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Evaluation Roots: A Wider Perspective of Theorists' Views and Influences, Second Edition provides an updated examination of current evaluation theories and traces their evolution. Marvin C. Alkin shows how theories build upon theories and how the theories are related to each other. The way in which these evaluation "roots" grew to form a tree helps to provide a better understanding of evaluation theory. In addition to the editor's overview, the book contains essays by leading evaluation theorists. In these pieces, the evaluators comment on thei... MORE

Editor's Introduction	p. viii
Acknowledgments	p. x
Introduction	p. 1
Comparing Evaluation Points of View	p. 3
An Evaluation Theory Tree	p. 11
Methods	p. 59
Donald Campbell: The Accidental Evaluator	p. 61
Roots, Cahoots, and Counsel	p. 66
Causal Generalization: How Campbell and Cronbach Influenced My Theoretical Thinking on This Topic... MORE	p. 81
The Educative Evaluator: An Interpretation of Lee J. Cronbach's Vision of Evaluation	p. 97
My Views of Evaluation and Their Origins	p. 106
The Roots and Growth of Theory-Driven Evaluation: An Integrated Perspective for Assessing Viability, Effectuality, and Transferability	p. 113
Rooting for Evaluation: Digging Into Beliefs	p. 130
Multiple Routes: Evaluation, Assisted Sensemaking, and Pathways to Betterment	p. 144
Ralph W. Tyler's Contribution to Program Evaluation	p. 157
Valuing	p. 165
Conceptual Revolutions in Evaluation: Past, Present, and Future	p. 167
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation in Education	p. 180
Responsive Evaluation IV	p. 189
Work Memoir-Ideas and Influences	p. 198
Making the World a Better Place Through Evaluation	p. 208
The Roots of Fourth Generation Evaluation: Theoretical and Methodological Origins	p. 218
Social Transformation and Evaluation	p. 229
Use	p. 241
The CIPP Evaluation Model: Status, Origin, Development, Use, and Theory	p. 243
Using Evaluation to Improve Program Performance and Results	p. 261
Evaluation Purposes, Perspectives, and Practice	p. 267
Context-Sensitive Evaluation	p. 283
The Roots of Utilization-Focused Evaluation	p. 293
Empowerment Evaluation: Learning to Think Like an Evaluator	p. 304
The Transformational Power of Evaluation: Passion, Purpose, and Practice	p. 323
Getting People Involved: The Origin of Interactive Evaluation Practice	p. 334
Privileging Empiricism in Our Profession: Understanding Use Through Systematic Inquiry	p. 344
Evaluation Roots: A Wider Perspective	p. 353
A European Evaluation Theory Tree	p. 355
Australian and New Zealand Evaluation Theorists	p. 371
Evaluation Theory: A Wider Roots Perspective	p. 386
Online at www.sagepub.com/alkin2e:
The Roots of Connoisseurship and Criticism: A Personal Journey
Evaluation Forms: Toward an Inclusive Framework for Evaluative Practice
Author Index	p. 394
Subject Index	p. 401
About the Editor	p. 412
About the Contributors	p. 413
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