Book
Developmental evaluation : applying complexity concepts to enhance innovation and use / Michael Quinn Patton.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781606238721 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 1606238728 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 9781606238868 (acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 1606238868 (acid-free paper)
- Physical Description: xxi, 375 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Guilford Press, c2011.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-353) and indexes. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Developmental evaluation defined and positioned -- Developmental evaluation as a distinct purpose and niche -- Thinking outside evaluation's boxes -- Situation recognition and responsiveness: distinguishing simple, complicated, and complex -- Systems thinking and complexity concepts for developmental evaluation -- How the world is changed: a dialectic with thesis and antithesis, and developmental evaluation as the synthesis -- The adaptive cycle and developmental evaluation -- Developmental evaluation inquiry frameworks -- Developmental evaluation bricolage: reflective practice, sensitizing concepts, action research, abduction, systems change, and retrospective developmental evaluation -- Utilization-focused developmental evaluation: engagement practices, diverse designs, and adaptive methods. |
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| Subject: | Evaluation > Methodology. Social sciences > Methodology. Evaluation research (Social action programs) |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Decoda Literacy Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decoda Literacy Library | 658.404 P38 2011 (Text) | 35410000054213 | General Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
