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Evaluation Roots: Theory Influencing Practice
New York; London: Guilford Press, 3rd ed. (2023), ix, 318 pp.
"Showing how evaluation practice looks when guided by theory, the third edition of the influential "theory tree" book is significantly revised with over 80% new material, including a greater focus on equity and theories over theorists. Chapters from leading authorities describe the goals of each the
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Utilization-Focused Evaluation
Key Guidance
Thousand Oaks et al.: Sage, 5th ed. (2022), xxiv, 406 pp.
"The Fifth Edition of the bestselling 'Utilization-Focused Evaluation' provides expert, detailed advice on conducting evaluations that promote effective use of the findings. Chock full of useful pedagogy, this book presents Michael Quinn Patton's distinctive opinions based on more than forty years o
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Utilisation-Focused Evaluation
INTRAC (2017), 2 pp.
"Utilisation-focused evaluations (UFEs) are based on the principle that an evaluation should be judged according to how useful it is. UFEs should be planned and implemented in a way that increases the likelihood of the findings being used. This normally means identifying the primary users of an eval
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Evaluation Theory, Models, and Applications
Top Insights
San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2nd ed. (2014), xxxiii, 766 pp.
"The book begins with an overview of the evaluation field and program evaluation standards, and proceeds to cover the most widely used evaluation approaches. With new evaluation designs and the inclusion of the latest literature from the field, this second edition is an essential update for professi
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Utilization Focused Evaluation: A Primer for Evaluators
Penang: Southbound (2013), xii, 114 pp.
"Utilization Focused Evaluation (UFE) facilitates a learning process in which people in the real world apply evaluation findings and experiences to their work. The focus is on intended users. UFE does not prescribe any specific content, method, or theory. It is a guiding framework, rather than a met
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Essentials of Utilization-Focused Evaluation
Los Angeles et al.: Sage (2012), xxii, 461 pp.
"Based on Michael Quinn Patton's Utilization Focused Evaluation, this briefer and more condensed 'essentials' book provides both an overall framework and concrete advice for how to conduct useful evaluations that actually get used. This book integrates both theory and practice and is not only based
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Making Evaluations Matter: A Practical Guide for Evaluators
Simone van Vugt; Seerp Wigboldus; Bob Williams; Jim Woodhill (contrib.)
Wageningen: Centre for Development Innovation, Wageningen University & Research Centre (2011), 118 pp.
"Too often evaluations are shelved, with very little done to bring about change within organisations. This guide will explain how you can make your evaluations more useful. It will help you to better understand some conceptual issues and appreciate how evaluations contribute to empowering stakeholde
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Utilization-Focused Evaluation in Africa: Evaluation Training Lectures Delivered to the Inaugural Conference of the African Evaluation Association, 13-17 September, Nairobi
Prudence Nkinda Chaiban (ed.)
Nairobi: UNICEF (1999), 46 pp.
