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“Amidst the wash of methods books available to evaluators, Davidson’s book provides powerful techniques for asking and answering the important foundational questions in any program evaluation.” (Doug Leigh 20061010)
“This is a very well written book that offers a unique perspective on long-practiced evaluation techniques and presents several new, potentially very useful, techniques that return “valuation” to the evaluation process.” (Greg Roberts 20080919)
"What is evaluation-specific logic and methodology? This book answers that question in a way that is persuasive, accessible, and understandable. It presents a set of principles and procedures to guide the task of blending descriptive data with relevant values to draw explicitly evaluative conclusions. The book makes a significant contribution to positioning evaluation as a unique and special field of inquiry and judgment." (Michael Quinn Patton )
"Evaluation Methodology Basics is yet another excellent book from Sage. This would be a good book to use for a graduate-level course in evaluation techniques or as a template for anyone who is new to the techniques of program evaluation." (Annette M. Matthews )
"The text is not only a great introduction for novices, but a toolbox with new perspectives for conducting sound evaluation that integrates values with facts into evaluative conclusions. As such Evaluation Methodology Basics should be on every evaluator's shelf." (Daniela Schroeter )
"I welcome this student-friendly text to complement my favorite checklists. This text develops the core checklist framework to provide evaluation methodology basics for, presumably mainly, introductory courses on program evaluation." (Colin Sharp )
“This is a very well written book that offers a unique perspective on long-practiced evaluation techniques and presents several new, potentially very useful, techniques that return “valuation” to the evaluation process.” (Greg Roberts 20080919)
"What is evaluation-specific logic and methodology? This book answers that question in a way that is persuasive, accessible, and understandable. It presents a set of principles and procedures to guide the task of blending descriptive data with relevant values to draw explicitly evaluative conclusions. The book makes a significant contribution to positioning evaluation as a unique and special field of inquiry and judgment." (Michael Quinn Patton )
"Evaluation Methodology Basics is yet another excellent book from Sage. This would be a good book to use for a graduate-level course in evaluation techniques or as a template for anyone who is new to the techniques of program evaluation." (Annette M. Matthews )
"The text is not only a great introduction for novices, but a toolbox with new perspectives for conducting sound evaluation that integrates values with facts into evaluative conclusions. As such Evaluation Methodology Basics should be on every evaluator's shelf." (Daniela Schroeter )
"I welcome this student-friendly text to complement my favorite checklists. This text develops the core checklist framework to provide evaluation methodology basics for, presumably mainly, introductory courses on program evaluation." (Colin Sharp )
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This book introduces evaluation by focusing on the main kinds of `big picture' questions that evaluations usually need to answer, and how the nature of such questions are linked to evaluation methodology choices. The author: shows how to identify the right criteria for your evaluation; discusses how to objectively figure out which criteria are more important than the others; and, delves into how to combine a mix of qualitative and quantitative data with `relevant values' (such as needs) to draw explicitly evaluative conclusions. (20061001)
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Jane Davidson's work finally makes possible the creation of the 'Evaluative Organization'. We've been told for years that the highest performing companies learn and adapt to changes in their environment or customer needs. But no one until now has given us the 'nuts and bolts' regarding how to become such an organization.
Davidson offers exceptional insights and step by step guides for implementing these techniques. She begins by clarifying the different theories of evaluation in plain English. But more importantly, she lays out in startling detail how one goes about executing these theories to address the most basic but crucial questions confronting any business: 1) What should we be doing and 2) How well are we doing it? One of the most important books published in the last five years.
Davidson offers exceptional insights and step by step guides for implementing these techniques. She begins by clarifying the different theories of evaluation in plain English. But more importantly, she lays out in startling detail how one goes about executing these theories to address the most basic but crucial questions confronting any business: 1) What should we be doing and 2) How well are we doing it? One of the most important books published in the last five years.
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