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Building Evaluation Capacity
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 466

Building Evaluation Capacity

The Second Edition of Building Evaluation Capacity provides 89 highly structured activities which require minimal instructor preparation and encourage application-based learning of how to design and conduct evaluation studies. Ideal for use in program evaluation courses, professional development workshops, and organization stakeholder trainings, authors Hallie Preskill and Darlene Russ-Eft cover the entire process of evaluation, including: understanding what evaluation is; the politics and ethics; the influence of culture; various models, approaches and designs; data collection and analysis methods; communicating and reporting progress and findings; and building and sustaining support. Each activity includes an overview, instructional objectives, minimum and maximum number of participants, range of time required, materials needed, primary instructional method, and procedures for facilitators to help learners in the most common evaluation practices.

Evaluative Inquiry for Learning in Organizations
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 250

Evaluative Inquiry for Learning in Organizations

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1999
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  • Publisher: SAGE

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Reframing Evaluation Through Appreciative Inquiry
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 196

Reframing Evaluation Through Appreciative Inquiry

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2006-06-21
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  • Publisher: SAGE

In today's world, evaluators must be flexible and responsive in order to best deal with the ever shifting environmental conditions that they face on the job. While the deficit-based approaches which have shaped evaluation practice over the years are important to master, a newer technique called Appreciative Inquiry offers evaluators an additional, viable lense through which to view their work. Appreciative Inquiry is the search for what aspects of an organization are effective and hold the key to innovation and growth. In this text, Hallie Preskill and Tessie Tzavaras Catsambas-who have integrated Appreciative Inquiry into their own practices-introduce readers to the theory and practice of A...

Evaluation in Organizations
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 604

Evaluation in Organizations

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2009-09-01
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  • Publisher: Hachette UK

Take control of your resources and get the most out of your work with this helpful guide on organization and productivity. From new product launches to large-scale training initiatives, organizations need the tools to measure the effectiveness of their programs, processes, and systems. In Evaluation in Organizations, learning theory experts Darlene Russ-Eft and Hallie Preskill integrate the most current research with practical applications to provide a fully revised new edition of this essential resource for managers, human resource professionals, students, and teachers.

Evaluation Strategies for Communicating and Reporting
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 388

Evaluation Strategies for Communicating and Reporting

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2005
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  • Publisher: SAGE

Evaluation Strategies for Communicating and Reporting has been thoroughly revised and updated creating 75% new material and 34 new case examples. The Second Edition provides worksheets and instructions for creating a detailed communicating and reporting plan based on audience needs and characteristics. Authors Rosalie T. Torres, Hallie Preskill, and Mary E. Piontek cover advances in technology including Web site communications, Web and videoconferencing, and Internet chat rooms. Also mentioned are several additional topics for consideration, including communicating and reporting for diverse audiences and for multi-site evaluations.

Learning from Evaluation: A Conversation with Hallie Preskill
  • Language: en

Learning from Evaluation: A Conversation with Hallie Preskill

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Interviews professor Hallie Preskill about organizational learning. Reason for using evaluation as a learning tool; Way to introduce evaluation as a learning tool to stakeholders; Explanation of the need for practicing managers to understand evaluation as a leadership tool.

Evaluative Inquiry for Learning in Organizations
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 254

Evaluative Inquiry for Learning in Organizations

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1999
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  • Publisher: SAGE

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Evaluation in Organizations
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 428

Evaluation in Organizations

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2010-07-09
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  • Publisher: Unknown

From new product launches to large-scale training initiatives, organizations need the tools to measure the effectiveness of their programs, processes, and systems. In Evaluation in Organizations, learning theory experts Darlene Russ-Eft and Hallie Preskill integrate the most current research with practical applications to provide a fully revised new edition of this essential resource for managers, human resource professionals, students, and teachers.

Building Evaluation Capacity
  • Language: en

Building Evaluation Capacity

Building Evaluation Capacity provides 72 activities for learning how to design and conduct evaluation studies. These activities address the entire evaluation process. Each activity includes an overview, instructional objectives, time estimates, materials needed, handouts, and procedures for effectively using the activity, whether there are a few participants or an unlimited number in small groups. To help the reader locate specific kinds of activities, the book includes a chart that names the activity, the time needed to implement the activity, and whether background information or knowledge is required prior to implementing the activity. The book also includes several strategies for forming groups and a glossary of instructional strategies.

Evaluation Roots
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 441

Evaluation Roots

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004-02-19
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  • Publisher: SAGE

Initially, evaluation was derived from social science research methodology and accountability concerns. This book examines evaluation theories and traces their evolution with the point of view that theories build upon theories and, therefore, evaluation theories are related to each other.