Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Evaluation in the Face of Uncertainty by Jonathan A. Morell Unexpected events during an evaluation all too often send evaluators into crisis mode. This book provides a systematic framework for diagnosing, anticipating, accommodating, and reining in costs of evaluation surprises. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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. Author Biography Jonathan A. Morell, Senior Policy Analyst, Vector Research Center, TechTeam Government Solutions, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Table of Contents 1. From Firefighting to Systematic Action Adding "Surprise" to the Mix Historical Roots: Evaluation, Planning, and System Behavior From Explaining Surprise to Dealing with It Development Path of This Book Guiding Principles How to Read This Book In Sum 2. Structure of the Unexpected Where Does Surprise Come From? Beyond Simple Distinctions In Sum 3. Placing Surprise in the Evaluation Landscape When Is the Probability of Surprise High? When Is Surprise Disruptive to Evaluation? In Sum 4. Minimizing Foreseeable Surprise Theory: Using Explanatory Power and Simplified Relationships Exploiting Past Experience: Capitalizing on What We Already Know Limiting Time Frames to Minimize the Opportunity for Surprise In Sum 5. Shifting from Advance Planning to Early Detection Leading Indicators System-Based Logic Modeling In Sum 6. Agile Evaluation Data Agile Methodology Retooling Program Theory Agility and Stakeholder Needs In Sum 7. How Much Is Too Much?: Appreciating Trade-Offs and Managing the Balance A Framework for Appreciating Design Trade-Offs Maximizing Choice, Minimizing Risk Evaluation Design In Sum 8. Applying the Examples to Categories of Cases: The Life Cycle View "Unintended Consequences": Unity across Programs and Their Evaluations Interpreting Cases through a Life Cycle Perspective In Sum 9. Applying the Examples to Categories of Cases: The Social/Organizational View Navigating through the Cases Placement of Cases on the Social/Organizational Map Categorizations Derived from the Data In Sum 10. Lessons fr Review "If your world, including your evaluation work, is often complex, uncertain, and unpredictable, you have a fellow traveler and real-world guide in Morell. He applies more than three decades of experience to the challenges of distinguishing what can and cannot be foreseen, anticipating the unexpected, and dealing with the unforeseeable. This book draws on concrete cases, expert wisdom, practitioner experiences, scholarly knowledge, and organizational theory to explore evaluation approaches and methods that are agile, flexible, emergent, and responsive. Morells voice is personable, his guidance realistic, and his insights important. Youll be surprised how much better you can get at anticipating and learning from surprises." - Michael Quinn Patton, Director, Utilization-Focused Evaluation, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA "Insightful and provocative. Though Morell writes from the stance of an evaluator, his descriptions of things that go awry apply to a wide swath of research methodologies. The idea that all research projects encounter unanticipated or unintended outcomes is aptly illustrated through a variety of case studies; for example, No Child Left Behind evaluation studies, health impacts of central heating, and outcomes of abolishing user fees in health clinics in Niger. The cases provide ample evidence of why things went awry and how unanticipated or unintended outcomes may be predicted and controlled. This book would be ideal for graduate-level courses on research design or program evaluation, either as a textbook or a supplement." - James E. Gruber, Department of Behavioral Sciences, University of Michigan--Dearborn, USA "This clearly written, well-organized book presents a lexicon of the surprises that occur in evaluation practice, both in the program - how it unfolds between planning and completion of the evaluation - and in the process of data collection and analysis. Morell outlines a structure for understanding what these surprises are, where they occur in the programming and evaluation process, why they are inevitable, and how they can (or sometimes cannot) be foreseen. The book provides practitioners with a systematic way of diagnosing and possibly even anticipating surprises, and explains how to accommodate them." - Deborah Wasserman, Principal Consultant, PERSolutions: Program Evaluation and Research, Columbus, Ohio, USA Long Description 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. Review Quote "Will help evaluators seeking to avoid the pitfalls of complicated and complex situations and evaluations. The book provides evaluation planning advice that can prevent or mitigate the most common and preventable kinds of evaluation surprises."-- American Journal of Evaluation Details ISBN1606238574 Author Jonathan A. Morell Publisher Guilford Publications Year 2010 ISBN-10 1606238574 ISBN-13 9781606238578 Format Paperback Imprint Guilford Publications Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Short Title EVALUATION IN THE FACE OF UNCE Language English Media Book Illustrations illustrations Birth 1946 Subtitle Anticipating Surprise and Responding to the Inevitable Pages 303 DEWEY 001.4 Publication Date 2010-11-08 NZ Release Date 2010-11-08 US Release Date 2010-11-08 UK Release Date 2010-11-08 Alternative 9781606238585 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2010-09-17 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. 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ISBN-13: 9781606238578
Book Title: Evaluation in the Face of Uncertainty
Subject Area: Experimental Psychology
Item Height: 229mm
Item Width: 152mm
Author: Laura Hassler Lang, Jonathan A. Morell, Brian T. Yates, Steven M. Ross, Deborah L. Lowther
Publication Name: Evaluation in the Face of Uncertainty: Anticipating Surprise and Responding to the Inevitable
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Publication Year: 2010
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 440g
Number of Pages: 303 Pages
