Building Evaluation Capacity
Activities for Teaching and Training
Second Edition
Hallie Preskill
- FSG Social Impact Advisors
Darlene Russ-Eft
- Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University, USA
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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, the activities 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.
Contents
1. Overview of Evaluation
- Definition of Evaluation
- Evaluation Logic
- Types of Evaluation
- History of Evaluation
- Evaluation Versus Research
- Resources
2. The Politics and Ethics of Evaluation Practice
- The Politics of Evaluation Practice
- The Ethics of Evaluation Practice
- Resources
3. Culture and Evaluation
- Definitions
- Resources
4. Focusing the Evaluation
- Resources
5. Evaluation Models, Approaches, and Designs
- Evaluation Models and Approaches
- Evaluation Designs
- Return-on-Investment Designs
- References and Resources
6. Issues of Validity and Sampling
- Reliability and Validity
- Sampling
- References and Additional Resources
7. Collecting Evaluation Data
- Choosing Among Data Collection Methods
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Individual and Focus Groups Interviews
- Observation and Archival Data
- Resources
8. Analyzing Evaluation Data
- Qualitative Data Analysis
- Quantitative Data Analysis
- Resources
9. Communicating and Reporting Evaluation Processes and Findings
- Why Communicate and Report?
- Who Are Your Communicating and Reporting Stakeholders?
- When and Why Are You Communicating and Reporting?
- Resources
10. Managing the Evaluation
- Developing an Evaluation Budget
- Anticipating and Handling Evaluation Challenges
- Resources
11. Building and Sustaining Support for Evaluation
- References and Resources
12. Reflections on Learning
12. Reflections on Learning
Description
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, the activities 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.
Contents
1. Overview of Evaluation
- Definition of Evaluation
- Evaluation Logic
- Types of Evaluation
- History of Evaluation
- Evaluation Versus Research
- Resources
2. The Politics and Ethics of Evaluation Practice
- The Politics of Evaluation Practice
- The Ethics of Evaluation Practice
- Resources
3. Culture and Evaluation
- Definitions
- Resources
4. Focusing the Evaluation
- Resources
5. Evaluation Models, Approaches, and Designs
- Evaluation Models and Approaches
- Evaluation Designs
- Return-on-Investment Designs
- References and Resources
6. Issues of Validity and Sampling
- Reliability and Validity
- Sampling
- References and Additional Resources
7. Collecting Evaluation Data
- Choosing Among Data Collection Methods
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Individual and Focus Groups Interviews
- Observation and Archival Data
- Resources
8. Analyzing Evaluation Data
- Qualitative Data Analysis
- Quantitative Data Analysis
- Resources
9. Communicating and Reporting Evaluation Processes and Findings
- Why Communicate and Report?
- Who Are Your Communicating and Reporting Stakeholders?
- When and Why Are You Communicating and Reporting?
- Resources
10. Managing the Evaluation
- Developing an Evaluation Budget
- Anticipating and Handling Evaluation Challenges
- Resources
11. Building and Sustaining Support for Evaluation
- References and Resources
12. Reflections on Learning
12. Reflections on Learning
Reviews
Building Evaluation Capacity
Activities for Teaching and Training
August 2015 | 448 pages | Sage US
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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, the activities 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.
Table Of Contents:
- 1. Overview of Evaluation
- Definition of Evaluation
- Evaluation Logic
- Types of Evaluation
- History of Evaluation
- Evaluation Versus Research
- Resources
- 2. The Politics and Ethics of Evaluation Practice
- The Politics of Evaluation Practice
- The Ethics of Evaluation Practice
- Resources
- 3. Culture and Evaluation
- Definitions
- Resources
- 4. Focusing the Evaluation
- Resources
- 5. Evaluation Models, Approaches, and Designs
- Evaluation Models and Approaches
- Evaluation Designs
- Return-on-Investment Designs
- References and Resources
- 6. Issues of Validity and Sampling
- Reliability and Validity
- Sampling
- References and Additional Resources
- 7. Collecting Evaluation Data
- Choosing Among Data Collection Methods
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Individual and Focus Groups Interviews
- Observation and Archival Data
- Resources
- 8. Analyzing Evaluation Data
- Qualitative Data Analysis
- Quantitative Data Analysis
- Resources
- 9. Communicating and Reporting Evaluation Processes and Findings
- Why Communicate and Report?
- Who Are Your Communicating and Reporting Stakeholders?
- When and Why Are You Communicating and Reporting?
- Resources
- 10. Managing the Evaluation
- Developing an Evaluation Budget
- Anticipating and Handling Evaluation Challenges
- Resources
- 11. Building and Sustaining Support for Evaluation
- References and Resources
- 12. Reflections on Learning
Recent Product Reviews:
The revised text provides an informative discussion about a range of evaluation topics and thoughtful structured activities related to each topic. The structured activities provide an opportunity to learn more about and reflect on each topic, resulting in one of the most unique and useful texts on evaluation in terms of content and design.
Ronald L. Jacobs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
This book is a go-to resource for anyone teaching program evaluation—professors designing formal coursework, trainers conducting professional development, and staff members seeking to build evaluation capacity in their organization. Each chapter provides detailed lesson plans (including time estimates, materials needed, and appropriate handouts) that should empower even novice facilitators to adapt the activities for use in their practice. The expanded content is a welcome addition to a field that increasingly seeks to build evaluation capacity at multiple levels in organizations.
Jean A. King, University of Minnesota
Building evaluation capacity is the largest challenge facing the evaluation profession. There's no better book on how to do it. Practical, clear, relevant, and useful. Engage in these activities, capacity will be built, and evaluations will be useful.
Michael Quinn Patton, Author of Utilization-Focused Evaluation
Preskill and Russ-Eft have created a gem with their Second Edition. It takes readers on a systematic journey through evaluation that provides clearly defined and engaging activities that develop the knowledge and skills needed to be a successful evaluator. Those who already own the first edition will find this new edition contains eighteen additional activities that allow them to provide even more comprehensive development to their students, employees and peers. Whether working cover-to-cover, or dipping into sections throughout the book, readers are guaranteed to find proven activities that can be trusted to develop evaluators of all levels.
Darren Short, Director, People Development, GoDaddy; Former President, Academy of Human Resource Development (2012-2014)
Preskill and Russ-Eft have collected an impressive number of useful and evocative activities to build the capacity of current and future program evaluators. Teachers of program evaluation and professional evaluators will find this excellent compendium of ideas and wisdom about evaluation an essential toolkit for their library.
Karen E. Watkins, The University of Georgia