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Conversations about Evaluation :The Theory and Practice of Program Evaluation
Hey Mom, what’s this evaluation that you are busy with all the time?Through the ingenious use of dialogue, this book discusses key issues of evaluation, such the origins of evaluation knowledge, the historical and social role of evaluation, concerns about ethics and social justice; dealing with the complexity of the real world; the challenge of giving voice to a broad spectrum of cultures and narratives; and the duties, rights, and responsibilities of an evaluator.
You mean to tell me it’s a real profession!?!The book analyzes important considerations for conceptualizing and carrying out evaluation in varied programs and projects, providing thought-provoking answers regardless of one’s own approach to evaluation. Providing a coherent professional worldview, it gives the reader an in-depth understanding of program evaluation as a vital, research-based, independent profession.
Both theoretical and practical, this text is an important resource for practitioners, students enrolled in program evaluation courses, and their teachers.
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You mean to tell me it’s a real profession!?!The book analyzes important considerations for conceptualizing and carrying out evaluation in varied programs and projects, providing thought-provoking answers regardless of one’s own approach to evaluation. Providing a coherent professional worldview, it gives the reader an in-depth understanding of program evaluation as a vital, research-based, independent profession.
Both theoretical and practical, this text is an important resource for practitioners, students enrolled in program evaluation courses, and their teachers.
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Published March 5, 2018
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March 18, 2018
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A Practical Approach To Program Evaluation #BookReview
Conversations about Evaluation: The Theory and Practice of Program Evaluation by Miri Levin-Rozalis is different from the regular stuff. Firstly, this book includes an inventive way of using dialogue. Secondly, through this dialogue, it aims to discuss primary focus areas of evaluation. These focus areas include the evolution of evaluation knowledge and its social and historical aspects. It, in addition, also includes issues of ethics and social justice. The reader will learn how complex it is dealing with the real world. It also studies the challenges involving highlighting cultures across the globe. Last but not the least, it talks about the responsibilities of an evaluator and its limitations. Though individual approaches to evaluation vary, the book broadly talks about the basic concepts and considerations in the evaluation of different kind of programs or projects. That means whatever approach you apply to evaluation, this is a good source of knowledge.
Conversations about Evaluation: The Theory and Practice of Program Evaluation by Miri Levin-Rozalis is good for any level of evaluators. In fact, it gives you a global level of professional vision. Rather it provides a deep learning of program evaluation. It lets you understand all kind of vital ingredients of evaluation. It is, as a matter of fact, an independent approach to unbiased research on the topic. The book is equally capable of providing enough food for thought for professionals, practitioners, teachers, and students in the field. The book has three parts. While first part raises all kind of questions that could come to the mind of any professional, practitioner, teacher, or student. The second part, then, provides answers to these questions. Finally, the third part is about the ACT. The ACT is nothing but Abductions, Cybernetics, and Teleology. It also talks about how these three come together.
Program Evaluation Is An Interesting Topic. Overall, the book is a must for all stakeholders engaged in program evaluation.
A Practical Approach To Program Evaluation #BookReview
Conversations about Evaluation: The Theory and Practice of Program Evaluation by Miri Levin-Rozalis is different from the regular stuff. Firstly, this book includes an inventive way of using dialogue. Secondly, through this dialogue, it aims to discuss primary focus areas of evaluation. These focus areas include the evolution of evaluation knowledge and its social and historical aspects. It, in addition, also includes issues of ethics and social justice. The reader will learn how complex it is dealing with the real world. It also studies the challenges involving highlighting cultures across the globe. Last but not the least, it talks about the responsibilities of an evaluator and its limitations. Though individual approaches to evaluation vary, the book broadly talks about the basic concepts and considerations in the evaluation of different kind of programs or projects. That means whatever approach you apply to evaluation, this is a good source of knowledge.
Conversations about Evaluation: The Theory and Practice of Program Evaluation by Miri Levin-Rozalis is good for any level of evaluators. In fact, it gives you a global level of professional vision. Rather it provides a deep learning of program evaluation. It lets you understand all kind of vital ingredients of evaluation. It is, as a matter of fact, an independent approach to unbiased research on the topic. The book is equally capable of providing enough food for thought for professionals, practitioners, teachers, and students in the field. The book has three parts. While first part raises all kind of questions that could come to the mind of any professional, practitioner, teacher, or student. The second part, then, provides answers to these questions. Finally, the third part is about the ACT. The ACT is nothing but Abductions, Cybernetics, and Teleology. It also talks about how these three come together.
Program Evaluation Is An Interesting Topic. Overall, the book is a must for all stakeholders engaged in program evaluation.
March 17, 2018
"We need to discuss your performance."
