![]() ![]() She has published in Evaluation Review, American Journal of Evaluation, and New Directions for Evaluation and has served on the Board of the American Evaluation Association and as Associate Editor of the American Journal of Evaluation.Ĭhristina A. Fitzpatrick has many years of experience conducting evaluations, first as an internal evaluator in Appalachia and New York and then as an external evaluator in a variety of settings. Fitzpatrick’s interests include evaluation practice, ethics, and education policy. She is the author of Program Evaluation: Alternative Approaches and Practical Guidelines (Third Edition, Pearson, 2004 with James Sanders and Blaine Worthen). Fitzpatrick is Director of the Master’s in Public Administration Program and an Associate Professor with the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. This text fills a need in training evaluators not met by current textboooks." The questions asked of the evaluators are right on target and give students of evaluation, whether they are in the classroom or on the job, solid guidance on navigating around the dilemmas that arise when dealing with stakeholders and with sticky ethical challenges. "A fresh and insightful glimpse into the deliberations and choices made by practicing evaluators. In addition to the cases, the introductory chapter is a masterful distillation of key issues in evaluation, while the last two chapters provide a concise analysis of the interaction of evaluation theory and practice. This book fills a major gap in evaluation literature. Perry, Oklahoma State University, former Chair of the Topical Interest Group on Teaching of Evaluation I′m excited about using it with my students." "This book is unique in the breadth of evaluation types and settings covered and the interview format provides a personal, in-depth picture of the evaluator′s thinking. ―Karen Kirkhart, Syracuse University, former President of American Evaluation Association The section on cultural competence in evaluation is a particu larly significant contribution to the knowledge base of our field. ![]() They drew me in and made me want to join the discussion and ask even more questions. The interviews are acce ssible and engaging, like being invited to a conversation over coffee―a tribute to the power of storytelling. ![]() It models the reflection required of good practice. "This book offers a rare opportunity to glimpse the assumptions, values, logic, and reasoning behind evaluator choices. ![]() Alkin, University of California, Los Angeles " Evaluation in Action: Interviews With Expert Evaluators is a "must" read for those who want to know how evaluations really take place." Drawing from the popular "Exemplars" section in the American Journal of Evaluation (AJE), the book′s twelve interviews with evaluators illustrate a variety of evaluation practices in different settings and include commentary and analysis on what the interviews teach about evaluation practice. Evaluation in Action: Interviews With Expert Evaluators is the first book to go behind the scenes of real evaluations to explore the issues faced―and the decisions made―by notable evaluators in the field. ![]()
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