Research on evaluation / Paul R. Brandon, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brandon, Paul R., editor.

Series:

New directions for evaluation ; Number 148.

New Directions for Evaluation ; Number 148

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evaluation--Research.

Evaluation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (143 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, 2015.

Summary:

This issue broaden the field's understanding of Research on Evaluation (RoE) in practice, with a focus on empirical RoE. Considering the full collection of RoE studies, it defines RoE as systematic empirical inquiry resulting in original findings or in reexaminations of existing data about the practice, methods, or profession of program evaluation. RoE inquiries address: the inputs into evaluations, the contexts within which evaluations are conducted, the full range of methods and activities of evaluations, evaluation's proximal or distal effects, or the professional issues that evaluators encounter. The inquiries include case studies, reflective narratives, studies about evaluation methods, literature reviews, oral histories, bibliometric studies, meta-evaluations, experiments, longitudinal studies, simulations, and time-series studies. This is the 148th issue in the New Directions for Evaluation series from Jossey-Bass. It is an official publication of the American Evaluation Association.

Contents:

Title page; Copyright; Series; Editorial Policy and Procedures; Editor-in-Chief's Statement; Editor's Notes; References; 1: Research-on-Evaluation Articles Published in the American Journal of Evaluation, 1998-2014; Developing and Applying Criteria for Identifying RoE Articles; Numbers and Percentages of RoE Articles; Descriptive Categorization of the RoE Articles; Discussion; Conclusion; References; 2: Methodological Trends in Research on Evaluation; Approach; Methods; Coding Procedure; Results and Discussion; Findings; Conclusions; Note; References

3: Research on Evaluation Ethics: Reflections and an Agenda Navigating the Literature; Making Research on Evaluation Ethics More Useful; Conclusion; References; 4: Advancing Research on Evaluation Through the Study of Context; Introduction; Context Defined; Current Understandings of Context; Research on Context in Evaluation: A Way Forward; A Note About the Use and Role of Theory in Studies of Context; In Summary; References; 5: Using Action Design Research to Research and Develop Evaluation Practice; Alternatives in Researching Evaluation; An Alternative View of RoE; Action Design Research

The Action Design Research Process Next Steps; Acknowledgments; References; 6: Assessing the Practice Impact of Research on Evaluation; Introduction; Practice Use of Research; Contribution Analysis as a Potential Solution; Toward a Theory of Change for RoE; Recommendations for ToC Development; Conclusions; Note; References; 7: Evaluators' Perspectives on Research on Evaluation; Background and Research Questions; Instrumentation and Data Collection; Analyses; Results and Discussion; Conclusion; References; 8: Reflections on the Future of Research on Evaluation

Production of RoE that Is Specifically Usable and Relevant to Practicing Evaluators The Systematic Collection of Evaluation Practice Data; Active Development of Methods and Tools that Measure Different Aspects of Evaluation; Use of New Technological Developments in RoE; RoE Dissemination Throughout New and Existing Systems; Final Thoughts and Considerations; References; Advert; Index; End User License Agreement

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 15, 2016).

ISBN:

1-119-23987-7

1-119-23986-9

OCLC:

935252195