Core Concepts in Evaluation
Classic Writings and Contemporary Commentary

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September 2024 | 336 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

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This unique book features original writings from evaluation's foundational thinkers, together with new commentaries from contemporary authors. Each section includes an introduction to a core evaluation concept by the editors, a classic reading, two commentaries on that topic by contemporary authors, and a reflection guide written by the editors.

Lori A. Wingate, Ayesha S. Boyce, Lyssa Wilson Becho, and Kelly N. Robertson

Introduction

Leander L. Boykin

Introduction Classic Piece: Let’s Eliminate the Confusion: What is Evaluation?

Part I. Evaluation is a distinct form of inquiry that is oriented to reaching judgments of merit, worth, or significance.

Lyssa Wilson Becho

Part I Introduction

Michael Scriven

Part I Classic Piece: The Nature of Evaluation

Bianca Montrosse-Moorhead and Khalil Bitar

Chapter 1: Amending the Architectural Blueprints for Evaluation

Ghislain Arbour

Chapter 2: Lack of Discipline: Answering Scriven’s Call for Value in (Program) Evaluation

Lyssa Wilson Becho

Part I Reflection Guide

Part II. Engagement enhances the usefulness and relevance of evaluation.

Kelly N. Robertson

Part II Introduction

Carol Weiss

Part II Classic Piece: The Stakeholder Approach to Evaluation: Origins and Promise

Tatiana E. Bustos, Oyesola Oluwafunmilayo Ayeni, and Jessica S. Saucedo

Chapter 3: Evaluation Engagement: Historical Perspectives and New Directions With Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Principles

Sharon Attipoe-Dorcoo and Norma Martínez-Rubin

Chapter 4: I.M.P.A.C.T.: A Manumission Mindset and Other Engagement Approaches for Evaluation

Kelly N. Robertson

Part II Reflection Guide

Part III. Evaluation is inherently political.

Lori A. Wingate

Part III Introduction

Eleanor Chelimsky

Part III Classic Piece: What Have We Learned About the Politics of Program Evaluation?

Jennifer Billman and Bagele Chilisia

Chapter 5: The Power and Politics of Knowledge Production in Program Evaluation: Funder, Methodological, and Pedagogical Colonialism

Rakesh Mohan

Chapter 6: Walking the Tightrope Between Independence and Responsiveness: Falling Off Is Not an Option

Lori A. Wingate

Part III Reflection Guide

Part IV. Culturally responsive evaluation practice can lead to a more just society.

Ayesha S. Boyce

Part IV Introduction

Stafford Hood

Part IV Classic Piece: Responsive Evaluation Amistad Style: Perspectives of One African American Evaluator

Grettel Arias Orozco

Chapter 7: En Busca de las Voces Latinas in CRE: Reflections From a Program Evaluation Latina

Deja Taylor, Sojourner White, Superior Murphy, Radaya Ellis, and monique liston

Chapter 8: Black Methodologies for Black Evaluators

Ayesha S. Boyce

Part IV Reflection Guide

Part V. Evaluation’s value is realized through its use and influence.

Ayesha S. Boyce

Part V Introduction

Michael Quinn Patton

Part V Classic Piece: Utilization-Focused Evaluation

Jeremy Acree and Jill Chouinard

Chapter 9: Aims, Aspirations, and Consequences: Problematization at the Intersection of Culture and Evaluation Use

Caitlin A. Blaser Mapitsa and Mine Pabari

Chapter 10: Beyond the Project: Using Evaluation to Reimagine the Future in Africa

Ayesha S. Boyce

Part V Reflection Guide

Part VI. Evaluation is a reflexive practice: Evaluation can and should be evaluated.

Lori A. Wingate

Part VI Introduction

Daniel L. Stufflebeam

Part VI Classic Piece: Metaevaluation

Paidamoyo Chikate, Satlaj Dighe, Padma Kannan, and John M. LaVelle

Chapter 11: Revisiting Metaevaluation Through the Perspectives of the Global South

Tiffany Tovey and Libby Smith

Chapter 12: A New Story for Metaevaluation

Lori A. Wingate

Part VI Reflection Guide

References

Author Index

Subject Index

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