Initially written in a conversational style between mother and daughter, this book makes a complicated and little understood subject, easy to understand. The authors ‘deep, out-of- the-box thinking’ and years of dedication and research makes clear her expertise in this subject.
What I learned from reading this book was that evaluation is a methodical and disciplined resolve of a subject's merit, worth and significance, using criteria governed by a set of standards. ‘The primary purpose of evaluation, in addition to gaining insight into prior or existing initiatives, is to enable reflection and assist in the identification of future change.’
It is often used to describe and evaluate subjects of interest in a wide range of human initiatives, including the arts, criminal justice, non-profit organizations, government, health care, and other human services. Essentially, it’s long term and done at the end of a period of time.
As mentioned in the Foreword, Conversation about Evaluation should be ‘required reading for anyone involved in evaluation whether evaluator, commissioner of evaluation, student, stakeholder or policy maker.’ Five stars for introducing me to a subject that I knew very little (if anything) about!
Initially written in a conversational style between mother and daughter, this book makes a complicated and little understood subject, easy to understand. The authors ‘deep, out-of- the-box thinking’ and years of dedication and research makes clear her expertise in this subject.
What I learned from reading this book was that evaluation is a methodical and disciplined resolve of a subject's merit, worth and significance, using criteria governed by a set of standards. ‘The primary purpose of evaluation, in addition to gaining insight into prior or existing initiatives, is to enable reflection and assist in the identification of future change.’
It is often used to describe and evaluate subjects of interest in a wide range of human initiatives, including the arts, criminal justice, non-profit organizations, government, health care, and other human services. Essentially, it’s long term and done at the end of a period of time.
As mentioned in the Foreword, Conversation about Evaluation should be ‘required reading for anyone involved in evaluation whether evaluator, commissioner of evaluation, student, stakeholder or policy maker.’ Five stars for introducing me to a subject that I knew very little (if anything) about!
March 20, 2018
“Conversations about Evaluation: The Theory and Practice of Program Evaluation” by Miri Levin-Rozalis is different in several aspects. Dealing with a complex subject, the author has successfully managed to present a simplistic approach to understand the subject. I have always enjoyed reading books dealing with social and ethical themes. And this book very beautifully deals with one such subject that too in a very unique manner.
The book has been written in unique style where dialogs between a mother and daughter have been used to explain the things. It also discusses the basic concepts of program evaluation while explaining different kind of programs or projects. As already mentioned in the Foreword, Conversation about Evaluation should be ‘required reading for anyone involved in evaluation whether evaluator, commissioner of evaluation, student, stakeholder or policy maker.’ It provides a deep learning of program evaluation.
The book has been written in a very simple manner which is very easy to comprehend. The language is also easy to understand.
Overall, the book is very informative and I am glad that I could learn something new through it.
The book has been written in unique style where dialogs between a mother and daughter have been used to explain the things. It also discusses the basic concepts of program evaluation while explaining different kind of programs or projects. As already mentioned in the Foreword, Conversation about Evaluation should be ‘required reading for anyone involved in evaluation whether evaluator, commissioner of evaluation, student, stakeholder or policy maker.’ It provides a deep learning of program evaluation.
The book has been written in a very simple manner which is very easy to comprehend. The language is also easy to understand.
Overall, the book is very informative and I am glad that I could learn something new through it.
May 11, 2018
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“Evaluation” is just about the most dreaded word in my vocabulary. Even just hearing it, gives me the shivers. Yet, in Conversations About Evaluation, the author managed to make me hate the word a little less…a little.
Evaluation does serve a purpose, and it’s not just to taunt or bully people – its purpose is to gain insight into existing practices, reflect upon them, and help shape a better future. If something worked in the past but it did not always work as was intended, then evaluation can help uncover what went wrong and how this can be improved.
The book focuses on mother-daughter dialogues for evaluation, and makes the subject more interesting, even understandable – and lo and behold, by the end of the book, I didn’t cringe when I heard the word ‘evaluation’ anymore (okay, so I admit, I still cringed a little, but not that much).
“Evaluation” is just about the most dreaded word in my vocabulary. Even just hearing it, gives me the shivers. Yet, in Conversations About Evaluation, the author managed to make me hate the word a little less…a little.
Evaluation does serve a purpose, and it’s not just to taunt or bully people – its purpose is to gain insight into existing practices, reflect upon them, and help shape a better future. If something worked in the past but it did not always work as was intended, then evaluation can help uncover what went wrong and how this can be improved.
The book focuses on mother-daughter dialogues for evaluation, and makes the subject more interesting, even understandable – and lo and behold, by the end of the book, I didn’t cringe when I heard the word ‘evaluation’ anymore (okay, so I admit, I still cringed a little, but not that much).
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