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The Practice of Evaluation
Partnership Approaches for Community Change
Edited by:
- Ryan P. Kilmer - University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA
- James R. Cook - University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA
September 2020 | 408 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
The Practice of Evaluation: Partnership Approaches for Community Change provides foundational content on evaluation concepts, approaches, and methods, with an emphasis on the use of evaluation and partnership approaches to effect change. Real examples in every chapter illustrate key ideas and concepts “in action” on topics such as organizational development, capacity building, program improvement, and advocacy. Editors Ryan P. Kilmer and James R. Cook, and the chapter authors, highlight pragmatic approaches to evaluation that balance the needs of stakeholders in an ethical way, to provide useful, usable, and actionable guidance for program improvement.
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Included with this title:
The password-protected Instructor Resource Site (formally known as SAGE Edge) offers access to all text-specific resources, including a test bank and editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides. Learn more.
Part I. Evaluation to Support Change: Guiding Notions and Principles
James R. Cook and Ryan P. Kilmer
Chapter 1. Evaluative Research: Key Concepts and Applications in Facilitating Change
Ryan P. Kilmer and James R. Cook
Chapter 2. Program Evaluation: Promises and Pitfalls
Ryan P. Kilmer, James R. Cook, and Laura Marie Armstrong
Chapter 3. Setting the Stage: A Partnership Approach to Evaluation
Cindy A. Crusto, Diane Purvin, Steven Hoffler, Michael Awad, and Osman Özturgut
Chapter 4. Cultural Sensitivity and Responsiveness in Evaluation
Michael Morris
Chapter 5. Ethical Considerations
James R. Cook and Ryan P. Kilmer
Chapter 6. Evaluating Program Effectiveness: Connecting Process and Outcomes
Part II. Evaluation in Practice: Selected Strategies, Methods, and Applications
Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar and Tina Taylor-Ritzler
Chapter 7. Evaluation Capacity Building: A Partnership Approach for Program Improvement and Social Change
Pamela S. Imm, Mary Brolin, Janice B. Yost, and Opal R. Stone
Chapter 8. Empowerment Evaluation
Greg Townley
Chapter 9. Surveying the Landscape: Using Geographic Information Systems to Evaluate Community Programs and Facilitate Change
Andrew D. Case and Joy S. Kaufman
Chapter 10. Qualitative Evaluation in Community Partnership
Jennifer Watling Neal and Zachary P. Neal
Chapter 11. Network Analysis in Evaluation Research
Sarah L. Pettijohn and Joanne G. Carman
Chapter 12. Using Cost-Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Analyses in the Community Context
Part III. Evaluation in Action: Special Topics and Contexts
Katherine Strater Hogan, Virginia Covill, and Ryan P. Kilmer
Chapter 13. Investing in Nonprofit Development Through Evaluation Capacity and Strategic Partnerships: A Four-Tiered Model
Lindsay G. Messinger, Ryan P. Kilmer, and James R. Cook
Chapter 14. Community-University Partnerships to Promote Change
Melissa Strompolis, Megan Branham, and Whitney Tucker
Chapter 15. Data-Driven Advocacy and Advocacy Evaluation
Victoria C. Scott, Jonathan P. Scaccia, and Kassy Alia Ray
Chapter 16. Using Evaluation to Promote Improvements in Health Service Settings
Rebecca Campbell, Jessica Shaw, Hannah Feeney, and Debi Cain
Chapter 17. Creating Collaborative Partnerships Through Participatory Evaluation to Shape Public Policy
Ryan P. Kilmer and James R. Cook
Chapter 18. Epilogue
It is written from a perspective that aligns with my approach to teaching the course. I was a reviewer when the book was proposed and have been waiting for it to be published so i could adopt it for this course.
Psychology Dept, Georgia State University
November 10, 2021
