Evaluation in the Face of Uncertainty

Anticipating Surprise and Responding to the Inevitable

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Nursing, Research & Theory, Psychology, Research, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching
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Author: Jonathan A. Morell, PhD ISBN: 9781606238592
Publisher: Guilford Publications Publication: June 10, 2011
Imprint: The Guilford Press Language: English
Author: Jonathan A. Morell, PhD
ISBN: 9781606238592
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Publication: June 10, 2011
Imprint: The Guilford Press
Language: English

Unexpected events during an evaluation all too often send evaluators into crisis mode. This insightful book provides a systematic framework for diagnosing, anticipating, accommodating, and reining in costs of evaluation surprises. The result is evaluation that is better from a methodological point of view, and more responsive to stakeholders. Jonathan A. Morell identifies the types of surprises that arise at different stages of a program's life cycle and that may affect different aspects of the evaluation, from stakeholder relationships to data quality, methodology, funding, deadlines, information use, and program outcomes. His analysis draws on 18 concise cases from well-known researchers in a variety of evaluation settings. Morell offers guidelines for responding effectively to surprises and for determining the risks and benefits of potential solutions.

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Unexpected events during an evaluation all too often send evaluators into crisis mode. This insightful book provides a systematic framework for diagnosing, anticipating, accommodating, and reining in costs of evaluation surprises. The result is evaluation that is better from a methodological point of view, and more responsive to stakeholders. Jonathan A. Morell identifies the types of surprises that arise at different stages of a program's life cycle and that may affect different aspects of the evaluation, from stakeholder relationships to data quality, methodology, funding, deadlines, information use, and program outcomes. His analysis draws on 18 concise cases from well-known researchers in a variety of evaluation settings. Morell offers guidelines for responding effectively to surprises and for determining the risks and benefits of potential solutions.

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