3rd Edition
Everyday Evaluation on the Run The user-friendly introductory guide to effective evaluation
By Yoland Wadsworth
Copyright 2011
236 Pages
by
Routledge
236 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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'Practical, useful counsel emanates throughout. Impressively grounded in real world experiences.' - Michael Quinn Patton, author of Utilisation-Focused Evaluation Effective evaluation can provide valuable insights into the way a program, a course or an organisation is being run, and direction for improvement. This widely-used introduction to evaluation is intended for non-specialists in the... Read more
Foreword to the first edition
Preface to the first edition
Preface to the second edition
Preface to the third edition
Acknowledgements & Dedication
Guide to contents
List of Guides and Diagram
Who and what this book is for
The value of doing everyday evaluation - and why we don't do it
Whose values?
But how on earth can we make time for it?
1 What is evaluation?
2 The evaluative research cycle
3 Open inquiry and audit review
4 Developing a culture of evaluation
5 Models and techniques
Preface to the first edition
Preface to the second edition
Preface to the third edition
Acknowledgements & Dedication
Guide to contents
List of Guides and Diagram
Who and what this book is for
The value of doing everyday evaluation - and why we don't do it
Whose values?
But how on earth can we make time for it?
1 What is evaluation?
2 The evaluative research cycle
3 Open inquiry and audit review
4 Developing a culture of evaluation
5 Models and techniques
Biography
Yoland Wadsworth is a path-breaker in methodology and use of social research and evaluation in health, community and human services. She is Adjunct Professor in the Centre for Applied Social Research, RMIT University, a Principal Fellow in the McCaughey VicHealth Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing, University of Melbourne and a Fellow of the Australasian Evaluation Society (FAES). She is author of the bestselling Do It Yourself Social Research and of Building in Research and Evaluation: Human inquiry for living systems.
