Building Evaluation Capacity: Activities for Teaching and Training - Couverture souple

Preskill, Hallie; Russ-Eft, Darlene

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1483334325 ISBN 13 : 9781483334325

Editeur : SAGE Publications, Inc, 2015

Synopsis

The Second Edition of Building Evaluation Capacity provides 89 highly structured activities which require minimal instructor preparation and encourage application-based learning of how to design and conduct evaluation studies. Ideal for use in program evaluation courses, professional development workshops, and organization stakeholder trainings, authors Hallie Preskill and Darlene Russ-Eft cover the entire process of evaluation, including: understanding what evaluation is; the politics and ethics; the influence of culture; various models, approaches and designs; data collection and analysis methods; communicating and reporting progress and findings; and building and sustaining support. Each activity includes an overview, instructional objectives, minimum and maximum number of participants, range of time required, materials needed, primary instructional method, and procedures for facilitators to help learners in the most common evaluation practices.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Darlene Russ-Eft, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Adult and Higher Education, College of  Education, Oregon State University (OSU).  She received her BA from the College of Wooster in psychology and her MA and PhD from University of Michigan in cognitive psychology.  She worked for international training companies as director of research before joining OSU, where she teaches doctoral and master’s courses to senior leaders and practitioners.  Her research focuses on issues related to leadership development and HRD program evaluation.  Her most recent book is titled Managing Social Science Research (2017, Wiley).  She is past president of the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD); past board member of the American Evaluation Association; and past editor of Human Resource Development Quarterly.  In her previous role with international training companies and as a director for the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance, and Instruction (ibstpi^R), she has undertaken several studies examining global competencies related to HRD.  She has received several awards for her research, including the Times Mirror Editor of the Year Award, the ASTD (now ATD) Research Article Award, and the AHRD Scholar Award.  She was also inducted into the AHRD Hall of Fame.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Provides 89 highly structured activities which encourage application-based learning of how to design and conduct evaluation studies.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1483334325
• ISBN 13: 9781483334325
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 418
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible