Award, and the Research on Evaluation Award, all from AEA He has also received the Lester F. Ward Distinguished Contribution to Applied and Clinical Sociology Award from the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology. In 2021 he received the first Transformative Evaluator Award from EvalYouth. He is an active speaker, trainer, and workshop presenter who has conducted applied research and evaluation on a broad range of issues and has worked with organizations and programs at the international, national, state, provincial, and local levels. Michael has three children―a musician, an engineer, and an evaluator―and four grandchildren. When not evaluating, he enjoys exploring the woods and rivers of Minnesota, where he lives.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Incorporating both theory and practice, this text provides students with an essential resource on how to do useful and effective evaluations.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.