Evaluation Theory, Models, and Applications

Evaluation Theory, Models, & Applications Second Edition The second edition of the highly acclaimed Evaluation Theory, Models, and Applications presents the core concepts, approaches, and methods in program evaluation. The book’s main contents are an overview of the evaluation field, a discussion of evaluation theory, a review of standards for guiding and judging evaluations, descriptions and judgments of the most widely used evaluation approaches, explanations of methods needed to apply any evaluation approach, and discussions of the overarching topics of metaevaluation and of institutionalizing and mainstreaming systematic evaluation. With the inclusion of the field’s latest literature and reference to many actual evaluations, this Second Edition is an essential update for students, evaluators, and evaluation clients who need to stay current. Authors Daniel Stufflebeam and Chris Coryn, widely experienced and published evaluation experts, describe and examine twenty–three evaluation approaches, including, new to this edition, transformative evaluation, participatory evaluation, consumer feedback, and meta–analysis. Building from its theoretical foundations, this Second Edition provides detailed practical direction along with supporting checklists for planning, budgeting, contracting, implementing, and reporting evaluations; for conducting metaevaluations; and for guiding organizations to institutionalize and mainstream sound evaluation practices. The book’s highlighted evaluation approaches include Experimental and quasi–experimental design evaluations Daniel Stufflebeam’s CIPP Model Michael Scriven’s Consumer–Oriented Evaluation Michael Patton’s Utilization–Focused Evaluation Robert Stake’s Responsive/Stakeholder–Centered Evaluation Case Study Evaluation Key readings listed at the end of each chapter direct readers to the most important references for each topic. Learning objectives, review questions, student exercises, and instructor support materials complete the collection of tools.

Tables and Figures Dedication Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Part One: Fundamentals of Evaluation Chapter 1: Overview of the Evaluation Field Chapter 2: Evaluation Theory Chapter 3: Standards for Program Evaluations Part Two: An Evaluation of Evaluation Approaches and Models Chapter 4: Background for Assessing Evaluation Approaches and Models Chapter 5: Pseudoevaluations Chapter 6: Quasi–Evaluation Studies Chapter 7: Improvement–Oriented and Accountability–Oriented Evaluation Approaches Chapter 8: Social Agenda and Advocacy Evaluation Approaches Chapter 9: Eclectic Approaches Chapter 10: Best Approaches for 21 st Century Evaluations Part Three: Explication of Selected Evaluation Approaches Chapter 11: Experimental and Quasi–Experimental Design Evaluations Chapter 12: Case Study Evaluations Chapter 13: Daniel Stufflebeam’s CIPP Model for Evaluation: An Improvement and Accountability Approach Chapter 14: Michael Scriven’s Consumer–Oriented Approach to Evaluation Chapter 15: Robert Stake’s Responsive/Stakeholder–Centered Evaluation Approach Chapter 16: Michael Patton’s Utilization–Focused Evaluation Approach Part Four: Evaluation Tasks, Procedures, and Tools Chapter 17: Identifying and Assessing Evaluation Opportunities Chapter 18: First Steps in Addressing Evaluation Opportunities Chapter 19: Designing Evaluations Chapter 20: Budgeting Evaluations Chapter 21: Contracting Evaluations Chapter 22: Collecting Evaluative Information Chapter 23: Analyzing and Synthesizing Information Chapter 24: Communicating Evaluation Findings Part Five: Metavaluation and Institutionalizing/Mainstreaming Evaluation Chapter 25: Metaevaluation: Evaluating Evaluations Chapter 26: Institutionalizing/Mainstreaming Evaluation Glossary References

DANIEL L. STUFFLEBEAM, P H D, is Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. CHRIS L. S. CORYN, P H D, is director of the Interdisciplinary PhD in Evaluation (IDPE) program and assistant professor in the Evaluation, Measurement, and Research (EMR) program at Western Michigan University. He is the executive editor of the Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation .