Facilitating evaluation : principles in practice /: principles in practice. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael Quinn Patton.
• Authors: Patton, Michael Quinn
• Contents: Volume Editors’ Introduction; Preface; About the Author; PART A. THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EVALUATION FACILITATOR; Context: My Facilitation Experience and Perspective; What Facilitators Do; What Is Evaluation?; Chapter 1. The Niche of Evaluation Facilitation; Facilitating the What Is Evaluation Task Force; The Results of Facilitation; Facilitation as White-Water Navigating; Evaluation Facilitation as a Distinct Form of Facilitation; Facilitation Lessons; Ten Resources for Explaining and Getting Started in Evaluation; Chapter 2. Facilitating Evaluation to Enhance Use; Evaluation Facilitation; Evaluation Facilitation Scenarios; Variations in the Need for Facilitation; Being Active, Reactive, Interactive, and Adaptive; Facilitation Lessons; Facilitation Resources for Skill Assessment and Development; Chapter 3. The Overarching Principle of Evaluation Facilitation: Be Utilization-Focused; Why Use Principles-Focused Evaluation Facilitation; GUIDE Dimensions of the Utilization-Focused Principle; Summary; Facilitation Lessons; Additional Resources; PART B. FIVE OPERATING PRINCIPLES FOR FACILITATING EVALUATION; Quick Review; Overarching Versus Operating Principles; The Evaluation Facilitation Brittle Star; Chapter 4. Be Guided by the Personal Factor: The First Operating Principle; The Personal Factor; GUIDE Dimensions of the Personal Factor Principle; Effective Practices for Facilitating Evaluation; Facilitation Lessons; Summary; Resources for Applying the Personal Factor Principle; Chapter 5. Engage Through Options: The Second Operating Principle; Research on Deciding Among Options; What Makes Evaluation Decision Making Challenging for Stakeholders; Myriad of Choices; GUIDE Dimensions of the Engage Through Options Principle; Facilitation Lessons; Summary; Tools and Resources for Facilitating Engagement With Options; Chapter 6. Observe, Interpret, and Adapt: The Third Operating Principle; Adopting an Observation Mindset; Adapting in Real Time; Adaptive Action as a Framework for Evaluation Facilitation; GUIDE Criteria for the Observe, Interpret, Adapt Principle; Facilitation Lessons; Summary; Resources to Support Observation, Interpretation, and Adaptation; Chapter 7. Embed Evaluative Thinking Throughout: The Fourth Operating Principle; Evaluative Thinking; GUIDE Criteria for the Evaluative Thinking Principle; Facilitation Lessons; Summary; Additional Resources to Support Facilitating Evaluative Thinking; Chapter 8. Invigorate With Leading-Edge Inputs: The Fifth Operating Principle; Facilitating at the Leading Edge; GUIDE Criteria for the Leading-Edge Principle; Summary; Leading-Edge Tools and Resources; Chapter 9. Principles-Focused Evaluation Facilitation: Conclusion and a Look Forward; Central Theme of the Book; Integrating the Principles; Integrating Principles in Practice; Situation Recognition and Evaluation Facilitation; Graphic Recording for Evaluation Facilitation; Some Issues Not Addressed in This Book; The Future of Evaluation Facilitation; Final Offering of Resources to Expand Your Evaluation Facilitation Horizons; Other Frameworks for Evaluation Facilitation; References; Index;
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 001.4; Evaluation
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506347639
• Notes: Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.