Interactive Evaluation Practice

About the Authors Preface Acknowledgments Part I. An Introduction to Interactive Evaluation Practice 1. Introducing Interactive Evaluation Practice 2. Framing Interactive Evaluation Practice 3. Theoretical Foundations for Interactive Evaluation Practice Part II. Skills and Strategies for Interactive Evaluation Practice 4. The Nuts and Bolts of Evaluation Conversations 5. An Evaluator's Dozen of Interactive Strategies 6. Managing Conflict Constructively in Evaluation Settings 7. Creating a Viable Interactive Evaluation Process 8. Dealing With the Unexpected in Program Evaluation: When Bad Things Happen to Good Evaluators Part III. Teaching Cases for Bringing Interactive Evaluation Practice to Life 9. The Evaluator Is in Charge: Evaluating a Controversial Shelter Project 10. We're in This Together: Evaluating a Remedial Math Program 11. Serving as an Evaluation Coach: Engaging Staff and Participants in Evaluating a Healthy Nutrition Program Epilogue: The End--and a Beginning Glossary Appendix A. The Program Evaluation Standards: A Guide for Evaluators and Evaluation Users (3rd Edition) Appendix B. American Evaluation Association Guiding Principles for Evaluators Appendix C. Essential Competencies for Program Evaluators Appendix D. Interactive Evaluation Practice Principles Chapter Crosswalk Appendix E. Generic Exercises for Reflecting on Interactive Evaluation Practice Case Studies References Author Index Subject Index