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 of experience, and also the expertise of new co-author Charmagne E. Campbell-Patton. The authors begin by describing the essence of utilization-focused evaluation, and then outline 10 operating principles. They conclude with chapters focused on how evaluation can be used to promote a more thoughtful, equitable, and sustainable world. Richly illustrated with examples, figures, and cartoons, this engaging texts shows readers how to design and conduct evaluations that provide useful findings, and which contribute to a more equitable society.
Author: Michael Quinn Patton, Charmagne E. Campbell-Patton
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Published: 11/29/2021
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.90w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781544379456
About the Author
Patton, Michael Quinn: - Michael Quinn Patton is author of more than a dozen books on evaluation including Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods, 4th ed (2015), Blue Marble Evaluation (2020), Principles-Focused Evaluation (2018), Facilitating Evaluation (2018) and Developmental Evaluation (2011). Based in Minnesota, he was on the faculty of the University of Minnesota for 18 years and is a former president of the American Evaluation Association (AEA). Michael is a recipient of the Alva and Gunnar Myrdal Evaluation Practice Award, the Paul F. Lazarsfeld Evaluation Theory Award, and the Research on Evaluation Award, all from AEA He has also received the Lester F. Ward Distinguished Contribution to Applied and Clinical Sociology Award from the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology. In 2021 he received the first Transformative Evaluator Award from EvalYouth. He is an active speaker, trainer, and workshop presenter who has conducted applied research and evaluation on a broad range of issues and has worked with organizations and programs at the international, national, state, provincial, and local levels. Michael has three children--a musician, an engineer, and an evaluator--and four grandchildren. When not evaluating, he enjoys exploring the woods and rivers of Minnesota, where he lives. Campbell-Patton, Charmagne E.: - Charmagne Campbell-Patton is second-generation evaluator and twelfth generation European settler based in Mnisota Makoce. Her professional experience spans fifteen years of program design, implementation and evaluation work across a range of fields, including youth engagement, education, criminal and juvenile justice and philanthropy. She specializes in qualitative research methods and utilization-focused developmental evaluation. Charmagne holds a BA in Political Science from Grinnell College and an MA in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from American University's School of International Service. She has authored several articles and blog posts, but this is her first book. A global citizen with deep local roots, Charmagne resides near the Mississippi River on Dakota land in Minneapolis with her husband, two young children and cat.
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